Diabetes Management

November is Diabetes Awareness Month!

It’s National Diabetes Awareness Month! Find out some important facts and figures about diabetes, and more details about the three main symptoms of T1D and T2D in this video. Help spread the word and together, let’s reduce the number of incidences of people having diabetes and not being aware of it.

Holiday Planning

 4 Tips for a Healthy and Happy Halloween

Whether you have a trick or treater with T1D, or want to be supportive of a diabetic sibling, friend or family member, here are a few ways to make sure no one is left with scary blood sugar! 1. Plan a healthy, low carb dinner before you head out. 2. Plan your trick or treating […]

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Stay on Track with Your Diabetes Management this Holiday Season

The holiday season is the most wonderful yet busiest time of the year. Don’t let your diabetes management take a back seat! Rhodes talks about the gift of managing diabetes and the importance of staying on track with your routine through the holidays in this video.

Making a Diabetic Friendly Easter Basket

It’s always a little tricky to come up with practical and fun Easter basket ideas for the diabetics in our lives. Here are some of our favorites! Hint: We follow the rule of three – something sweet, something practical and something funny. Hop to it, Happy Easter!

Portion control and food groups

It’s that time of year, when we all tend to focus more on what we eat and how much we eat. Here’s a tip we got from the Diabetes Treatment Center (at Bon Secours in Richmond) about how to make a healthy, low-carb plate. Two quarter sections for your protein and starch, and half the […]

Recipes

Diabetic-Friendly Sweet Potatoes for Thanksgiving

When I was a kid, our Thanksgiving sweet potatoes consisted of a “casserole” made with yams from a can, brown sugar, pineapple chunks, and marshmallows. The first time I tried making it for Rhodes’ family, they thought I was nuts. Starch with sugar and sugar on top. Thankfully, we now eat these roasted sweet potatoes […]

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Rhodes’ Diaversary

October 10th is the 37th anniversary of Rhodes’ diabetes diagnosis. We remember it every year, and celebrate all the advances that have made management of this disease much easier. This week, Rhodes reflects on his diabetes journey. Share your journey with us!