Category: Diabetes Management

Blood Sugar and Fitness

Starting to work out for the first time? Knowing the basics of blood sugar and fitness can help you learn how to workout safely and reach your diabetes goals.

Losing Weight with Type 2 Diabetes: Things to Consider

Losing weight with type 2 diabetes isn’t as simple as many might think. Here are a few important details to keep in mind while working on your weight-loss goals as a person with T2D.

Just Diagnosed with Diabetes? Why and How to Find Mental Health Support

Just diagnosed with diabetes? No matter how you're feeling right now, you deserve help; here's how to find it.

Moving Past Denial With Type 2 Diabetes

Denial is all too common for people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and for good reason. Let's take a closer look...

Diabetes Burnout

Diabetes burnout is a state in which someone with diabetes grows tired of managing their condition, and then simply ignores it for a period of time, or worse, forever.

Ask a DCES: What Can I Eat?

Being newly diagnosed with T2D can bring so many questions, particularly, "what can I eat?" Jodi explains how to approach food with diabetes.

How to Calculate Insulin Dosing for Meals

Taking insulin before meals? Learn how to calculate how much you need before eating using these easy tips.

Counting Carbs for Type 2 Diabetes

When you were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, you were most likely told you had to make some changes to your diet. You’ve also most likely heard that you would have to limit or even eliminate yo...

Why People With Diabetes Count Carbs Instead of Sugar

People with diabetes are often told to count carbs, not sugars. Here are some reasons why carbohydrates matter more.

Serena’s Story: 5-Year Misdiagnosis + Living With Diabetic Retinopathy

After being misdiagnosed with type 1, Serena went blind with diabetic retinopathy. Read her inspiring story!