Diabetes

Wounds Heal More Slowly In People With Diabetes?

I have heard that wounds heal more slowly in people with diabetes. Is this true and should I be worried when I go in for an operation? In patients whose diabetes is under good control...

What Preparations Should I Make For Traveling?

General preparation for traveling may include some of the following considerations. Remember to take your glucose testing equipment and your diabetes medications. Take an extra supply of test strips and medication to allow for travel...

Will Having Diabetes Affect My Ability To Do My Job?

The extent to which your diabetes will impact upon your job will depend on the nature of the job, the severity and complications of your diabetes, and the treatment you are taking for it. Many...

How Do I Prepare My Diabetes For Operation?

I am scheduled to have an operation. How do I prepare my diabetes for this? The extent to which you and your physician prepare for your operation depends on the extent of the operation, the...

I Have Diabetes And Want To Get Pregnant

What should I do? When a woman of childbearing age has diabetes, it is very important to plan the pregnancy ahead of time for a number of reasons. The first reason is that studies have...

Depression is More Common in People with Diabetes?

I have heard that depression is more common in people with diabetes. Is this true? Yes, it is true that people with diabetes (and with other long-term illnesses) can experience higher rates of depression. This...

How Will My Diabetes Affect My Work?

Are There Any Jobs I Cannot Do? Whether your diabetes will affect your work depends upon the nature of your diabetes and the nature of your work. Thus, the impact can be almost negligible to...

How Does Stress Affect My Blood Sugars?

Stress is a broad term that can have a number of meanings. For the purposes of this question, only emotional stress will be discussed. Emotional stress (whether its source is personal, professional, psycho-logical, or social)...

How Accurate Are Glucose Monitors?

Glucose monitors are quite accurate in that any given reading on the same sample of blood should only vary by a few percentage points (i.e., 5–10). In order to obtain approval from the Food and...

Should I Get One Of The New Continuous Glucose Monitors?

There are now three types of continuous glucose monitors available. They all transmit glucose results wirelessly from a small sensor placed just beneath the skin via a transmitter whose signal is received by the monitor...

What Is The Best Kind Of Glucose Monitor?

Since insulin became available, probably nothing has more revolutionized the day-to-day management of diabetes, especially type 1 diabetes, than the arrival of the capillary glucose monitor. So successful has this technology been that this is...

What Is The Target Level For My Blood Sugar?

The target level for your blood sugar depends on who you are and on the other circumstances of your health. Various authoritative expert bodies have published blood sugar targets to aim at before and 2...

How Often Do I Need To Check My Blood Sugar?

How often you need to check your blood sugar depends upon how the information that blood sugar testing provides will be used. All too often, people with diabetes are instructed to test their blood sugar...