Understanding Diabetes

Understanding Diabetes

What is diabetes?

What is diabetes?

What types of diabetes are there?

What types of diabetes are there?

What are some signs and symptoms of diabetes?

What are some signs and symptoms of diabetes?

What risk factors are there for diabetes?

What risk factors are there for diabetes?

How is diabetes treated?

How is diabetes treated?

How is diabetes diagnosed?

How is diabetes diagnosed?

What is the A1C lab test?

What is the A1C lab test?

Does insurance cover diabetic testing supplies?

Does insurance cover diabetic testing supplies?

What do you do with your blood sugar numbers?

What do you do with your blood sugar numbers?

Why do you need to test your blood sugar if you are diabetic?

Why do you need to test your blood sugar if you are diabetic?

As a diabetic, how do you test your blood sugar?

As a diabetic, how do you test your blood sugar?

What are some resources for people living with diabetes?

What are some resources for people living with diabetes?

What about medical identification if you are diabetic?

What about medical identification if you are diabetic?

Why is a flu shot important to get if you're diabetic?

Why is a flu shot important to get if you're diabetic?

What about being sick when you are diabetic?

What about being sick when you are diabetic?

How can you manage stress when living with diabetes?

How can you manage stress when living with diabetes?

How does stress affect blood sugar in a diabetic person?

How does stress affect blood sugar in a diabetic person?

Should you skip meals if you are diabetic?

Should you skip meals if you are diabetic?

How do you eat out and stay healthy as a diabetic?

How do you eat out and stay healthy as a diabetic?

Why is portion size important when living with diabetes?

Why is portion size important when living with diabetes?

Why do we need to read food labels?

Why do we need to read food labels?

What about sugar free foods if I'm diabetic?

What about sugar free foods if I'm diabetic?

Are there some other ways to count carbohydrates?

Are there some other ways to count carbohydrates?

How can you count carbohydrates?

How can you count carbohydrates?

How much carbohydrate do you need to eat?

How much carbohydrate do you need to eat?

What are carbohydrates?

What are carbohydrates?

What are some basics of meal planning for living with diabetes?

What are some basics of meal planning for living with diabetes?

How do you treat low blood sugar?

How do you treat low blood sugar?

What is low blood sugar?

What is low blood sugar?

What is an insulin pump?

What is an insulin pump?

How do you inject insulin?

How do you inject insulin?

What about insulin for diabetes?

What about insulin for diabetes?

How do the pills for diabetes work?

How do the pills for diabetes work?

Why do some people with diabetes need medication?

Why do some people with diabetes need medication?

How is diabetes diagnosed?

How is diabetes diagnosed?

How is diabetes treated?

How is diabetes treated?

What risk factors are there for diabetes?

What risk factors are there for diabetes?

What are some signs and symptoms of diabetes?

What are some signs and symptoms of diabetes?

What types of diabetes are there?

What types of diabetes are there?

What is diabetes?

What is diabetes?

Understanding Diabetes

Understanding Diabetes

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What are some of the precautions to take with exercise if diabetic?

Should I test my blood sugar before or after I exercise if I have diabetes?

Should I test my blood sugar before or after I exercise if I have diabetes?

How often and how long should you exercise if you have diabetes?

How often and how long should you exercise if you have diabetes?

Why is exercise important if you have diabetes?

Why is exercise important if you have diabetes?

Why is going to the dentist important if you have diabetes?

Why is going to the dentist important if you have diabetes?

Why is it important not to smoke if you have diabetes?

Why is it important not to smoke if you have diabetes?

What about blood pressure when you have diabetes?

What about blood pressure when you have diabetes?

What about cholesterol when you have diabetes?

What about cholesterol when you have diabetes?

How can you protect your kidneys if you have diabetes?

How can you protect your kidneys if you have diabetes?

How can you protect your eyes if you have diabetes?

How can you protect your eyes if you have diabetes?

How can you protect your feet if you have diabetes?

How can you protect your feet if you have diabetes?

What are some of the complications associated with diabetes?

What are some of the complications associated with diabetes?

What causes complications in diabetes?

What causes complications in diabetes?

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What are some signs and symptoms of diabetes?

Diabetes expert Kathy Reily discusses diabetes, including what are some signs and symptoms.

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Host: What are some signs and symptoms of diabetes?

Kathy Reily: Some of the signs and symptoms are with elevated blood sugar would be excessive thirst and that is thirst that is usually not quenchable. No matter how much you drink, you are still just as thirsty as when you started. Increased urination, which is going to the bathroom where it interrupts your schedule and it interrupts your sleep. You have to plan your day around the bathroom and you are getting up usually several times at night.

Some people will have blurry vision, they may think that their glasses no longer work but it is actually the elevated sugar covering the lens of the eye. Fatigue and tiredness is a common symptom of diabetes. Sometimes, having sores or cuts that will not heal, recurring infections, dry skin, those are some of the common signs and symptoms of diabetes.

What are some of the complications associated with diabetes?

What are some of the complications associated with diabetes?

What about cholesterol when you have diabetes?

What about cholesterol when you have diabetes?

What about blood pressure when you have diabetes?

What about blood pressure when you have diabetes?

Why is it important not to smoke if you have diabetes?

Why is it important not to smoke if you have diabetes?

Why is going to the dentist important if you have diabetes?

Why is going to the dentist important if you have diabetes?

How do the pills for diabetes work?

How do the pills for diabetes work?

What about insulin for diabetes?

What about insulin for diabetes?

Why is portion size important when living with diabetes?

Why is portion size important when living with diabetes?

What are some resources for people living with diabetes?

What are some resources for people living with diabetes?

Diabetes Information for Older Adults

Diabetes Information for Older Adults