Heart Disease and Diabetes
The term ‘heart disease’ encompasses several different health problems. These conditions include blood vessel diseases (such as coronary artery disease), heart rhythm problems, heart defects from...
Author: Danielle McFall
Foot Care for People with Diabetes
Foot care should be taken very seriously for all people, but especially for people with diabetes. If proper foot care is not maintained, it can result in serious negative consequences. Neuropathy...
Know Diabetes By Heart (KDBH)
Do you or someone you know have diabetes? High blood pressure? Did you know that diabetes is closely related to heart health? The leading cause of death for people living with type 2 diabetes is...
Let’s Face it: Proper Mask Hygiene
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), masks, along with proper hand hygiene and social distancing, are recommended to help prevent and slow the spread of the novel...
Choose Diabetes-Friendly Foods at Restaurants
You may be accustomed to eating healthy at home to manage your prediabetes or diabetes, but it can be difficult to make those same healthy choices when eating out. It is often convenient to stop at...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. COPD is a progressive lung disease in which the lung tissue becomes inflamed and thickened,...
Coping with Stress and Mental Health
Stress affects everyone. It is the body’s reaction to any change that needs a response or the feeling of being under abnormal pressure, which can be either positive or negative. Whether positive or...
Activity and Exercise
Exercise and general activity are strong promoters of health and wellness. Numerous studies have shown that being active helps to improve one’s physical and mental health and reduce the risk of...
Mental Health and Diabetes
People living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. In fact, the rates of depression are two times greater for people with...
Non-Nutritive Sweeteners
What are Non-Nutritive Sweeteners? Non-nutritive sweeteners are sweetening agents that have a higher sweetening intensity and a lower caloric content than caloric sweeteners like sucrose or corn...
E-cigarettes (Electronic Cigarettes)
Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, e-cigs, e-hookah, vape pens, vapes, tank systems, and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), have recently gained popularity over...
Can Cinnamon Cure Diabetes?
There are many uses for cinnamon. Cinnamon can help to add a sweet flavor to foods without adding sugar, but is cinnamon one of the next “super foods” that could cure diabetes? Before you rush out...