Month: July 2022

Life tips with Diabetes, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks.

Who is at sea? Diabetes and safety at the beach

Sea holidays are now available all year round, but for the most part we visit fairly close resorts and do it in the summer. Whether you’re lounging in the sun by the sea or a lake, there are a few things to keep in mind. 1. Watch out for the sun Try to sunbathe only…
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Diabetes and summer: preventing heat-related risks

In summer, diabetic compensation can be difficult due to the heat. There is nothing unusual here, because because of the increased temperature, the body loses water faster, blood pressure drops more often, and sugar levels change faster. In addition, summer is a time of increased injury, and healing processes in hot weather are much slower.…
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Diabetes and diaper rash

Have you ever heard of intertrigo ? This is the medical term for diaper rash. Mostly diaper rash occurs in places of skin folds and more often in a hot period. Unfortunately, diaper rash is much more common among people with diabetes than among people without diabetes. Why do rashes occur? Diaper rash occurs due…
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Unexplained high blood sugar in the morning: how to prevent?

Blood sugar in the morning can be an unfathomable mystery. We woke up with normal glycemia, were engaged in morning preparations, did not eat anything, but a repeated measurement before breakfast suddenly shows an off-scale figure. How so? … We tell why this happens and what to do about it. It’s NOT ALWAYS a dawn…
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Colds in diabetes: nuances in treatment

The treatment of a cold in diabetes differs from the usual one not only by the use of medicines marked “sugar-free”. The devil is in the details. Let’s look at how to change the dose of insulin, which drugs should not be used, and how to avoid ketoacidosis . Materials from the author’s workshop Diabeton…
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