Health & Diabetes

Blogs written for you 

by Kristin Loyd

 Raw content. Insight. At all levels.

Nothing fancy, but it is straight to the heart of the matters. These blogs are written by your diabetes specialist and friend with diabetes, Kristin Loyd, to help create those “Ah-ha!” moments and avoid hours of online searches.

Health & Diabetes Blogs

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Real Life with Diabetes
A far too common story
Real Life
A far too common story
Real Life

My dad and I have diabetes, but our diabetes is different.

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Real Life
My Life with Diabetes
Real Life
My Life with Diabetes
Real Life
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Real Life
Holiday Scenarios, Strategies & Sanity
Lifestyle, Real Life
Holiday Scenarios, Strategies & Sanity
Lifestyle, Real Life

Handle holiday scenarios and sanity with strategy to maintain weight loss, blood sugars and integrity to your health.

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Lifestyle, Real Life
Why is Diabetes So Hard?
Real Life
Why is Diabetes So Hard?
Real Life

Have you went from being overly optimistic about diabetes to tired with diabetes? That is a valid living with diabetes. Learn about your hero’s journey.

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Real Life
5 ways to fix being tired with diabetes
Real Life
5 ways to fix being tired with diabetes
Real Life

Why does diabetes make you tired? 5 things to starting doing when you are tired because of diabetes.

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Real Life
What To Do About Diabetes Stress
Real Life
What To Do About Diabetes Stress
Real Life

How does stress affect your diabetes? Does stress cause diabetes? What to do about stress with diabetes?

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Real Life
When you don’t want to exercise...Finding motivation
Real Life
When you don’t want to exercise...Finding motivation
Real Life

Most people agree that exercise is easier than diet, but more of a decision that taking a prescription. Learn reasons why you should jump into it.

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Real Life
Nutrition & Recipes
How to simplify your medical care
Nutrition
How to simplify your medical care
Nutrition
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Nutrition
Friends with food and diabetes
Nutrition
Friends with food and diabetes
Nutrition
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Nutrition
Kick your cravings to the curb
Nutrition
Kick your cravings to the curb
Nutrition
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Nutrition
Five Fermented Foods
Nutrition
Five Fermented Foods
Nutrition

Five fermented foods to support your gut microbiome and improve your general health.

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Nutrition
8 Tips for Healthy Grocery Shopping
Nutrition
8 Tips for Healthy Grocery Shopping
Nutrition

8 tips for healthy grocery shopping

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Nutrition
Tips for the Savy & Safe Diabetes Supplement
Nutrition, Diabetes self-management
Tips for the Savy & Safe Diabetes Supplement
Nutrition, Diabetes self-management

Supplements for diabetes are very popular. Why do we need to talk about supplement red flags? The FDA lists diabetes supplements as a product category to watch for along with sexual enhancement, weight loss, and body building. Some alternative treatment for diabetes can replace diabetes medications when combined with a good lifestyle.

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Nutrition, Diabetes self-management
Low cost & low carb meals
Nutrition
Low cost & low carb meals
Nutrition

Low carb meals for very cheap can help you to keep your blood sugars stable.

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Nutrition
Sorting out supplements for diabetes
Diabetes self-management, Nutrition
Sorting out supplements for diabetes
Diabetes self-management, Nutrition

I personally use supplements for my diabetes. I know what I am picking out, why I am using it, and I fine tune my supplement use to just a few of them that are the biggest bang for my buck and health.

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Diabetes self-management, Nutrition
Fad diet or bad diet for weight loss
Nutrition
Fad diet or bad diet for weight loss
Nutrition

An estimated 45 million Americans go on a diet each year . Before you do, know the red flags of a fad diet that won’t get you to your end goals.

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Nutrition
Featured
COVID vaccine learning lab
Healthcare Industry
COVID vaccine learning lab
Healthcare Industry

Now that three COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized for use in the United States, and ten more around the world, many questions are circulating about the vaccines, their safety, and when to get vaccinated

Healthcare Industry
Insurance plans and scams
Healthcare Industry
Insurance plans and scams
Healthcare Industry

Navigating the maze of insurance options can be confusing. Whether you’re covered through your job or marketplace or the state, there’s plenty to sort out when you have a chronic disease like diabetes. I have created this process to help your navigations as it applies to diabetes health care.

Healthcare Industry
The absurdly high cost of insulin, explained
Healthcare Industry
The absurdly high cost of insulin, explained
Healthcare Industry

Over the past decade, there has been a significant increase in the price of insulin in the U.S. The cost of the four most popular types of insulin has tripled over the past decade, and the out-of-pocket prescription costs patients now face have doubled.

Healthcare Industry
Diagnosis & Disease
What is insulin resistance?
Diagnosis & Disease
What is insulin resistance?
Diagnosis & Disease
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Diagnosis & Disease
Why do you need to know about insulin resistance?
Diagnosis & Disease
Why do you need to know about insulin resistance?
Diagnosis & Disease
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Diagnosis & Disease
The Ominous Octet of Diabetes Causes
Diagnosis & Disease
The Ominous Octet of Diabetes Causes
Diagnosis & Disease

Have you ever asked your doctor, “what causes my diabetes?” If you have Type 2 diabetes, then you may get the answer of “insulin resistance.” You may also hear about diabetes genetics and sugar causing diabetes. Learn the 8 real diabetes causes in your body.

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Diagnosis & Disease
Returning to ‘Normal’ with Diabetes: COVID 19
Diagnosis & Disease
Returning to ‘Normal’ with Diabetes: COVID 19
Diagnosis & Disease

Recommendations for returning to a ‘new normal’ are constantly changing, as more people are vaccinated and the government is monitoring new cases of COVID-19. What healthcare experts do agree on is the importance of following established public health recommendations, even after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination.

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Diagnosis & Disease
Diabetes is like this…using analogies
Diagnosis & Disease
Diabetes is like this…using analogies
Diagnosis & Disease

I have met many successful and intelligent non-medical people do not have quite a clear understanding of the difference in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. I can empathize with that. I give you analogies to bring it home.

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Diagnosis & Disease
Diabetes Self Management
Metabolism Testing
Self-management
Metabolism Testing
Self-management

Metabolic rate is the powerhouse of your weight loss.

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Self-management
Pick your meter wisely
Self-management
Pick your meter wisely
Self-management

A blood sugar meter is like a friend. Choose wisely or it can be a real pain in the rear. Let’s figure out what you want out of a diabetes meter to make checking blood sugars easier.

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Self-management
Find a personal pick for a glucose meter
Self-management
Find a personal pick for a glucose meter
Self-management

A glucose meter is like a friend. It can be a helpful and wise choice, or it can be a pain in the rear to avoid. Know you options to fit your lifestyle.

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Self-management
Health apps that help diabetes
Self-management
Health apps that help diabetes
Self-management

Do you want help sticking with a treatment plan? There is a health app for that. Need to track your blood glucose levels? There is a diabetes app for that. Want to track calories in and exercise you do? There is an fitness app for that.

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Self-management
The best way to check blood sugars
Self-management
The best way to check blood sugars
Self-management

Use a small wearable device to check your blood sugar trends every 5 minutes, and at a cheap cost. It is easy.

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Self-management
Men vs Women: Whose got the sugars?
Self-management
Men vs Women: Whose got the sugars?
Self-management

Although men and women were created equal, they were also created different. Of course, there are general signs for everyone and their dogs, but there is a caveat that there can be some minor differences between the genders you may want to know.

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Self-management
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