As a social worker I meet individuals who have diabetes in counseling sessions and in educational classes. In each setting we talk about the emotional roller coaster ride these individuals may go through
diabetes
Too sweet to be true
Unsweetened, No Added Sugar, Sugar-Free, Less Sugar. Think they all mean the same thing? Not really! Nutrition claims for sugar can be very misleading and confusing.
Living with the intersection of trauma and type 2 diabetes: one woman’s story
Today I am going to share my story of living with diabetes, and some of the challenges and positive changes that I’ve encountered. I also will speak to the intersection of trauma and its effects on living with a chronic illness.
Am I at risk for type 2 diabetes?
If you are a close family member of the individual with diabetes that you support, you are automatically at risk of developing the condition. If you are just a close friend of the person, but are of the same high-risk ethnic descent, you are similarly at risk.
Life expectancy and diabetes: bad news, good news
Lifestyle choices or health behaviours, as they are called now, can make a significant difference to life expectancy for all of us, but even more so for a person living with diabetes.
Why low fat isn’t always the best choice
We are all encouraged today to consume low fat foods, whether we have diabetes or not. And the food industry has helped us in this endeavour by producing a number of foods that are labelled “low fat.”
