oral health

Gum disease is major concern for diabetics

In talking with my daughter, a fourth-year dental hygiene student, we discovered that the connection between diabetes and periodontal disease is an issue that can be controlled with good oral ...

What is the sign of diabetes?

What is the sign of diabetes?

Diabetes does not discriminate.  It can happen to anyone, anywhere.  Check the following list if you think that you may have diabetes.  According to the American Diabetes Association, 7 million ...

Food for Diabetics

Food for Diabetics

The New Year is a good time to reflect on the previous year and make goals for a healthier life in the upcoming year.  Being diabetic creates a challenge for ...

Home

What is diabetes?  Diabetes is one of the most widespread, chronic diseases in the United States.  According to the American Diabetes Association, 25.8 million children and adults in the United States—8.3% of the population—have diabetes. Prevalence estimates have increased sixfold since the 1950s, with more than 2,500 new cases diagnosed in this country each day.  This staggering statistic is why we chose to connect with the diabetic community.what is diabetes

Our family is personally facing the challenge of coping with diabetes and hope that the information and experiences we encounter can help in some small way your ability to live with and thrive with this disease not suffer from the disease. We are praying for a cure for diabetes.  The ADA’s motto of Stop Diabetes is forever in our hearts.

We hope to provide the diabetic community real-life examples, articles, videos and testimonials of the daily ins and outs of diabetes management.  Some of the topics you will find on our site is How to Check Glucose Levels, Nutritional Meal Plans, Diabetes and Pregnancy, stories of the first year and many others.

The material on this web site is provided for educational purposes only, and is not to be used for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

A Portion of All Profits will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to Assist all Efforts in Finding a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes.

 

 

Featured Articles

Our Journey — Risk of surgery and diabetes

August, 2011 and February, 2012 — Our Journey — Surgery, Surgery, and ...
children diabetes

Our Journey — Children Diabetes

February 1, 2012 Jump up a few years and Kirstin is now ...

Monitor Glucose with the FitBit

CAREGIVERS NEED SUPPORT TO HELP DIABETIC FAMILY MEMBERS – What is diabetes?  ...