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Why do diabetics need Extended Size Diabetic Socks? Ok, first a crash course on why diabetics should use larger diabetic socks. Diabetes causes your blood sugar to be higher than normal, which means over time, high blood sugar can damage the blood vessels and nerves in your body. So any resulting damage to your nerves means that it is possible you may have burning pain or lose feeling in a part of your body. This is called diabetic neuropathy. In the event this damage to the blood vessels occurs in your feet, it means your feet may not be getting a good supply of blood.

The feet are a common area for problems among diabetic people. So here’s the problem. You might experience a loss of feeling in your feet. If this happens, you won’t even be able to tell if your feet are hurting as a result of a blister or sore. If they are not attended to immediately, they can turn into ulcers. If the ulcers become infected, you may have to go to the hospital. In a worst case scenario, your foot may have to be amputated. Is that enough? Do you have the picture? So how do you avoid this? In part, socks. Yes, socks. They’re next to your feet more often than anything else aren’t they? So I guess that is a good place to start then.

So the deal is this, wear well-padded extra large diabetic socks. Make sure they are one half inch longer than your longest toe. DO NOT wear stretch socks, nylon socks, socks with an elastic band or socks with inside seams. It just can’t be overstated how important wearing large diabetic socks are in the care of your feet.

Aside from big and tall diabetic socks or double X diabetic socks, wash your feet every day with lukewarm water and mild soap. Make sure to dry your feet well. Use a soft towel and pat them gently. Keep the skin of your feet smooth. If they crack, consult your doctor. Keep your feet dry. Use non-medicated powder on them before putting on your extended size diabetic socks and shoes. Check your feet every day. Contact your doctor at the first sign of redness, swelling, pain that doesn’t go away, numbness or tingling in any part of your foot. DO NOT treat calluses, corns or bunions yourself. Contact your doctor for that. Don’t let your feet get too hot or too cold. DO NOT go barefooted. These are are few of the many do’s and don’ts.

Finding extended size diabetic socks is not difficult. There are many, many places on line where you can read about and purchase diabetic socks in all sizes. Perhaps you can locate large diabetic socks in one of your favorite stores, but they are an item you will need to shop for, since they are other than normal, regular type socks. The key here is non-binding socks, so make sure you look for those extra large diabetic socks.

Free Diabetic Supplies would really be appreciated by the millions of people who already have diabetes and the millions more each year that are diagnosed with diabetes. Not to mention the millions more that have diabetes and do not yet know it. Yes, diabetes is a major disease. Left untreated or not treated properly, it can lead to such things as blindness, kidney failure and heart disease, just to mention a few of the many, many complications of this disease.

Diabetics are able to control their diabetes with diet and medication, but the cost of medication is so expensive that it is a hardship for many people to get the supplies they need to keep this terrible disease in check. Over TWO BILLION DOLLARS are spent on diabetes each year. The one ray of light is the fact that many diabetics can get Diabetic Supplies for Free, or so they say.

So how does a diabetic go about getting Free Diabetic Supplies as well as Diabetic Testing Supplies For Free? Well, there is bad news to be had here. Understand that I did not do research on absolutely every on line site that advertises Free Supplies For Diabetics or Free Testing Supplies For Diabetics, but from the ones I did research, these supplies are not free. What these people meant to say was, there is little to no cost to you and in some cases they might be free. Even at that, this statement is not exactly truthful, because it is only accurate if you have Medicare or private insurance. In all honesty, it appears what may be free in most cases, is the cost of shipping the supplies. Mostly these programs eliminate the paper work one would normally have to complete or the burden of having to pay the entire cost of these supplies and then have to wait to be reimbursed. On that basis, these programs have some merit, but do not get the idea that you can get totally Free Diabetic Supplies or totally Free Diabetic Testing Supplies.

I began this blog about Free Diabetic Supplies by telling you about diabetes as a disease and the number of people affected by it, I even went on to give a brief explanation of the effects the disease can have on these people if not kept under control. I don’t know about anyone else, but leading these people to believe that they can obtain the very necessary supplies that will keep their disease under control, for free when, in fact they are not, borders on cruel. These people with fixed and/or low incomes need these very important supplies. Isn’t it a shame that they can’t get what is advertised, Diabetic Supplies Free For Diabetics and Testing Supplies Free For Diabetics?

If you have any stories about your experiences with trying to obtain diabetic supplies free or free diabetic testing supplies we would like to hear about it. Please give us a response about it.

