Exercise and Diabetes: How Physical Activity Helps Control Blood Sugar Levels
The Link Between Exercise and Blood Sugar Levels: One of the primary benefits of exercise for individuals with diabetes is its impact on blood sugar levels. When you engage in physical activity, your muscles require energy to function, and they draw glucose from the bloodstream. This helps to reduce high blood sugar levels and improves the body's ability to utilize insulin effectively. Furthermore, regular exercise enhances the body's sensitivity to insulin. This means that your cells become more receptive to insulin's...
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How Integrated Personalized Diabetes Management (iPDM) Solutions in ACCU-CHEK Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems is changing the game in Diabetes Care
At Accu-Chek, our mission has always been to revolutionize diabetes care and empower individuals with diabetes to lead healthier lives. In this blog, we will explore how integrated technology (iPDM) in Accu-Chek blood glucose monitoring systems is transforming diabetes care by providing real-time, personalized data that empowers individuals to take control of their health and manage diabetes more effectively. Embracing the Future of Diabetes Monitoring with Integrated Technology Accu-...
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Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Why sleep is important for people with diabetes When you are getting enough sleep, you may find that you have an easier time controlling your blood sugar. You’ll be more alert during the day, have more energy, less stress, and an overall better mindset for monitoring and managing your diabetes. Consider what happens when you don’t get enough sleep. In addition to other things that may interfere with your sleep like schedule changes or stress, people with diabetes can have potential complications with sleep. Both high and low blood sugar levels can interrupt your sleep. People with type 2 diabetes who don’t get a good...
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Turning a Down Day Around
Turning a Down Day Around Everyone with diabetes has good and bad days, days with in-range blood sugar levels and days when things just don’t work out right. When the bad day seems to be taking over, here’s how to turn it around. Perspective is everything Change your mind, change your life. When you look at your diabetes as something you can effect, as an opportunity to learn about your own health, you’ve already taken the most important step to a better day and a healthier life. Don’t forget to laugh! Humor helps you see everyday things from a new perspective. That’...
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Insulin: A New Beginning
After living with diabetes for several years, you’ve just been prescribed an insulin treatment. You probably have many questions—perhaps even fears or misgivings. This is completely normal. In any event, here are three preconceived notions you can discard right now. 1. Transitioning to insulin means I managed my diabetes incorrectly. Wrong. Diabetes is a progressive disease. Despite all your efforts and good will, it may just be that your pancreas is no longer able to cope. 2. Insulin therapy is a last-resort treatment. Wrong....
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Building a Habit: Regular Diabetes Management with ACCU-CHEK
At Accu-Chek, we firmly believe that cultivating a habit of regular sugar testing is the cornerstone of achieving better health outcomes for individuals living with diabetes. In this blog, we will guide you on how to establish a routine of consistent and structured testing with Accu-Chek, emphasizing the significance of this practice in attaining improved health and well-being. Embrace Accu-Chek: Your Partner in Diabetes Management Accu-Chek has been a trusted companion for millions of individuals...
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How Integrated Personalized Diabetes Management (iPDM) Solutions in ACCU-CHEK Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems is changing the game in Diabetes Care
At Accu-Chek, our mission has always been to revolutionize diabetes care and empower individuals with diabetes to lead healthier lives. In this blog, we will explore how integrated technology (iPDM) in Accu-Chek blood glucose monitoring systems is transforming diabetes care by providing real-time, personalized data that empowers individuals to take control of their health and manage diabetes more effectively. Embracing the Future of Diabetes Monitoring with Integrated Technology Accu-...
Read More Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Why sleep is important for people with diabetes When you are getting enough sleep, you may find that you have an easier time controlling your blood sugar. You’ll be more alert during the day, have more energy, less stress, and an overall better mindset for monitoring and managing your diabetes. Consider what happens when you don’t get enough sleep. In addition to other things that may interfere with your sleep like schedule changes or stress, people with diabetes can have potential complications with sleep. Both high and low blood sugar levels can interrupt your sleep. People with type 2 diabetes who don’t get a good...
Read More Turning a Down Day Around
Turning a Down Day Around Everyone with diabetes has good and bad days, days with in-range blood sugar levels and days when things just don’t work out right. When the bad day seems to be taking over, here’s how to turn it around. Perspective is everything Change your mind, change your life. When you look at your diabetes as something you can effect, as an opportunity to learn about your own health, you’ve already taken the most important step to a better day and a healthier life. Don’t forget to laugh! Humor helps you see everyday things from a new perspective. That’...
Read More Insulin: A New Beginning
After living with diabetes for several years, you’ve just been prescribed an insulin treatment. You probably have many questions—perhaps even fears or misgivings. This is completely normal. In any event, here are three preconceived notions you can discard right now. 1. Transitioning to insulin means I managed my diabetes incorrectly. Wrong. Diabetes is a progressive disease. Despite all your efforts and good will, it may just be that your pancreas is no longer able to cope. 2. Insulin therapy is a last-resort treatment. Wrong....
Read More Building a Habit: Regular Diabetes Management with ACCU-CHEK
At Accu-Chek, we firmly believe that cultivating a habit of regular sugar testing is the cornerstone of achieving better health outcomes for individuals living with diabetes. In this blog, we will guide you on how to establish a routine of consistent and structured testing with Accu-Chek, emphasizing the significance of this practice in attaining improved health and well-being. Embrace Accu-Chek: Your Partner in Diabetes Management Accu-Chek has been a trusted companion for millions of individuals...
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