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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Heart failure can occur if the heart cannot pump (systolic) or fill (diastolic) adequately. This means that the heart doesn't work as well as it should, and can't pump blood well enough to meet your body's needs all the time. You may have symptoms, making it difficult to do some daily tasks, or you may have no symptoms at all and a mild condition. Regardless, there are many ways that you can manage your diet, medications, and lifestyle to control symptoms.

Is Type 2 Diabetes Reversible?

Can you reverse diabetes? That depends on how long you've had diabetes, your typical lifestyle patterns, the severity of your glucose resistance, and genetics.Is Type 2 Diabetes Reversible?NinaGhamrawi

Monitoring Glucose? Here's When To Check!

Do you struggle with remembering to check your blood sugars? Are you not sure when the best time to check might be? You should set up a consistent plan!Monitoring Glucose? Here's When To Check!NinaGhamrawi

What is Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA)?

Some refer to this type of diabetes as “type 1.5 diabetes" because it’s not type 1 or type 2 but is similar to both diseases.What is Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA)?CarrieMccorkindale

Supplements for Diabetes

There is a huge supplements industry claiming to help ‘cure’ diseases and ‘flush out’ toxins. But there is often little evidence to support these claims. Don’t believe everything that you hear. Supplements for DiabetesNinaGhamrawi

How Alcohol Affects Blood Sugar

What happens in the body when you drink alcohol, can affect your health. Here's what you can do to make sure you are able to enjoy a drink or two and keep your health on track. How Alcohol Affects Blood Sugar

Preconception Planning with Diabetes

Dreaming of the future and planning a family can be very exciting. Preconception planning, planning before pregnancy, helps to make sure that both you and your baby are healthy during and after pregnancy. This is especially important for women who have diabetes. Read this article if you would like to learn more!Preconception Planning with Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Options

People that have type 1 diabetes find that having a routine, eating a nutritious and healthy diet at regular scheduled times, physical activity and taking medication (insulin) can keep blood sugars within range.Type 1 Diabetes Treatment OptionsCarrieMccorkindale