This is a guest post by Holly McCarthy who writes on the subject of nursing schools and can be reached at hollymccarthy12[at]gmail.com
Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. Type 2 diabetes is the more common form of diabetes. Although there [...]

Sometimes it’s hard to find a silver lining when it comes to diabetes.  In the past I have said that everyone has something when it comes to an illness, disease, predisposition to disease or health problem.  At least with diabetes you know what you have and what may happen.  I have always had a pretty [...]

I think many diabetics would agree that having a low blood sugar is one of the worst feelings.  Personally, I truly fear the lows that start around 40-50 mg/dL.  When I start to get shaky and slur my speech, I almost start to panic.  In an upcoming post, I will share the story of my [...]

This post is a spur of the moment post due to the diabetes kicking my rear today.  I don’t want to discourage anyone that has diabetes because it’s hard enough to keep good control.  My intention with this video is to let others know that you’re not alone.  I see a number in the 300 [...]

Recently, I was discussing the fact that it has been years since I stepped into a Library with the Twitter folks.  With the Internet, I can get so much information that was never available to me before.  Plus, Google search is much easier to handle than the Dewey Decimal System – card catalog.  The Internet [...]

This is the most exciting post I’ve done here at Blogging Diabetes because of the promise that these two supplements may hold for people with diabetes.  When I visited my Endocrinologist in late December, he told be about these two supplements and the clinical trial that was recently done.  The way he explained it was, [...]

For about two years now my Endocrinologist has been recommending vitamin D in my fight with Diabetes.  With no negative side effects, vitamin D may well just be the help we need to stay healthy for the long run.  The thinking is that a vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of type 1 diabetes.
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