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Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms / Diagnosis Treatment Daily Life From Barbie Cervoni, RD, CDE, your Guide to Type 2 Diabetes As a clinician, I have the privilege of educating people about diabetes daily. This week, however, I unfortunately had some teaching moments that were emergencies. It's important to understand that if left uncontrolled, diabetes can yield serious side effects. Many emergencies can be prevented - get informed today. Protect your feet by getting diabetes shoes, treat low blood sugars quickly and safely,  and discover when it's time to change your diabetes medicines. Read about it all here...  Are You Receiving the Education You Need to Managed Your Diabetes? Are you receiving the right education for your diabetes?  Get properly educated so that you can manage your diabetes to reach your goals...read more Search Related Topics:  daily life with diabetes  diabetes management  coping Medicare Guidelines for Diabetes Shoes If you've had diabetes for a long time, you may have some neuropathy (nerve damage) in your feet which can cause diminished sensation - a side effect that may prevent you from feeling a foot injury. If you've had a foot ulcer or other complication or other foot abnormalities, wearing the proper fitting shoes can help to protect your feet...read more Search Related Topics:  neuropathy  diabetic neuropathy  foot care Mealtime Insulin and Type 2 Diabetes  Are your blood sugars elevated throughout the day and you haven't changed a thing? Could be that you need mealtime insulin. Mealtime insulin is fast acting insulin - it starts to work within 15 minutes of being injected, peaks in about an hour and lasts in your system for about 2-4 hours. It's job is to help lower blood sugars after you eat...read more Search Related Topics:  insulin  carbohydrate counting  injections Can I Drink Alcohol if I Have Type 2 Diabetes?  Drinking alcohol can cause delayed low blood sugar in persons with diabetes. The American Diabetes Association recommends that persons with diabetes be educated on the recognition and management of delayed hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) when drinking alcohol, especially if those persons are using insulin or other like sulfonylureas...read more  Search Related Topics:  nutrition and diabetes  hypoglycemia  healthy snacks Related Searches Diabetes Mellitus 2 Manage Diabetes Diabetes Management Diabetes Treatment Sugar Diabetes Featured Articles Peripheral Arterial Disease Hyperglycemia How to Treat Low Blood Sugar Quickly and Safely 4 Benefits of Keeping a Log Book Nutrition Therapy and Gastroparesis   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Barbie Cervoni, RD, CDE Type 2 Diabetes Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Type 2 Diabetes newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults-LADA Diabetes Conversation Map Class Is Heat Affecting Your Diabetes Control? Are You at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes? Best Snacks for Diabetes   Follow me on: Advertisement