On occasion, people with diabetes are required to fast. This may be in preparation for a test or for religious reasons.
Read More »What is the link between diabetes and metabolic syndrome?
Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that have been linked to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Read More »Prediabetes – tips for living a healthy life
Have you or someone close to you been diagnosed with pre-diabetes? Check out these tips and ideas for living healthily with the condition.
Read More »Chris: Watch your weight
People with type 2 diabetes write back to their younger selves, to share personal insights and reflect on their experience of living with diabetes and starting on insulin therapy. In this post, Chris reflects on living with diabetes. At 31, Chris wasn’t the sort of person who was eager to curtail his social life. Convivial and gregarious, he was working ...
Read More »Junk food and diabetes
Let’s face it: almost everyone craves junk food at some point! Whether your guilty pleasure is a juicy burger with fries, potato chips or sweets, there’s no denying the taste sensation.
Read More »Weather and diabetes
Extreme weather conditions – both hot and cold – can affect people with diabetes in a number of ways.
Read More »Self-monitoring of blood sugar – benefits or bust?
Most recently you may have heard that performing blood sugar (glucose) monitoring is a waste of money. It is important to understand that this is not a correct statement for most people with diabetes.
Read More »