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3 easy ways to manage your diabetes

Written by Jameson Kowalczyk. Medically reviewed in August 2023 by Ann Wendling, MD, MPH.

Updated on October 23, 2024.

It can be tricky to manage diabetes effectively, but a few basic methods can make it much easier to control the disease. Robin Miller, MD, offers tips in this video about the "buddy system," journaling and more.

Medically reviewed in June 2018.

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