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Diabetes
Learn about diabetes

Learn about the type of diabetes you have, whether you just found out you have the disease or have been living with it for some time. Our topics will teach you about eating well and about controlling your blood sugar levels. You will learn how to manage diabetes and prevent further health problems. You will find helpful tips on how to take care of your feet, and you will learn how to manage other health problems related to diabetes.
Get the information you need in our diabetes and related topics such as:
Health Topics
- Andy's Story: Finding Your Own Routine When You Have Diabetes
- Breast-Feeding When You Have Diabetes
- Carbohydrate Foods
- Care of Your Teeth and Gums When You Have Diabetes
- Checklist for Shoes and Socks That Fit Well
- Choosing an Insulin Pump
- Complications From Diabetes
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring
- Criteria for Diagnosing Diabetes
- Dawn Phenomenon and the Somogyi Effect
- Diabetes and Alcohol
- Diabetes and Infections
- Diabetes Complications
- Diabetes Health Professionals
- Diabetes in Children: Care Plan for School or Day Care
- Diabetes in Children: Food Issues at School
- Diabetes in Children: Special Camps
- Diabetes: Amputation for Foot Problems
- Diabetes: Blood Sugar Levels
- Diabetes: Care of Blood Sugar Test Supplies
- Diabetes: Checking Your Feet
- Diabetes: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar
- Diabetes: Differences Between Type 1 and 2
- Diabetes: Exams and Tests You Need
- Diabetes: High or Low Blood Sugar in Young Children
- Diabetes: How to Give Glucagon
- Diabetes: How to Prepare for a Colonoscopy
- Diabetes: Lab Tests for Nerve Problems
- Diabetes: Lower Your Heart Disease Risk
- Diabetes: New Treatments
- Diabetes: Preparing for Pregnancy
- Diabetes: Protecting Your Feet
- Diabetes: Roles on Your Care Team
- Diabetes: Safe Use of Nonprescription Medicines
- Diabetes: Staying Motivated
- Diabetes: Steps for Foot-Washing
- Diabetes: Tests to Watch for Complications
- Diabetes: Travel Tips
- Diabetes: Urine Test for Sugar
- Diabetes: Urine Tests for Protein
- Diabetes: When to Test Your Child's Blood Sugar
- Diabetes-Related High and Low Blood Sugar Levels
- Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Focal Neuropathy
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy: Exercising Safely
- Diabetic Neuropathy: Medical History and Physical Exam
- Diabetic Neuropathy: Treatment for Sexual Problems
- Diabetic Neuropathy: Treatment for Urinary Problems
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Eating Out When You Have Diabetes
- Gastroparesis
- Gestational Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes: Safe Exercise
- Gestational Diabetes: Target Blood Sugar Levels
- Gloria's Story: Adding Activity to Help Control Blood Sugar
- Health Problems Associated With Adult Obesity
- Health Tracking Forms and Checklists
- How Diabetes Causes Blindness
- How Diabetes Causes Foot Problems
- How Diabetes Causes Nerve Disease
- Insulin Resistance
- Insulin: Reusing Syringes Safely
- Jerry's Story: Take Prediabetes Seriously
- Laser Photocoagulation for Diabetic Retinopathy
- Linda's Story: Getting Active When You Have Prediabetes
- Living With More Than One Health Problem
- Low Blood Sugar: Emergency Care
- Low Blood Sugar: Emergency Care for a Child
- Macrovascular Diabetes Complications
- Medicines for Other Conditions That May Lower Blood Sugar Level as a Side Effect
- Medicines That Can Raise Blood Sugar as a Side Effect
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Oral Diabetes Medicines That Can Cause Low Blood Sugar
- Organ Transplant
- Organ Transplants: Antirejection Medicines
- Pain Medicines for Diabetic Neuropathy
- Pancreas Transplant Surgery for Diabetes
- Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation for Diabetes
- Prediabetes
- Prediabetes: Exercise Tips
- Prediabetes: Medical History and Physical Exam
- Problems From Low Blood Sugar Levels
- Quick Tips: Diabetes and Shift Work
- Quick Tips: Smart Snacking When You Have Diabetes
- Quick-Sugar Foods
- Reading Food Labels When You Have Diabetes
- Restless Legs Syndrome: What Conditions Can Cause It?
- Sally's Story: Avoiding Metabolic Syndrome
- Screening for Gestational Diabetes
- Sick-Day Guidelines for People With Diabetes
- Steps for Dealing With High Blood Sugar
- Steps for Diagnosing Type 2 Diabetes
- Storing Insulin and Prefilling Syringes
- Stress and Diabetes
- Symptoms of High Blood Sugar
- Symptoms of Low Blood Sugar
- Teens With Diabetes: Issues for Parents
- Testing Tips From a Diabetes Educator
- Tips for Exercising Safely When You Have Diabetes
- Treating Diabetic Foot Problems
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 1 Diabetes in Children: Caring for Your Child
- Type 1 Diabetes in Children: Emotional Issues
- Type 1 Diabetes in Children: Safe Exercise
- Type 1 Diabetes: Children Living With the Disease
- Type 1 Diabetes: Cholesterol Levels
- Type 1 Diabetes: Emergency Care for Low Blood Sugar
- Type 1 Diabetes: Medical History and Physical Exam
- Type 1 Diabetes: Test Schedule 3 to 5 Years After Diagnosis
- Type 1 Diabetes: Your Child's Role in Care
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes in Children
- Type 2 Diabetes: Can You Cure It?
- Type 2 Diabetes: Cholesterol Levels
- Type 2 Diabetes: Screening for Adults
- Type 2 Diabetes: Screening for Children
- Types of Insulin
- Urine Test for Ketones
- What Is A1c?
Medications
- Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors for Type 2 Diabetes
- Amylinomimetics for Diabetes
- Biguanides (Metformin) for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
- Incretin Mimetics for Type 2 Diabetes
- Insulin for Gestational Diabetes
- Insulin for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
- Meglitinides for Type 2 Diabetes
- Selective Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors (DPP-4 Inhibitors)
- Sulfonylureas for Type 2 Diabetes
- Thiazolidinediones for Type 2 Diabetes
Take Action
- Diabetes in Children: Checking Blood Sugar in a Child
- Diabetes in Children: Counting Carbs
- Diabetes in Children: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar
- Diabetes in Children: Giving Insulin Shots to a Child
- Diabetes in Children: Preparing a Care Plan for School
- Diabetes in Children: Preventing High Blood Sugar
- Diabetes in Children: Treating Low Blood Sugar
- Diabetes: Checking Your Blood Sugar
- Diabetes: Coping With Your Feelings About Your Diet
- Diabetes: Counting Carbs if You Don't Use Insulin
- Diabetes: Counting Carbs if You Use Insulin
- Diabetes: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar From Insulin
- Diabetes: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar From Medicines
- Diabetes: Eating a Low Glycemic Diet
- Diabetes: Giving Yourself an Insulin Shot
- Diabetes: Living With an Insulin Pump
- Diabetes: Preventing High Blood Sugar Emergencies
- Diabetes: Taking Care of Your Feet
- Diabetes: Using a Plate Format to Plan Meals
- Gestational Diabetes: Checking Your Blood Sugar
- Gestational Diabetes: Counting Carbs
- Gestational Diabetes: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar
- Gestational Diabetes: Giving Yourself Insulin Shots
- Pregnancy and Diabetes: Planning for Pregnancy
Last Revised: March 1, 2012
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
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