Living with Diabetes

Exercise provides many benefits to people with diabetes, including reduced heart risks such as hypertension and high cholesterol, and improved insulin sensitivity. Watch the video to learn more about benefits of exercise. Full Answer

The reduction in life expectancy for an average 50-year-old with diabetes compared to a 50-year-old without diabetes is 8.5 years. A study also shows that older adults with diabetes have a lower life expectancy at every age compared to people who... Full Answer

Smart phones and smart phone apps can help you manage your diabetes. In this video, Ronald Tamler, MD, clinical director of the Mount Sinai Diabetes Center, discusses apps that can help you. Full Answer

For patients with type 2 diabetes, losing 5 to 8 percent of your body weight can help manage diabetes. In this video, Ronald Tamler, MD, clinical director of the Mount Sinai Medical Center, explains how some can even put diabetes in remission. Full Answer

For many people, extended periods of strength training can improve blood-sugar control as well as diabetes medications. (This does not apply to type 1 diabetes and insulin usage.) And while either cardio or resistance training alone improves... Full Answer

If you have diabetes and are exercising, don't forget to: Wear your diabetes ID. Check your blood glucose before exercise. (If it's too low, under 80 mg/dL, eat a piece of fruit, a few crackers, or glass of milk.) Check your blood glucose after... Full Answer

Stress is a double-edged sword for people with diabetes, as with many chronic diseases. Stress may contribute to the symptoms of the disease, and living with diabetes can trigger stress. Stress and Diabetes Stress doesn’t directly cause diabetes.... Full Answer

A large body of research suggests that smoking is strongly "associated" with the development of type 2 diabetes. A review of 25 studies found that:,     smokers are 44% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, and heavy smokers are 61%... Full Answer

The best time of day for exercise is whenever it works for your schedule! (That’s as opposed to the time of day that gives you an excuse why you could not exercise.) Personally, I find that if I don’t get to exercise in the morning,... Full Answer

In addition to a lower libido in response to certain medicines, women have their own issues with sexual function and diabetes. Diabetes increases the likelihood of vaginal yeast infections, especially if the blood sugar levels are not well controlled.... Full Answer