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    • Blood Glucose Levels and Diabetes
    • Conception and Diabetes
    • Diabetes Terms
    • Diagnosing Diabetes
    • Risk Factors
    • Understanding Insulin Pumps
    • What are Ketones?
    • What are Macronutrients?
    • What are Polyunsaturated, Monounsaturated Fats?
    • What are Sugar Alcohols?
    • What are Triglycerides?
    • What are the Symptoms of Diabetes
    • What is Cholesterol?
    • What is Insulin?
    • What is Pre-Diabetes?
    • What is Stress?
    • What is the Glycemic Load and Glycemic Index?
  • Management
    • Managing Blood Glucose
    • Managing Blood Pressure with Diet
    • Managing Diabetes During Holidays
    • Managing Diabetes During Summer
    • Managing Diabetes During a Disaster
    • Managing Diabetes on Sick Days
    • Managing Risk for Cardiovascular Complications with Diabetes
    • Managing Stress with Diabetes
    • Managing Your Weight
    • Preventing Hypoglycemia When Taking Insulin
    • Preventing Muscle Loss During Aging
  • Exercise
    • Benefits of Walking
    • Exercise and Blood Glucose for Diabetics
    • Exercise and Insulin Use
    • Exercise with Gestational Diabetes
    • Food Concerns while Exercising
    • Timing Your Exercise
    • Types of Physical Activities
  • Medical Issues
    • Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Diabetes
    • Depression and Diabetes
    • Eating Disorders and Diabetes
    • Foot Care and Diabetes
    • Gastroparesis and Diabetes
    • Gestational Diabetes
    • Heart Disease and Diabetes
    • Hypoglycemia and Diabetes
    • Immune System and Diabetes
    • Insulin Sensitivity Factor and Insulin-to-Carbohydrate Ratios
    • Kidney Disease and Diabetes
    • Medication for Diabetes
    • Pneumonia and Diabetes
    • Polycystic Ovary Disease and Diabetes
    • Pregnancy and Diabetes
  • Food Choices
    • Artificial Sweeteners and Diabetes
    • Carbohydrates and Diabetes
    • Fiber and Diabetes
    • Hypoglycemia and Food
    • Ketogenic Diets and Diabetes
    • Mediterranean Diets and Diabetes
    • Plant-Based Diets and Diabetes
    • Prebiotics, Probiotics and Diabetes
    • Snacking and Diabetes
    • Sodium and Diabetes
    • Sweets and Diabetes
    • Whole Grains and Diabetes
  • Youth
    • Blood Glucose Goals for Youth with Diabetes
    • Coordinating Diet and Exercise
    • Hypoglycemia in Children
    • Managing Calories on Lazy Days
    • Managing Diabetes in Youth with Medication
    • Preventing Diabetes with Diet and Exercise
    • Related Diseases with Youth
    • Sick Days for Kids with Diabetes
    • Snacks for Youth with Diabetes
    • Teachers: Balancing Food and Exercise
    • Teachers: Macronutrient Math
    • Teachers: Managing Stress
    • Teachers: Physical Activity
    • Teachers: Servings and Portions
    • Teachers: Targeting Blood Glucose Levels
    • Teachers: What is Diabetes

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  • Medical Issues
    • Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Diabetes
    • Depression and Diabetes
    • Eating Disorders and Diabetes
    • Foot Care and Diabetes
    • Gastroparesis and Diabetes
    • Gestational Diabetes
    • Heart Disease and Diabetes
    • Hypoglycemia and Diabetes
    • Immune System and Diabetes
    • Insulin Sensitivity Factor and Insulin-to-Carbohydrate Ratios
    • Kidney Disease and Diabetes
    • Medication for Diabetes
    • Pneumonia and Diabetes
    • Polycystic Ovary Disease and Diabetes
    • Pregnancy and Diabetes
  • Food Choices
  • Youth

Medical Issues Related to Diabetes

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Diabetes is a chronic disease impacting how your body turns food into energy. More than 133 million Americans are living with diabetes or prediabetes. Diabetes can impact several related illness. Let's dive into how diabetes impacts other body systems.

  • Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Diabetes
  • Depression and Diabetes
  • Eating Disorders and Diabetes
  • Foot Care and Diabetes
  • Gastroparesis and Diabetes
  • Gestational Diabetes
  • Heart Disease and Diabetes
  • Hypoglycemia and Diabetes
  • Immune System and Diabetes
  • Insulin Sensitivity Factor and Insulin-to-Carbohydrate Ratios
  • Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Medication for Diabetes
  • Pneumonia and Diabetes
  • Polycystic Ovary Disease and Diabetes
  • Pregnancy and Diabetes
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