UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence Blog

Read this diabetes self-management plan out loud weekly. Add reminders in your calendar to help you follow through.

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. This blog suggests five ways you can participate and improve your health.

It’s important to have a backup plan in place in case your continuous glucose monitor (CGM) or insulin pump fails for any reason.

Diabetes puts people at greater risk of depression. Behavioral health psychologists and diabetes educators can help diabetics to maintain blood sugars and emotional health.

Learn the benefits of a continuous glucose monitor and the options available to people living with diabetes to check blood sugar regularly without a fingerstick.

Achieving diabetes control comes from behavior maintenance and is dependent on proper diabetes education about diet, activity, medication and stress management.

UMass Memorial offers you these ideas to help you succeed in establishing healthy eating habits. Diabetes Center of Excellence

People with diabetes are at higher risk of serious flu complications. Flu shots are recommended for all people living with diabetes.