COVID-19 + Diabetes
Medicines and Pandemic
Managing diabetes during a pandemic presents unique challenges for patients. With so many changes to normal routines, it is important to identify a plan to maintain access to medications and devices for optimal control of diabetes. The keys to succeed during this time...
10 Low-Carb Foods to Strengthen Your Immune System
With COVID-19 and flu season, we are all concerned about immunity. People with diabetes are more susceptible to infections as high blood glucose levels can impair the immune system. Optimal immune function depends on many things, and adequate nutrition is one of...
COVID-19 and Exercise
Telemedicine for patients with diabetes during the covid-19 pandemic
Medicine has transformed radically since March 2020, in light of the covid-19 pandemic. The field of diabetes medicine, especially, was primed to help patients succeed as more telemedicine clinic visits became available. The reasons for this are listed in the...
Meal Planning During a Pandemic
“What’s for dinner?” is one of the top questions in our households now. We are cooking at home more and to make it complicated, taking fewer trips to the grocery store. Hopefully, you have some time to cook and experiment in the kitchen and maybe even found comfort in...
Living with Diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic
Over 10% of the United States population has diabetes [1]. Long-term consequences of poorly managed diabetes include visual impairment, kidney failure, amputations, and a higher risk of heart disease or stroke. However, in the short term, poorly managed diabetes may...
FAQs about Diabetes + COVID-19
Are people with diabetes more likely to get the COVID-19 infection than others? There is no evidence, as of now, that people with diabetes are at higher risk of catching the COVID-19 infection compared to those without diabetes. However, people with consistently high...
7 Tips for Healthy Eating While Working from Home
We are all spending more time at home due to our current situation of the COVID-19 global pandemic. For many people, this means balancing a lot, including caring for family members, working from home, and more cooking at home. While we are social distancing, there is...
