34.2 million Americans struggle with diabetes, and another 88 million have prediabetes. With so many grappling with this difficult disease, we hope that these words of encouragement can provide a sort of emotional remedy for those who need it. Here are 30 motivational diabetic quotes that are certain to brighten your day.

The afternoon crash is what happens when your energy disappears during afternoon in the middle of work. Have you ever had that feeling that you have a productive morning and then in the afternoon you have a strong desire to sleep? Well, that is the afternoon crash.

The Good news is that you can avoid the afternoon crash. Here we will be telling you the 5 healthy ways to do so.

Because the average American diet consists largely of processed and carb-rich foods, Vitamin B1, or thiamine, deficiency is a common struggle, but that’s especially true for patients with diabetes. Because diabetics are less able to absorb thiamine, one study found that they have about 70 percent less thiamine than the average person. 

One of our most frequently asked questions is this: Can I use pain relief cream for neuropathy?   The short answer is yes. Neuropathy impacts about 65 percent of patients with diabetes, causing numbness, tingling, and pain in the extremities, as well as a variety of other symptoms. Although neuropathy can affect almost any part of the body, peri...

Diabetes is a treacherous disease. It harms many things including one of your most valuable senses - the sense of sight. There are ways, however, that you can follow to protect and prevent damage to your vision. Doctor Elizabeth Seaquist, endocrinologist at the University of Minnesota said that the key to preserving eye health lies in keeping the blood sugar and blood pressure at a normal level. She further added that it is critically important for diabetics to have better control of their sugar intake if they want to reduce the risk of eye problems.

High blood sugar happens when the body is incapable of converting sugar in the blood to energy. It’s most common among people with diabetes and those at risk for the said disease. A study reported that about 12-14% adults in the US have or had type 2 diabetes and 37-38% of Americans are categorized as pre-diabetic. In total, about 50% of American adults are either diabetic or pre-diabetic.