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Your one-stop source for diabetes-healthy recipes and the latest nutritional information.

• Mixing alcohol with your diabetes. How to avoid the alcohol-related pitfalls of low glucose levels, weight gain and high blood pressure.
  
• Super foods! Boost your nutrition and antioxidant protection by including these "super foods" in your diet regularly.
  
• Downsize this! As food portions have ballooned, so have we. We supply simple techniques to gauge portion size.
  

Articles and tips to help you make exercise a regular part of your day.

• I hate exercise! You know you need to exercise to help get your diabetes under control. Here are 10 success strategies to overcome a lifelong aversion to movement.
  
• Exercise in disguise! Easy, low-cost ways to fit exercise into your day. It’s easier than you think!
  
• Motivation 101. How do you find the motivation to kick-start your exercise program? Here are some time-tested strategies!
  

Practical information to help you better understand and manage the challenges of living with diabetes.

• Get diabetes support when you need it. We all need a little help from our friends from time to time. Here’s a guide to the different kinds of diabetes support.
  
• Dream team! Getting health professionals on your side is essential to good diabetes management.
  
• Married to diabetes. Your relationship could be the secret to living successfully with diabetes. We show you creative ways you can engage your partner in your diabetes management.
  

Help with day-to-day essentials, including common concerns, important health care checks and major treatment options.

• Getting smart about blood glucose testing. To get the most out of monitoring, know when to test and how to act on the results.
  
• Juggling medications for diabetes and its complications. Take steps to make your regimen easier to swallow.
  
• Is there a pump in your future? Insulin pumps offer the possibility of improved glucose control and an end to multiple daily insulin injections.