Your Guide to Traveling with Diabetes

Your Guide to Traveling with Diabetes

Planning to take a vacation? Or maybe you’re traveling for work. Either way, traveling gets you out of your normal routine.Of course, that’s the reason traveling is so fun! However, it can also mak...
Is this consistent bad mood really depression?

Is this consistent bad mood really depression?

People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop depression1.But, it goes undiagnosed almost half the time. So, it’s important to know the most common signs. Table of contents Subtle Mood Shift...
How to Explain Diabetes to Someone New

How to Explain Diabetes to Someone New

More than 30 million Americans have diabetes.1 While most people have heard of diabetes, they may not understand how it affects your daily life.You control when it’s time to talk to others about di...
The Diabetes Balancing Act

The Diabetes Balancing Act

Life gets busy. As you try to meet all the demands life throws at you, it’s easy for diabetes management get lost in the shuffle. Despite your best intentions, sometimes important things like healt...
Obesity Stigmas and Diabetes: How You Can Overcome Them

Obesity Stigmas and Diabetes: How You Can Overcome Them

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 34 million Americans have diabetes. Most people today know someone with diabetes. But people who have diabetes are often viewe...
6 tips for college students with diabetes (and parents, too!)

6 tips for college students with diabetes (and parents, too!)

No matter how mature, how ready, how many times they've been to camp, college is often the first time a teenager is truly on their own. And even for the most self-sufficient, this can come with a f...
How Your Monthly Cycle Affects Your Diabetes

How Your Monthly Cycle Affects Your Diabetes

You already know that your cycle affects your cravings, moods, and how you feel. But the hormonal changes that occur can affect your diabetes, too. Having diabetes may even result in some changes t...
Dealing with Diabetes Guilt

Dealing with Diabetes Guilt

Have you ever felt guilty that you have diabetes? Maybe your blood sugar numbers weren’t where you wanted them. Or you overindulged in a favorite food. Table of contents How Guilt Can Affect Your ...
Know the Right Warning Signs of Disordered Eating and Diabetes

Know the Right Warning Signs of Disordered Eating and Diabetes

Up to half of women with diabetes struggle with food anxiety, chronic weight fluctuations or preoccupation with weight and body image. Which means they’re at elevated risk of developing an eating d...