With all the delicious treats available over the holidays, it can be challenging to control your blood glucose as someone with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Add in traveling for the holidays, as many people do, and the situation becomes even harder to manage. However, with careful preparation and thoughtful planning, it’s possible to keep yourself healthy and still enjoy your holiday. Here’s some suggestions to make your holidays go smoothly! Plan Ahead Before you travel or head to …
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Living with diabetes requires careful management and constant awareness of one’s health condition. For individuals with diabetes, wearing a medical ID bracelet can be a life-saving decision. These simple, yet …
It is a common misconception that diabetics can’t enjoy normal foods, just like everybody else. Type 1 Diabetes advocate and influencer David Mina (also known as Type1livabetic on Instagram) has …
March 24, 2020, is American Diabetes Association Alert Day. It is an important day for raising awareness of type 2 diabetes and in encouraging the public to take the Diabetes …
Diabetes is a 24/7 condition. It can easily become all-consuming but Paloma Kemak, (or Glitter Glucose as she’s known in the diabetes world) is here to share some of her …
Inspired by their adoptive son’s diabetes diagnosis, Drs. Rick and Wendy Bonnell established Kay Mackenson Clinic in Haiti in 2012 with partners Dr. Chris and Lisa Carpenter. A nonprofit organization, …
Ryan Reed will compete in this Saturday’s (March 15th) Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 race at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS). This marks the second NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at …
Managing your child’s diabetes can be overwhelming, but Debbie Butler, L.I.C.S.W., C.D.E., Clinical Social Worker, Pediatrics and Behavioral and Mental Health in the Joslin Clinic, gives some tips on how …
American Medical ID is now offering an adorable and functional medical ID bracelet for young children with type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes in children is a condition in which …
American Medical ID is a proud partner of the American Diabetes Association and supports the effort of American Diabetes Month to raise awareness of diabetes as a growing concern in …
I’m writing this medical ID story in honor of my daughter, Madi Peretin, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on October 16, 2009, at the age of 11. Madi’s initial stay …