Blood sugar testing is important for people with diabetes, and blood sugar testing keeps diabetes management simple and less painful. It serves as a good indicator of how you are doing on your current management plan while showing you how diet and exercise affect your blood sugar levels. Additionally, having a consistent record of your […]
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My Diabetes Home: It’s all about you!
Welcome Home! This one-of-a-kind platform makes managing diabetes easier than ever before. Our newly redesigned website is now optimized as a one-stop diabetes management dashboard that allows you to keep track of and manage your diabetes all in one spot. Need a place to keep all of your medications in order? Your search is over. […]
Search for the Holy Grail: Diabetes Clinical Study...
The search is over! . . . well, almost. Researchers at Mount Sinai are conducting a study next month that could stop the progress of type-2 diabetes in its early stages. According to recent news, “data collected from patient studies by [Dr. Ravi Retnakaran] and Dr. Caroline Kramer found short-term insulin therapy for two or […]
Doing the little things to manage diabetes
In a recent blog about type 2 diabetes, “Why Should We Care About Diabetes?,” Michael Segal, Co-founder and CEO of wHealthy Solutions, brings up an important point when it comes to awareness and how to fight diabetes, saying, Diabetes is hurting people both at the personal and the national levels. What is interesting in this […]
Life, health, tech: My Diabetes Home in the news
In a recent article published by the Des Moines Register, Dr. Anuj Bhargava, our diabetes specialist at My Diabetes Home, discusses with readers how — and more importantly, why — he created MyDiabetesHome.com. He helps readers to understand just what My Diabetes Home is, and why every person living with diabetes needs a tool such as […]
How to find diabetes-friendly menu options
Managing diabetes often — and unfairly — gets a bad rap for being restrictive on people’s lifestyles, especially in terms of diet. At My Diabetes Home, we resist the stigma by pointing out that living with diabetes encourages us to make smarter, healthier decisions resulting in healthier and fuller lives. Today’s post is the second […]
Eating well in the real world: cooking healthy mea...
In previous blog posts, we’ve often said that maintaining a healthy diet is an important aspect of managing blood sugar levels and diabetes. Of course, the first step to any plan for healthy eating is to get some ideas for easy and delicious recipes that you can make at home. Today’s post is the first […]
Blood sugar and diabetes: what’s the relationship?
Most people know that diabetes and blood sugar levels are related, but knowing all the details can be the key to successful management of diabetes. If you remember from our previous post, diabetes results when blood glucose (or “blood sugar”) is too high. Insulin plays an important role in blood glucose levels because insulin is […]
Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes: knowing the difference
As diabetes continues to be a growing concern for many Americans, education is one of the most effective tools for managing this disease. If you’ve heard about diabetes from health professionals or have read about it in the news, you’ve probably noticed the phrases “type 1” and “type 2.” It’s important to understand the difference […]
My Diabetes Home in the news!
Several regional media outlets have recently recognized the innovation of My Diabetes Home. The article was featured in Silicon Prairie News and soon picked up by The Omaha World Herald. We invite you to check out the article for yourself, but here are the some of the highlights that we liked: My Diabetes Home operates at the intersection […]