Although we talk mostly about Diabetic Food I thought the question “Diabetic? How Do You Know You Have Diabetes?” was in order, after all, it is how it all starts. Well, like a lot of people with type 2 diabetes, you don’t! The reason for this is that the symptoms can be so mild and develop so gradually that you do not even notice them or you do not even have any symptoms.

I became a diabetic when I was 59. I had a family history of diabetes that went directly back to my father and his mother, so the chances of my getting diabetes were always pretty good. So for me, the question Diabetic? How Do You Know You Have Diabetes? was always something I knew the answer to. I had a pretty good handle on Diabetes Symptoms. Nevertheless, knowing I had this family history, whenever my doctor would have me get a blood test, the first thing I always asked was, “how is my blood sugar?” and I was always relieved when the answer came back “good”. I was always very concerned because I had a major sweet tooth. It’s funny or sad, depending on how you look at it, here I am concerned over the results of my blood sugar test, but not concerned enough to do anything about my eating habits. I guess a better way to characterize my concern would be to say I was relieved, that way I could keep on with my bad eating habits and feel alright about it.

For those of you who are asking yourself the question Diabetic? How Do You Know You Have Diabetes? here are some diabetes symptoms to watch for; excessive thirst, blurred vision or a sudden change in vision, frequent urination (especially during the night), feeling tired a lot, being hungrier than usual, itchy or very dry skin, sores that do not heal as quickly as they use to, unexplained weight loss or more infections than usual. I can tell you that I experienced three of these and it seemed to me that they started almost overnight. The first things I noticed were excessive thirst and urination. Wow, for as bad as it was I might as well have pitched a tent in my bathroom and brought along a cooler full of drinks. It was bad. The third thing was my sight. I am far sighted, but all of a sudden I could not see things 10 feet away, they were all blurry. The really amazing thing to me was that I could read the finest of small print. My eyes had done a complete 180 degree turn around. Since my work required that I be on the road, this was definitely not a good thing. So, it was off to the doctor for me so I could get the official answer and, of course, I did have diabetes.

Diabetic? How Do You Know You Have Diabetes? It is easy to find out. If you think you have any of the Diabetes Symptoms mentioned above, a simple blood test will give you the answer. I mean, even if you are not experiencing the above symptoms, there are still reasons to have your blood sugar tested anyway. A family history of diabetes, you are over the age of 45 or you are under the age of 45 and are overweight. I am not talking about 5 pounds here, I meant, overweight! These are all reasons to have your blood sugar tested. In addition to your current blood sugar level, which the doctor can check right in his office, the blood test will give your doctor (and you) additional information about your blood sugar that can be traced back 90 days. This result is pretty much the confirmation that you are a diabetic or not.

As with many things having to do with our health, getting the answer to Diabetic? How Do You Know You Have Diabetes? can be a scary proposition. If you have any reason to believe that you have Diabetes Symptoms it is better to find out sooner rather than later. Diabetes can be a devastating disease. The sooner you find out that you have it, the better off you will be. And once you know you have it, and I can’t overemphasize this, take care of it, constantly.

Does anyone know of a Cure For Diabetes? Is there a cure for diabetes? Well, there is a doctor in Kansas that thinks they have found a cure for diabetes. There is an interesting story to this.

The American Diabetes Association spent more than $51 Million in 2005 on research. You would think they would know a thing or two about diabetes cures if they exist and they say they don’t. You would also think they are an authority on the best way to treat diabetes. But if this doctor is correct, they are going to look awfully bad in the eyes of the world. So let’s take a look at what is known.

This doctor in Kansas is treating her diabetic patients with an approach that was abandoned by most physicians in the 1930’s. What makes this treatment seem even worse, is that this antiquated remedy is the exact opposite of the current guidelines established by the American Diabetes Association. Can this doctor be right? Does the doctor really have a cure for diabetes? Let me put it this way, if the doctor is correct, somebody is in trouble. But one thing is for certain, it won’t be her patients, because they just won’t stay sick! Patients are walking into her office with type 2 diabetes and walking out cured by every objective measurement known to medicine. Now there is $51 Million that says this isn’t possible, that it can’t happen in a Kansas clinic or most definitely not by emptying out their refrigerators.

According to the doctor, the first thing she has her diabetics patients do is, remove carbohydrates from their diets. She says that often times this is all it takes to reverse their symptoms. She says they no longer require medication. So that’s the cure for diabetes? If it is, it’s a really simple cure. But more than that, it’s very controversial. If it is, in fact, a cure for diabetes, if the secret centers on carbohydrates, it will shed a lot of light on the ignorance in the medical community. And worse than that, imagine the implications for the American Diabetes Association. Has a cure for diabetes been found and the American Diabetes Association, who spent $51 Million on research in 2005 alone, didn’t find it? It seems so and moreover they are rejecting the closest thing we have to a diabetes cure.

