4 Things That Make Diabetes Worse
Diabetes can be a scary, intimidating diagnosis to get. But it can be a manageable disease if you follow a healthy lifestyle and listen to…
Living with Diabetes
If You’re Diabetic, You Should Never…
Compared to the general population, African Americans are disproportionately affected by diabetes: • 4.9 million (an increase from 3.7 million in 2007), or 18.7% of…
What Diabetes Does To Your Body
Type 2 diabetes strikes people of all ages, and early symptoms are subtle. In fact, about one out of three people with type 2 diabetes…
How Should You Store Your Insulin?
Many diabetics wonder whether or not they should refrigerate their insulin. Perhaps the confusion stems from the fact that insulin may come refrigerated from the pharmacy.…
Sherri Shepherd’s Top Diabetes Tips
The View’s Sherri Shepherd’s is one of the 10 percent of U.S. women living with diabetes. As she and countless others have learned, dealing with…
What Is The Plate Method?
A doctor-approved meal plan will provide you with a great variety of food choices, and will control the distribution of calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat…
Do This One Move…Lower Your Diabetes Risk
Among people at high risk for diabetes who get very little exercise, those who manage to walk more throughout the day are less likely to…
Old-School Food Remedies That Doctors Love
Today, we rely a lot on modern medicine and drugs. But, many times, our grandparents relied on cures that could be found in the kitchen.…
Diabetics: Beware Of Fake Test Strips
The government warned diabetics Friday to watch for counterfeit versions of test strips commonly used to monitor blood sugar levels. The test strips, for use…
The Weight Of The Nation: New HBO Documentary Tackles Nationwide Obesity
Vivia Armstrong was obese at the age of 10. By the time she reached her teens, she tipped the scales at more than 200 pounds.…
Have You Heard? Diabetes Can Cause Hearing Loss
Diabetes and hearing loss are two of America’s most widespread health concerns. Nearly 26 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and an estimated 34.5…
Diabetes: Your 10-Step Daily To-Do List
(BlackDoctor.org) — Diabetes success is measured by how well you can control your blood sugar. There are 3.2 million Blacks living with diabetes, and one…
Study: Sleeping Less Raises Diabetes Risk
(BlackDoctor.org) — Sleep is the best medicine for a long, hard day at work, school, or everyday errands and activities, but many people aren’t getting…
How To Wreck Your Blood Sugar
Type 2 diabetes is a tough disease. It requires constant vigilance to keep your blood sugar level under control. It also requires avoiding some common…
6 Insulin Do’s & Don’ts
Diabetes requires constant care, from keeping track of your blood glucose levels to self-administering insulin treatment. But living a full, active life while managing diabetes…
The Basics Of Naturopathy
(BlackDoctor.org) — Naturopathy is a form of alternative or complementary medicine. This practice is based on the notion that the body has the intrinsic ability…
