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• Article - Monitoring Blood Glucose: What You Should Know to Help a Parent with Diabetes

  Monitoring the blood glucose of a parent with diabetes helps identify which treatments work best. Here are the basics of blood glucose monitoring.

• Article - How to Help Your Parent With Type 2 Diabetes Deal With Stress

  Effective strategies to help your parent with type 2 diabetes deal with stress.

• Article - 8 Ways to Help Your Parent With Diabetes Handle Sick Days

  Eight tips to help your parent with type 2 diabetes deal with illnesses.

• Article - 12 Common Diabetes Myths Debunked

  Discover the truth about 12 common diabetes myths so you can help your parent with type 2 diabetes sort fact from fiction.

• Article - 3 Acute Diabetes Complications You Can Help Your Parent Avoid

  Find out how to help your parent with type 2 diabetes avoid short-term complications such as low or high blood sugar (hypo- or hyperglycemia).

• Article - Managing Your Parent's Type 2 Diabetes: Coping With the 5 Toughest Challenges

  Learn about the toughest challenges seniors with type 2 diabetes face and find ways you can help your parent with diabetes overcome these obstacles.

• Article - 15 Essential Diabetes Drug Tips

  15 tips for people with type 2 diabetes, and their caregivers, about taking oral medications

• Article - 2 Emergency Diabetes Complications You Can Help Your Parent Avoid

  Find out what you can do to help your parent with type 2 diabetes avoid two potentially life-threatening diabetes complications.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Diabetes A1c Test: New Use for an Old-Line Tool

  The A1c diabetes test should be used to screen for undetected diabetes, say a panel of experts.

• Blog Post - The Plot Thickens: Another Clue in the Alzheimer's-Diabetes Mystery

  New research may help explain the connection between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. Plus tips if you suspect your parent with type 2 diabetes has Alzheimer's disease.

• Blog Post - Diabetes A1c Test: Out With the Old and In With the New

  A new diabetes measure, called an eAG, tracks blood sugar levels.

• Blog Post - A Big Butt May Keep Diabetes at Bay

  New research suggests that body fat found around the buttocks may help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

• Blog Post - Diabetes: Can't Get No Respect -- And Why It Should

  Why people with type 2 diabetes -- and their caregivers -- should take the disease seriously.

• Blog Post - In Men With Type 2 Diabetes, Bedroom Blues May Signal a Broken Heart

  In men with type 2 diabetes, erectile dysfunction may be a warning sign for serious heart trouble, including heart attack and death.

• Blog Post - Diabetes Studies: Good News? Bad News? Who Knows?

  How to make sense of drug study findings for people caring for parents with type 2 diabetes.

• Blog Post - Say What? Hearing Loss Common Among Adults with Diabetes

  NIH researchers discover that hearing loss is widespread among adults with type 2 diabetes.

• Blog Post - With Diabetes, Diet and Dumbbells Make a Difference

  Making lifestyle changes can help people at risk for type 2 diabetes prevent or delay the disease, includes diet and exercise tips.

• Blog Post - Yelling and Nagging: Not the Way to Keep Someone With Diabetes on Track

  Practical advice on how to help your parent or partner with diabetes comply with health recommendations.

• Blog Post - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People With Diabetes

  Find advice from self-help writer Stephen R. Covey in a guide for people with type 2 diabetes and their caregivers called The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People with Diabetes.

• Blog Post - How to Take a Vacation With Diabetes

  How to help your parent with diabetes eat well -- and keep blood sugar and weight in check -- while on vacation.

Questions & Answers

• Question - How can I help my mother handle low blood sugar incidents?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How can I help my parent figure out when her blood sugar is too high?

  Blood sugar needs to be monitored often when someone has type 2 diabetes. How do you help a person with diabetes keep track of glucose levels?

• Question - Does stress affect my parent's blood sugar levels?

  My mom is diabetic and has a tendency to get upset and anxious. Does stress have an impact on her blood sugar level, and if so, what can I do to help?

• Question - Should my active parent check his blood sugar during exercise?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Can the new drug Symlin help my overweight dad with diabetes?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Should I let my dad, who has diabetes, drive?

  Help your parent with diabetes avoid hypoglycemic episodes while driving, and learn some legalities of driving with type 2 diabetes.

• Question - Can a new diabetes drug also help my mother lose weight?

  A type 2 diabetes drug called exenatide or Byetta has helped some people lose weight, although weight loss isn't the primary purpose of the drug.

• Question - How can we prevent my mom, who has type 2 diabetes, from constantly getting yeast infections and cystitis?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Should I be concerned that my mom has lumps where she injects insulin?

  Lumps under the skin from insulin injections (lipohypertrophy) may appear in someone with diabetes. Insulin like Novolog or Humalog might avoid these.

• Question - Does Medicare provide coverage for type 1 diabetes?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How do I handle my dad's denial about his diabetes?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

Tips & Reflections

• Tip - How to Take the Ouch Out of Blood Sugar Testing

  Checking blood sugar levels to keep type 2 diabetes...

• Tip - Take Care When Choosing Over-the-Counter Drugs

  Many over-the-counter (OTC) medications, such as cough...

• Tip - A Handy Way to Practice Portion Control

  Measuring food is a necessary part of how your parent...

• Tip - Medicare Covers Some Obesity Treatment

  Medicare now covers some obesity treatment. Read this tip to find out what treatments are included.

News

• News - Diabetes Drugs Boost Heart Failure But Not Death

  THURSDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The widely used...

• News - A Full and Long Life, Despite Diabetes

  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Bob Cleveland...

• News - Standard Septic Shock Treatments Ineffective

  WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies...

• News - High Blood Sugar Boosts Women's Heart Disease Risk

  MONDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Increased blood...

• News - Caffeine Could Spell Trouble for Diabetics

  MONDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests...

• News - Dogs Could Be a Diabetic's Best Friend

  SUNDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Irish researchers...

• News - Deaths Halt Part of Large Diabetes Trial

  WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A large North...

• News - Aggressive Diabetes Therapy Lowers Death Risk, Study Finds

  WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- People with type...

• News - Current Blood Sugar Control Test Results 'Inaccurate'

  FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The current standard...

• News - National Effort Needed to Address Hyperglycemia in Heart Patients

  TUESDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A national effort...