Take Control of Your Metabolic Health

If you spend any time in online diabetes communities, you will inevitably see posts asking people to take a "diabetes managing app survey." Developers are constantly trying to build the next great tool to help people with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes track their lives.

Grits are one of those foods that can feel comforting, familiar, and confusing at the same time. If you grew up eating grits for breakfast, you may not want to give them up completely. But if you have diabetes, prediabetes, insulin resistance, or you are…

Glucose intolerance can sound like a big medical warning, especially if you have seen the term after searching symptoms like tiredness after eating, blood sugar after meals, or prediabetes risk. The phrase can feel confusing because it sits between everyday health language and medical testing…

Being newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes can feel like you have been dropped into a completely foreign country without a map. Suddenly, you are analyzing every food label for hidden carbohydrates, scheduling brisk walks after your meals, cutting out sodas, and relying on a…

Feeling sleepy after eating can be frustrating, especially when it happens in the middle of the day. You eat lunch, return to work, and suddenly your body feels heavy. Your eyes want to close. Your focus disappears. Then a worrying thought appears: “Is feeling sleepy…

When you are trying to manage blood sugar, snack choices can feel confusing. Chips are crunchy but high in refined carbs. Cookies are easy to overeat. Crackers may seem harmless, but they can add up quickly. Then you see a jar of dill pickles in…

Blood sugar numbers can be confusing enough on their own. They become even more confusing when one website shows a reading in mg/dL, your glucose meter uses mmol/L, or a lab report lists a number that looks completely unfamiliar. For example, you may see 100…

If you have ever felt tired after a meal, craved something sweet in the afternoon, or felt confused by blood sugar numbers, the phrase “blood sugar support” can sound both helpful and vague. Some people use it to talk about food choices. Others use it…

If you track your blood sugar at home, you may already know numbers like 98, 126, 154, or 180 mg/dL. Then you go to a healthcare appointment and hear a different kind of number: your A1C. At first, it can feel like glucose readings and…

There is a particular kind of tiredness that comes from having to think about food all the time. Not just deciding what sounds good for dinner, but wondering what a meal might do to your energy, your cravings, or the numbers you may see later.