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Sep 16
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How much Insulin should I take?

About 6 million people in the United States use insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association. Meanwhile, the number of people using insulin in the United Kingdom has trebled between 1991 and 2010, according to research. Insulin treatment is becoming more common for type 2 diabetes, while insulin treatment is... read more →
  • 16. September 2020
  • Hedia
Sep 15
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Getting Peace of mind: Diabetes and Headaches

When Pandora opened her box, she released, amongst other things, Algos – Pain. An evil spirit, the Ancient Greeks believed that Algos was the cause of headaches. And certainly, having a headache does feel like having an evil spirit hammering away inside your head. Ow. It hurts thinking about it.... read more →
  • 15. September 2020
  • Hedia
Aug 20
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Diabetes Dictionary – all the terms you need to know

We get that part of the struggle of managing diabetes is just understanding the different terms – some of which are not exactly self-explanatory. Use our diabetes dictionary for easy-to-follow definitions of key diabetes terms. You’ll be an expert sooner than you can say “fasting plasma glucose test”! Get the... read more →
Aug 19
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Amanda’s Personal Letter to Diabetes

Continuing with our "Letters to your Diabetes" project, we're happy to share the latest addition with Amanda's letter. Get inspired by this deeply personal and helpful reflection on diabetes. Written by Amanda Wass A letter to my type 1 diabetes, Where to begin? A rush of emotion floods my mind... read more →
Aug 14
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All your Questions Answered: Insulin Sensitivity

It’s remarkable how positively the body responds to being treated well. In general, people are often told to eat healthy, exercise plenty, and sleep well. This is in order to maintain a good weight, avoid illnesses, and generally feel better about ourselves. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg.... read more →
Aug 06
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First Symptoms and Early Signs of Diabetes

Developing diabetes will likely be a surprise: nobody plans to have diabetes. As such, it can be easy to dismiss the early signs of diabetes as something else. A person might go through life with no prior warning signs for diabetes – especially for type 1 diabetes, which can come... read more →
Jul 15
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Small Everyday Diabetes Challenges

Did you know that people with diabetes make roughly 180 additional decisions each day? That’s what a Stanford study estimated, the results of which were included in the Stanford medicine blog. In the grand scheme of things, diabetes is about lowering blood sugar. But in order to have that overall... read more →
Jul 06
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How many Carbs in food: Tricks for carb Counting

The versatile hand: with practical uses – such as building – and emotional uses – such as blowing kisses. But did you know the hand can serve as a guide to nutrition? The hand is becoming a popular simple way of measuring portion sizes, using the sizes of the fist,... read more →
Jun 26
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10 ways to Celebrate your Diaversary

A year of living with diabetes has passed! Congratulations? Can you celebrate diabetes? Diabetes is, to say the least, a piece of work. But that’s precisely why the anniversary of your diabetes (your diaversary) is something to be proud of: you’re amazing for dealing with that piece of work every... read more →
Jun 22
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Friends and Diabetes: Social life in Balance

Managing diabetes can sometimes feel like walking a thin line between stable blood sugar and a stable social life. It’s not always easy to know what to do. Of course, there are plenty who may feel that diabetes poses no problem for their social life. But there may also be... read more →