Don't Let Your Diabetes Control You

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Don't Let Your Diabetes Control You Managing your diabetes on a daily basis can be an exhausting task. Sometimes we let diabetes get the best of us and while it might seem too hard to get back on track, simple steps can help you reach your goals.  Don't let your diabetes get you down - ask for help and make one small change today. The rest will follow... Barbie Cervoni, RD, CDE Type 2 Diabetes Expert Messy Refrigerator & Freezer Preventing You from Eating Well? Have you ever opened your refrigerator and freezer and felt like you have no idea what is in it, how long it's been there and what to do with it? It's hard to eat a healthy diet when you don't have the ingredients you need at home or the sanity to figure out what you need to get started. Susan Weiner, author of The Complete Diabetes Organizer: Your Guide to a Less Stressful and More Manageable Diabetes Life explains why having an organized refrigerator is so important and tips on how to clean it up for a fresh start at a healthy lifestyle... READ NOW Share A Guide to Managing Your Medications Remembering to take a medication every day isn't always the easiest task. And if you have to take multiple medications this can be even harder. Medication adherence is important for diabetes control... READ NOW Share 4 Foods You Should Always Carry with You For someone with diabetes, leaving too much time between meals can be dangerous, especially if you are taking medications that can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). f you suspect you are having a low blood sugar or you feel symptomatic - shaky, sweaty, confused or disorientated - you should test your sugar to confirm and treat it promptly. The best remedy, though, is to prevent this from happening altogether. Keeping healthy, nutritious, calorie controlled snacks on hand is a great way to curb your hunger, READ NOW Share Learn How to Live Healthier Eating a healthy diet and sticking to an exercise regimen isn’t always easy, but it’s one of the most important things that you can do to help manage your type 2 diabetes, and prevent or delay heart attacks and strokes... READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • How Much Sleep Do You Actually Need? • 6 Ways We Make Life Tougher for Autistic Kids (and Easier for Everyone Else) • Is Alcohol Actually Good for Your Heart? • 9 Foods that Boost Metabolism and Burn Fat Faster • This Is the Best Chocolate for Your Health • How Much Dark Chocolate Should I Eat to Live Longer? • Drink Your Way to a Lean and Healthy Body • Traveling with Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Type 2 Diabetes newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved