Broadlawns Medical Center Managing your Diabetes During the Holidays By: Dana Rich, MSN-FNP Broadlawns Endocrinology Clinic O ctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this article features information about breast cancer from an interview, conducted on September 13, 2021, with Dr. Mary Charlton, who is an November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Right now there are 34.2 million US adults living with diabetes, and 1 in 5 of them don’t even know that they have it. Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. If you have diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or it can’t effectively use the insulin it makes. Over time, that can cause health problems, such as heart disease, vision loss, and kidney disease. Diabetes is the number one cause of kidney failure, lower-limb amputations, and adult blindness. Healthy eating is one of the best tools you have for managing blood glucose levels. However, healthy eating can be even more challenging during the holiday season. Family gatherings and social events around this time of the year are often centered on food and drinks. The temptation to enjoy traditional holiday foods, full of fat and sugar, is sometimes hard to resist. One important way to maintain your willpower and manage your diabetes during the holiday season is to plan ahead. Here are 3 tips to help you stay on track during the holidays:
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