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Should you be measuring blood sugar levels throughout the day? While it’s true that people with diabetes should measure their blood sugar at regular intervals, there are some distinctions regarding how often to test.

Picture a food you love. Now imagine being told you should never eat that food again. When a person is diagnosed with diabetes, this is often the message they perceive from those around them - especially when it comes to carbohydrates.

Every week I diagnose people with diabetes who have likely had it for 5 years or more and yet had no idea what was happening to them!

It can be difficult for people with type 1 diabetes to manage their blood sugar levels during periods of exercise. Read this article to learn about exercise management in type 1 diabetes.

Blood glucose monitoring can help guide people with diabetes so that they can make changes in order to keep blood glucose levels within targets.

A person with diabetes can run just as well as someone without diabetes. So, do not let diabetes limit your running goals.

Since type 2 diabetes is thought to involve both the pancreas not making enough insulin and the cells in the body being unable to use insulin effectively, medications are developed to correct various steps involved in both these deficiencies.