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Stay on top of your diabetes management with simple and effective exercise routines. Learn how to hit your weekly exercise targets effortlessly with our expert tips and guidance.

Learn how to prevent lows and keep your blood glucose in check during physical activity. Find out what to do when your blood glucose levels go too low or too high.

Learn tips for exercising safely with diabetes. Manage your routine to avoid complications and boost health with expert advice on safe fitness practices.

Discusses few basic tips on what and when to eat before and after exercise—and what to consider if you take diabetes medications like insulin.

Antoinette lives with type 2 diabetes and is committed to fighting the stigma surrounding it. She writes about her experience at realdiabetics.com . I was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic about 4 years ago at the age of 42. My introduction to diabetes was quite amazing. I woke up in the ICU of the hospital to learn that my blood sugar on admission was 1315. Yes, you read that right—1315. My A1C was 18.2. I was in a state of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Learn about DKA Although I had several family members with diabetes, I never thought I would become one. I believed that having a healthy diet

Every generation on my mom's side has/had type 2 diabetes. It's unreal how people don't understand the damage diabetes can do to your body. It can affect almost every organ. My mom had glaucoma, retinopathy, needed a kidney transplant, and had portions of her foot amputated. My mom passed when she was 53 due to complications with diabetes. Past relatives also had amputations of the feet and legs. I just didn't realize the extent of the damage from diabetes until I was diagnosed. I am using what my family members went through to monitor my health. It's been rough, but I am trying. I take 15