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Diabetes and Life Expectancy: Tips to Help You Beat the Odds

People with diabetes are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease but experts say it's possible to make changes and improve your outlook. Here are 5 steps you can take now.

February 28, 2019

Life expectancy is shorter for people with diabetes because they are twice as likely to die from heart-related issues. Here, 5 steps you can take now to beat the odds.

Diabetes and Eating Disorders: An Expert Answers Questions about Symptoms, Treatments and More

Young women who have type 1 diabetes are 2.5 times more likely to develop an eating disorder. That's a staggering statistic. To learn more, I recently interviewed Jenaca Beagley, MSN, APRN, NP-C, CDE ED-DMT1, an eating disorder and diabetes treatment specialist with Center for Change in Orem, Utah.

February 26, 2019

Type 1 writer Quinn Nystrom's interview with a ED-DMT1 treatment specialist and nurse from the Center for Change. Learn more about the co-occurring illnesses of type 1 diabetes and an eating disorder.

Diabetes and Heart Disease: The 7 Types of Heart Disease Linked to Diabetes

If you have diabetes, your doctor has probably stressed the importance of taking good care of your ticker. Living with diabetes—type 1 and type 2—puts you at increased risk of developing heart disease. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself.

February 12, 2019

If you have diabetes you're at increased risk for developing heart disease. Here, experts tell you what you need to know and what you can do to prevent it.

Diet Soda and Diabetes: Why It's So Hard On the Eyes

Drinking more than 4 diet sodas weekly may more than double your risk of getting diabetic retinopathy, new research suggests.

January 24, 2019

New research reveals that drinking more than 4 diet sodas weekly may more than double your risk of getting diabetic retinopathy.

Diabetes and Arthritis: What You Need to Know and Tips to Prevent It

Learn more about the link between diabetes, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

January 15, 2019

Learn more about the link between diabetes, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, and what you can do to manage these conditions.

Coming Soon: A Faster, Simpler Way to Treat Severe Hypoglycemia

Nasal glucagon treatment is under review by the FDA; if approved, doctors say it will be a simpler way to treat a dangerous condition.

September 26, 2018

Nasal glucagon treatment is under review by the FDA. If approved, doctors say it will be a faster, simpler way to treat hypoglycemia—a dangers condition caused by low blood sugar. Learn more.

Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction

There's a strong connection between diabetes and erectile dysfunction (ED) but ED is a treatable condition so it doesn't have to mean the end of your sex life.

August 22, 2018

There's a strong connection between diabetes and erectile dysfunction (ED) but ED is a treatable condition so it doesn't have to mean the end of your sex life. Here's what you should know.

Peripheral Neuropathy: The 4 Best Exercises

If you have diabetes, you’re right to worry about peripheral neuropathy, a reduced sense of feeling, particularly in the hands and feet which may affect balance and increase the risk of falling. Exercise can help stave off the condition.

July 05, 2018

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is a condition caused by poor glucose control and results in a reduced sense of touch mostly in the hands and feet. These 4 exercises can help slow the progression and reduce the chance of amputation.

Diabetes and Oral Health: Why It's Important to Fit Dental Care into Your Budget

People with diabetes and prediabetes are more likely to skip the dentist but gum disease and other oral health problems can worsen high blood sugar—and vice versa.

June 13, 2018

Oral-health problems like gum disease can worsen high blood sugar—and vice versa. Here why it's important not to neglect your mouth and how to fit dental care into your budget.

Diabetes and Depression: How a Psychologist Can Help

When the burden of diabetes starts to take an emotional toll, seeking help from a mental health professional can make a difference.

March 01, 2018

When the burden of managing diabetes starts to take a toll on your mental health, therapy can help you feel better and improve your blood sugar control.

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