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Are You Resisting Insulin Therapy?
Insulin

Are You Resisting Insulin Therapy?


A lot of people with type 2 diabetes dread the day they have to start taking insulin. They resist it even after they have run out of other options to keep their diabetes under control. Perhaps you worry that having to take insulin ...
Insulin Delivery Method: Insulin Pumps
Insulin

Insulin Delivery Method: Insulin Pumps


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Insulin Therapy
Insulin

Insulin Therapy


There are a variety of insulin preparations that perform in different ways, and may be needed at different times of the day. Your physician will help you work out a plan for which insulins to use and when. ...
Insulin: Is it for You?
Insulin

Insulin: Is it for You?


You've been managing your diabetes with diet, exercise and oral medications. Now, your doctor says it's time begin taking insulin—but you're hesitant. Sound like you? If so, here are some tips about starting insulin therapy, and wh ...
Managing Supplemental Insulin Dosing at Home
Insulin

Managing Supplemental Insulin Dosing at Home


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Monitoring Your Body's Responses to Treatment and Medication
Insulin

Monitoring Your Body's Responses to Treatment and Medication


If you are taking insulin or diabetes pills to help control your diabetes, you may already be aware that checking your blood glucose is one way of helping you know if your medicine is effective. Your body reacts to medication based o ...
Transitions: Adding Oral Medications to Your Exercise and Diet Program
Insulin

Transitions: Adding Oral Medications to Your Exercise and Diet Program


If you have type 2 diabetes, and it was diagnosed early, your doctor may have started you on a program of diet and exercise, which is the first line of defense. ...
Transitions: Going from Shots to the Insulin Pump
Insulin

Transitions: Going from Shots to the Insulin Pump


Almost everyone who begins taking insulin (for either type 1 or type 2 diabetes) starts with a program of multiple daily injections, using either a needle and syringe or an insulin pen. Standard treatment today is one daily shot of ...
Transitions: Moving from Oral Medications to Insulin
Insulin

Transitions: Moving from Oral Medications to Insulin


Most people with type 2 diabetes go through a series of treatments for the disease. The first is often a program of diet and exercise. When that no longer keeps your blood sugar under control, your doctor may add one or more oral ...
Fending Off the Flu
Management

Fending Off the Flu


While the flu might be an uncomfortable nuisance for many people, it's a different matter for people with diabetes. They're six times more likely to be hospitalized and three times more likely to die with flu and pneumonia than flu s ...
Getting Smart About Blood Glucose Testing
Management

Getting Smart About Blood Glucose Testing


When it comes to diabetes, the maxim "knowledge is power" has never been truer. Yet as a physician, I'm surprised by the number of people who aren't adequately trained to use this important diabetes management tool. ...
Good Control
Management

Good Control


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How Testing Can Help You Make the Most of Your Meds
Management

How Testing Can Help You Make the Most of Your Meds


Living with diabetes means having high blood glucose results from time to time. There are several causes for this, including: ...
Taking Care: Preparing for Lab Tests
Management

Taking Care: Preparing for Lab Tests


As a person with diabetes, you know that testing is a part of life. But some blood or radiological tests may require you to change your regular eating times or perhaps modify your medication schedule. If you have any doubts about how ...
The 7 Healthy Behaviors
Management

The 7 Healthy Behaviors


Managing your diabetes is a lot of work, and requires a lot of knowledge and skills in order to manage it. Oftentimes, the person we look to for guidance is our diabetes educator. But, in a 15-minute visit, are you really learning ...
What to Do When You're Sick
Management

What to Do When You're Sick


It's no fun being sick. But when you have diabetes, you need to take special precautions. When you're sick, it's just more difficult to maintain your blood glucose levels in your target range. Your body releases hormones that can rai ...
 
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