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Diabetes and Kidney Damage
For people living with diabetes, it’s especially important to protect their kidneys. The most common type of kidney disease in people with diabetes is called diabetic nephropathy. Your Kidneys: So Much More than Filters You have two kidneys, and they do a lot more than just make urine! They act like tiny, sophisticated filters for...
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The Connection Between Thyroid Disease and Diabetes
How do thyroid problems affect people with diabetes? The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck that makes hormones essential for many bodily functions, including metabolism, heart rate, and body temperature. When the thyroid produces too much hormone, it’s called hyperthyroidism, and when it makes too little, it’s called hypothyroidism. People with diabetes, especially...
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Feeling Your Best with Diabetes Education and Support
Living with diabetes means learning a lot, and you don’t have to figure it all out alone! Diabetes education and support are designed to empower you to live your healthiest life. What is Diabetes Education? Diabetes education, also known as diabetes self-management education (DSME), is a way to gain the skills and knowledge you need...
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When Does Insulin Need to be Added?
Diabetes occurs when your body can’t properly manage blood sugar, or glucose, which is the main fuel for your cells. This happens because the pancreas either doesn’t make enough of the hormone insulin, or the body can’t use the insulin it produces effectively. Insulin’s job is to act like a key, unlocking your cells so...
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Creating Comics to Support People With Type 2 Diabetes
Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words. Pictures can often share ideas, meaning, and feelings that words sometimes cannot express. Over the past four months, I have had the pleasure of working with patient partners and researchers to create a comic book showing the experience of someone starting a Type 2 diabetes remission program....
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Webinar Recap: The Info Hiding in Your Continuous Glucose Monitor Readings
This live webinar, hosted by Dr. Hertzel Gerstein and featuring Dr. Alice Cheng as the keynote speaker, was all about understanding the hidden information in your continuous glucose monitor (CGM) readings. The conversation focused on how CGMs provide a continuous stream of data that helps you actively manage your diabetes. Dr. Cheng explained that traditional...