Join us for an evening of encouragement, education, and peer support. Women age 18+ living with any type of diabetes, including prediabetes, are warmly welcome.
Written by Expert Pharmacist Contributor: Dr. Staci-Marie Norman, PharmD, DCES
Contributor: Riva Greenberg
Almost everyone who has diabetes – I’ve had type 1 for 51 years – has been told to control their blood sugar. I’m here to tell you it’s not possible. But before you think, “Oh, no!” let me assure you that this is the best news you could hear.
December is a month of holiday celebration for many families as they come together to cherish the warmth and joy of the season. It is a time for family, festivity, food, celebration, and memories.
Often, people with diabetes, or pre-diabetes say, “The holidays can be wonderful but also very challenging.” With some preparation, you can make sure that the holidays do not cause you to gain weight or for your blood glucose to go way out of range, even while you share many of the holiday foods with your family and/or friends!
What do diabetes and pancreatic cancer have in common? As it turns out, quite a bit.
Those who live with diabetes know to be on the lookout for heart and kidney disease, eye problems, nerve damage, and other familiar side effects. But diabetes and pancreatic cancer are both diseases of the pancreas, and this connection is proving to be important.