Blood Sugar

Blood sugar is certainly a hot topic, and for good reason! The amount of glucose in your blood is an indicator of whether you have diabetes, a serious condition that affects millions of Americans and can cause a lot of health issues, including vision trouble and nerve damage. Naturally, we all want to keep our […]

You’ve probably heard so much about your blood sugar levels that you’re sick of thinking about it, my friends. But I have to tell you, this is an important figure. Not only does high blood sugar lead to diabetes, but high or wildly varying blood sugar levels can have an impact on how you feel,

We’ve all heard about blood sugar levels many times, folks, but I have to drive home how important it is to keep yours under control. A lot of people have blood sugar levels that are too high, which puts them on the road to diabetes, and they don’t even know it yet. According to the

No one likes forgetting things, folks, and it’s something that happens to many people more and more as they age. Personally, when I forget do something or the name of a famous person, it almost serves as a little unwelcome reminder than I am not getting any younger! However, I recently learned that blood sugar

Cinnamon is a great little spice, folks. Whether it’s on your cookies, in your latte or rounding out that spicy chili, it’s a tasty addition to a lot of things. On top of the flavor enhancement, though, do you know that cinnamon might also help you control your blood sugar? As reported by New Hope

If diabetes seems like it’s everywhere, readers, that’s because it is. Chances are you know at least one person, if not more, living with this condition, or you may even have it yourself. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says over 30 million people in the US have diabetes, and another 88 million are

Diabetes, folks, is so common today that if you aren’t at risk or living with it, you know someone who is. Back in the late 50s, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believed just under 1 percent of the people in the US had this condition. Flash forward to 2015, for example, and that

Diabetes, my friends, is ridiculously common in the US. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that more than one in three adults are pre-diabetic and over 30 million already have this condition (https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/diabetes.html). That’s why I wanted to tell you about the alarming finding about Metformin, a common medication used to control diabetes.

Who doesn’t love a sugary dessert or beverage once in a while? Even with all the guilt I feel enjoying one, it’s still worth it! You’ve probably been buried in all the messaging today about how sugar is bad and what it leads to, but I’m here to let you know that you don’t have

What’s going on, my fellow pre-diabetics? I wish I could say I’m just kidding, but for some of you, that’s true! We all need insulin to keep going, but many people are resistant to this hormone, which makes your body grow older faster than it should, putting you at risk for diabetes and other not-so-great