Even if you’re as healthy as a horse, you can still get diabetes. It’s genetic in some cases and some people just have what amounts to bad luck with how their system handles sugar. If you need help controlling your diabetes or just need to learn about it, check out these great diabetes tips in the article.

If you’re working to lose weight and keep your Diabetes in check but can’t find any healthy breakfast options with protein that you enjoy, try a smoothie. You can buy protein powder at a health food store (make sure to ask if it has any sugar or artificial sweeteners) and you can put a scoop in to up the nutritional punch!

Be careful with the medicines you choose when you have a cold, many are laden with sugar which can affect your blood sugar levels. Make sure you take this into account if you’re keeping track of what you eat to maintain even blood sugar levels, or if your blood sugar mysteriously spikes.

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, I am sure you know how to check your blood sugar. You should check it before meals and at bedtime. This insures that if there is a sudden change in your blood sugar levels, you know in advance to address the situation in a timely fashion lest an emergency arise.

Find out what your blood glucose target levels should be and ensure that you’re meeting them. Diabetes control means knowing what you’re up against, so keep a journal with your goal numbers listed so you can easily see how well you’re doing every day. Once you have your blood glucose under control you’ll feel immensely healthier!

Now that you have a greater understanding of ways you can go about managing you diabetes you should have already started thinking of strategies you can add to your daily routine. Remember just as the beginning of the article stated, if you apply all that you learned as much as you can, managing your diabetes should feel routine before you know it.