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Facts About Diabetes

When you have diabetes, your body doesn't make enough insulin. Or it can't use the insulin that it makes. Read on to learn more about this condition.

Type 2 Diabetes

When your body can't make enough insulin or can't use insulin, it is called type 2 diabetes. Insulin helps the cells in the body absorb glucose, or sugar, for energy. Without insulin, glucose builds up in the blood resulting in high blood sugar.

Healthy Cooking Tips for People with Diabetes

Read on for healthy cooking tips to help lower your calorie intake, fats, and sugars.

Watching Sodium When You Have Diabetes

If you have diabetes, limiting your salt intake can help prevent or control high blood pressure and heart disease. Read on for helpful tips and information.

Alcohol Use and People with Diabetes

Alcohol can lower blood sugar levels to the point of hypoglycemia. Keep careful track of your blood sugar levels when drinking alcohol, because certain diabetes medicines also lower blood glucose levels.

Limited-Carbohydrate Diet

When you have diabetes, taking charge of what you eat makes it easier to manage your blood sugar levels.