Now, this gets real technical and involved, but put as simply as possible, there is a very large and involved description of a condition called insulin resistance, which leads to the diabetes condition. Insulin, which is secreted by your pancreas, moves glucose (this is the form of sugar your body uses for energy) from your bloodstream into you cells. But what happens when, due to excessive weight gain as an example, your cells start to become resistant to the effects of insulin? More insulin is required to dispose of the same amount of glucose. This is insulin resistance and is the first stage of type 2 diabetes. The American Diabetes Association suggests a diet that includes carbohydrates and even sugar. Since carbohydrates turn into sugar in your body, it doesn’t make sense that eating “carbs” can be helpful to diabetics. In fact, eliminating “carbs” from your diet seems like a real good plan for a diabetes cure.

So therein lies the good doctor’s cure for diabetes. Her plan is a simple one. If sugar is the culprit, eliminate the culprit. Eliminate sugar and foods that produce sugar once inside the body, from your diet. How hard is that? Do you want a cure for diabetes? Well this certainly seems to be the right direction to move in. So, if you have diabetes, doesn’t it make sense to control your blood sugar by limiting your carbohydrate intake? And not only that but consuming fewer carbs means you often end up consuming fewer calories, which can help lower weight, which in turn, reduces insulin resistance. Does that sound like a cure for diabetes to you? Well, if it’s not the cure, it’s certainly a step in the right direction.

Diabetes and Food is an ongoing battle. My family is and has been full of diabetics. My father and his mother were diabetic. My wife and her father are diabetics as was her fathers’ mother, so diabetes and food is not foreign to me. The day my doctor told me I had diabetes I was not in shock. As a matter of fact, I had a sort of acceptance about me that I had finally, at age 59, reached my destiny.

So even though my wife was already a diabetic the problem was, all of a sudden, as close to home as it gets, I had diabetes. We sat down and talked about how our diet was going to change. Questions like; do diabetics have to eat special foods and what foods can diabetics eat were certainly a part of the conversation. All of a sudden you begin to recount all the things you have experienced with other diabetic family members. We talked about how often should diabetics eat and should diabetics eat more or less. It is amazing how the thoughts flash through you head. You think of just about anything; what are diabetic foods, what can diabetics eat and exactly what foods are diabetic foods are all things you start thinking about.

So a long talk with my doctor seemed to be in order. I remember asking him what can diabetics eat and specifically about eating pasta. Yes, my wife is Italian. His answer was, sure you can have it. Just eat it in moderation. I also recall asking about fresh fruits since they contain natural sugars. His answer surprised me. He said to eat them and check my blood sugar. He said the results of my blood sugar would provide me with the answer. I thought, wow, this diabetic thing is going to be a piece of cake, diabetic cake that is. I asked him, is there a special diabetic diet that I should be on? Again the answer surprised me when he came back at me with a resounding negative. I guess I should tell you that when this doctor first told me I had diabetes, he had just finished testing my blood sugar and it registered an error. When I asked him what that meant, he told me that’s what happens when your blood sugar is over 500! And now he’s telling me I can eat regular food, including pasta and fresh fruits. He’s telling me that my own results from testing my blood sugar are going to tell me what I can and can’t eat. Before I go any further, within a few months I had lost 50 pounds and my blood sugar was pretty stable between 100 and 105.

How often should diabetics eat? This is an extremely good question and one of the most important. This question also falls under the category of should diabetics eat more or less? Let me tell you what I did. For breakfast I ate cereal with a banana and used artificial sweetener or eggs, bacon, a piece of toast with jelly; sugar free jelly. These were my normal choices. When I went to work I took a long 3 things; something for a morning snack such as crackers and cheese or a piece of fresh fruit; something for lunch such as chicken or turkey, crackers and cheese and as a special treat, sugar free jello; finally something for an afternoon snack such as fresh fruit and or sugar free jello. By the time I got home from work it was time for an appropriate dinner. And then, sometime during the evening, I had another snack. I was eating about every two hours. I was eating more often than I had ever eaten before and while doing this lost 50 pounds. So in answer to the question, how often should diabetics eat, the answer is, about every two hours. Evenly spaced out meals help keep your blood sugar stable. In answer to the question, should diabetics eat more or less, I guess it depends on your previous eating habits and what you consider more or less. It is really eating more often but less food. In other words, don’t gorge yourself twice a day. Eat small meals spaced evenly apart throughout the course of the day. Trust me, you won’t be hungry.

