Picture a brussels sprout in your mind.  Whether you’re currently gaging or dreaming about new recipes, you have an opinion. How does such a tiny vegetable elicit such a strong response?  Kids begin to form their opinions about food at a young age. As a parent, you’re responsible for helping your child to form healthy opinions and habits. Your child’s earliest experiences with … Read More

In the United States, there are about 210,000 children under the age of 20 who have diabetes. Because this is such a huge issue, it is vital that you help your child learn to manage their diabetes. Do you want to learn more about how you can help your child manage diabetes? Keep reading these tips for diabetes management.  1. Help Them … Read More

Did you know that 1 in 10 people have diabetes in the United States? Diabetes is way more common than you might think. While this number may be shocking, even more people are at risk of getting diabetes.  Approximately 1 in 3 people in the United States are prediabetic. Many people don’t even know they are prediabetic and continue to live their lives without … Read More

Operating as the powerhouse of our bodies, our blood is an outstandingly vast and intricate system. If laid out, our circulatory system alone would cover over a staggering 66,000 miles! Blood has many functions, but a key component of whether it is working properly or not comes down to the amounts of sugar found in it. The conditions related to blood sugar are … Read More

About 70% of people with prediabetes go on to develop type 2 diabetes. The progression between the two isn’t inevitable, though. In fact, making certain lifestyle changes could prevent diabetes from developing. Otherwise, type 2 diabetes could lead to kidney failure, heart disease, blindness, and other problems.  Before diabetes develops, your doctor might notice a period where your blood sugar levels are … Read More