Learn how even a short walk after your meal can prevent your blood glucose from spiking and keep your insulin levels stable.
Diabetes & Endocrinology
5 Ways Forever Chemicals (PFAS) May Affect Your Health
PFAS, or forever chemicals, may increase cancer risk, suppress your immune system and impair development. Learn what PFAS are and how concerned to be.
Diabetes and Alcohol: Do They Mix?
Alcohol can interfere with diabetes medications and upend your blood glucose management plan. Learn the precautions that can keep you safe.
Managing Blood Sugar When You Have Diabetes-Related Macular Edema
If you have diabetes-related macular edema, learning how to manage your blood sugar is key. Our experts share their advice.
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The Worst and Best Foods if You Have Diabetes
What you eat and drink can have a dramatic impact on your diabetes. Learn what should and should not be on your table.
Are Artificial Sweeteners Safe for People With Diabetes?
If you’re living with diabetes, you know to limit added sugars and simple carbs, but what about artificial sweeteners? Two diabetes educators share advice.
Adrenal Cocktails: What Are They and Do They Work?
A combination of orange juice, coconut water and sea salt, adrenal cocktails are trendy and good tasting. But if you hope to combat stress and fatigue, there are more effective routes to take.
Can Smoking Cause Diabetes?
Smoking is linked to many negative health outcomes. Learn why Type 2 diabetes is on the list.
Childhood Hypothyroidism: What To Look For
Is your child shorter than friends their age? Do they avoid active play and prefer to color or read? If you suspect hypothyroidism — a slower metabolism — is the cause, check out these signs and learn about treatment.
You Guessed It: Long-Term Stress Can Make You Gain Weight
Learn why our survival instincts send us in search of fat and sugar — and how to resist the pull in stressful moments.