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Meet Toby Smithson – Your Guide to Thriving With Diabetes

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Toby Smithson has some special insights into thriving with diabetes. Being a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified diabetes educator gives her undeniable credibility “on paper”, but it’s thriving every day with diabetes herself- for more than 45 years- that should really get your attention. She knows the challenges and the frustrations, but more importantly she knows the possibilities. Diabetes doesn’t put good health out of reach, and you can live in good health with diabetes too.

The first step, imagine how constant lifestyle support and guidance could help. The next step, take a look at what Toby offers at DiabetesEveryDay Managing diabetes effectively for good health is not just knowing what to do, but also feeling motivated and supported to make the commitment. Try DiabetesEveryDay, and let Toby guide the way.

New Book -21 Things You Need To Know About Diabetes And Your Heart

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I’ve always been bothered by the word “complications” as a description for the potential consequences of diabetes. “Complications” is much too mild a word for nerve pain, vision loss, sexual dysfunction, digestive problems, difficult infections, kidney failure, and the doubling of the risk for heart disease. Ultimately, it’s that hugely increased risk for heart disease that takes the greatest toll on people with diabetes, and managing those risks becomes as important as managing blood glucose levels.

constantly emphasize the importance of heart health as a part of our diabetes lifestyle. So, I am especially pleased to recommend a new book by my friend and colleague Jill Weisenberger which explains this close and important connection between diabetes and heart disease perfectly. Her book 21 Things You Need To Know About Diabetes and Your Heart (©2015, American Diabetes Association) carefully and clearly explains both the problem and the solutions to heart disease as a complication of diabetes. And, she gives you all you need to know in only 135 pages, in language anyone can understand.

Most importantly, 21 Things You Need To Know About Diabetes and Your Heart shows you exactly how effectively managing diabetes and heart health can go together is so many key ways – twice the benefit for the same effort. And, when it comes to your long term health and the quality of your life, nothing could be more important.

Decisions, Decisions- Food and Diabetes

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Any idea how many food-related decisions you’re confronted with each day? How about more than 200!! But, often we don’t even recognize those moments as an opportunity to make a different and better decision- we eat mindlessly. Interested in learning how you can eat more effectively? This video could help.
Any idea how many food-related decisions you’re confronted with each day? How about more than 200!! But, often we don’t even recognize those moments as an opportunity to make a different and better decision- we eat mindlessly. Interested in learning how you can eat more effectively? This video could help.

New Type 2 Diabetes Resource

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There’s a new online resource specifically for those with type 2 diabetes, and we thought you should know about it. Type2Diabetes.com provides a combination of educational and practical resource information, and an online community for connecting with other patients. Online communities can be extremely valuable in building a virtual group of friends who understand your challenges.

A great way to introduce yourself to this new resource might be to review the results of their survey of people with type 2 diabetes. The results offer some interesting insights you can compare with your own experiences, and the site offers a new survey question frequently. Toby helped “vet” the main survey, and you’ll find her contributing other content now and then. Enjoy.