Did you know that having sugar (also known as glucose) in your blood is a good thing? Blood sugar comes…
Ask an Endo: Why Are My Morning Glucose Numbers High?
High fasting glucose numbers are a common concern for people with diabetes. If your…
Is Sleep Apnea Holding You Back?
By Maria Fleet It’s a serious health problem many people don’t even know they have. They are completely unaware that they stop breathing many times in the night – and it can have a damaging effect on their health, especially for people trying to manage their weight. It’s called sleep apnea, and the most common…
Finding The Right Diabetes Dietitian…
By Melinda Maryniuk, MEd, RD, CDCES When you’re trying to get basic answers to questions about food and diabetes, seeing a dietitian can be invaluable. Finding the right one can take time but it’s well worth it. A basic question first though… are all dietitians awesome? I’ll ask a different question – Are all doctors…
What To Know About Diabetes + Sugar: A Dietitian’s Perspective
By Melinda Maryniuk, MEd, RD, CDCES As a diabetes dietitian, I get a lot of questions about sugar. I wanted to share my thoughts about whether or not people can eat sugar… or things containing sugar like dried fruit, candy, etc. As many of you already know, the answers to most questions related to food…
Sleep, Health and Diabetes…
By Melinda Maryniuk, MEd, RD, CDCES Getting enough sleep is critical for overall health… and it’s also important that our sleep be of good quality, meaning that it is uninterrupted and deep.Many of us consider getting enough sleep a luxury, but we really need to think about it as an essential part of daily self-care. …
Things I’ve Learned Living With Diabetes
By Madeleine Ortiz “I hope they warned you I’m a straight-shooter,” Cindy says about 20 minutes into her interview. I smile, because she says it like it might sometimes rub people the wrong way, but I’ve been refreshed by her openness and her uncanny ability to be both strong and humble at the same time.…
Living with Diabetes: What Matters Most?
By Melinda Maryniuk, MEd, RD, CDCES Every person with diabetes is different when it comes to how diabetes fits into their lives. For some people, it’s front and center—a daily focus on blood sugar numbers, managing medicines, counting carbs, etc. For others, it’s so far in the background that there are times they completely forget…
How to Keep Your Immune System Healthy
Paula Diaque Ballesteros, RD, CDCES and Melinda Maryniuk, MEd, RD, CDCES The immune system is in charge of defending our body against infection, bacteria and viruses. The design of the immune system is complex and influenced by an ideal balance of many factors. There is not a single food (such as chicken soup), vitamin (such as…