5 Tips on Staying A Fit, Strong and Healthy Diabetic During the Holiday Season… and it can be tough!

1. Eat something before you go to any party or “get together”. This is a great tidbit of information. It is also good for non diabetics that are watching their weight. You will be so much less inclined to stuff your face with the fillers and high carb fluff!
2. Offer to bring a dish, especially a dessert dish, that you know all the nutritional content about. This will allow you to enjoy a small amount of sweets without gorging yourself on 101 …read more

As you know by now, I have type 2 diabetes. Does it affect my life? Yes. Is it the most horrible thing I have to deal with? In my dreams. Many people live active, fulfilling “normal” lives regardless of diabetes.
I am surprised on regular basis how little the general population knows about the disease. I get silly questions often. Everything from, “I have nothing to worry about, you can only get diabetes from being fat, right?”, to “Doesn’t it suck never being able to eat sugar?”
Come on people, yes obesity is a …read more