Let’s review the issue of Diabetes and Food. Do diabetics eat special food? I suppose there are some out there who do, but based on the results my wife and I achieved using common sense, our glucose meters and an occasional blood test ordered by our doctor, we are doing just fine. What are diabetic foods and what can diabetics eat? Except for the very obvious, like sugar free jelly instead of regular jelly, artificial sweetener instead of sugar and etc., regular foods are diabetic foods. I mean, what diabetics eat is a matter of common sense. You have to keep you sugar intake as low as you can. The questions of how often should diabetics eat and should diabetics eat more or less are really simple to answer and make a lot of sense. The idea for diabetics is to keep your blood sugar stable at all times. So eating small meals every couple of hours helps achieve that goal. As a result, you get the feeling that you are eating all the time, which might make you think that you are eating more. I can tell you this, eating less is not the answer. So, if you are asking yourself is there a special diabetic diet, the answer is yes and you get to tailor make it and personalize it just for you all on your own.

As a recently diagnosed diabetic, I asked myself a lot of questions about diabetic cereals or put another way, diabetes and cereals. I had a talk with my doctor about eating sugar free cereal versus low sugar cereal versus cereal that contains sugar. After a while it seems silly, because you end up asking the doctor about certain brands of cereal expecting him/her to know each and every brand on the shelf and how much sugar that particular brand has right down to the number of grams per serving size and the size of the serving. Look, your doctor can guide you, but you can make the decisions if you just use some common sense.

Ask yourself some questions and then answer those questions yourself based on the help you obtained from your doctor and some common sense. Let’s try a few. Do diabetics have to eat sugar free cereal? In plain and simple terms, of course not. The good news is that it is possible that one of your favorites does not contain sugar and you just never paid any attention to that fact. Just check the box for the appropriate information. It’s there. Can diabetics eat regular cereal or cereal that contains sugar? The answer here is yes, but it does get a little tricky. You’re going to find yourself doing a lot of reading. Some cereals have A LOT of sugar in them. Naturally, you’re not going to be eating these. Remember, common sense. And when you find a cereal you like that is low in sugar content it doesn’t mean you can eat all you want. Sugar content is expressed in the amount of sugar per serving and that serving size is defined for you. There are many regular cereals on the shelf at your local supermarket that have reasonably low sugar content, perhaps 3 or 4 grams per serving. Some may even have zero sugar content. If you are checking you blood sugar on a regular basis, the results you get will help you make a determination.

Maybe you still have some questions about diabetes and cereals such as; Are there diabetic cereals? What are the best diabetic cereals? The answer to the first question is, of course, yes and if you like them, eat them. Like your doctor, the writer here doesn’t know which diabetic cereal(s)are best. If they are cereals for diabetics they are naturally good for you as a diabetic. Which ones you prefer is just a matter of taste.

These are always good questions. Can you eat regular cereal if you have diabetes? What cereals can a diabetic eat? The answer to the first question was pretty much answered above, but just to restate the answer, sure you can. All you have to do is read the box. If the cereal has sugar, make sure the sugar content is minimal; say 3 or 4 grams per serving. And eat just one serving. Diabetics can eat regular cereals within certain parameters. The second question has essentially the same answer. Diabetics can eat any cereals that are either low in sugar content or have no sugar content. Always keep in mind that the determining factor for cereals containing sugar is the number of grams per serving.

Ok, let’s try these diabetes and cereals questions; What cold cereal is best for diabetics? What hot cereal is best for diabetics? With respect to the first question, shall we answer it as a group? We should all know the answer to this one by now. Diabetic cereal(s) or cereal(s) for diabetics lead the way, followed by any low sugar content cereal (i.e. 3 or 4 grams per serving) that can be regular cereal. On to the second question; anybody want to take a guess at this answer? RIGHT! It is the same as the previous answer. This stuff is getting pretty easy isn’t it. It’s all common sense. Here’s an example. There is a popular hot cereal on every supermarket shelf in America that you would all recognize immediately. In its’ basic and original form it has no sugar. Good, that means it is on the list of hot cereal a diabetic can eat. Now, it also comes in flavors, one of which is maple cinnamon. Don’t pick these flavored packets up and put them in your cart. Read the label first. You will be amazed at how the sugar content really goes up.

One last thought here about diabetes and cereals. When you ask yourself which sugar free cereals or low sugar cereals are good for diabetics now you know the answer or do diabetics have to eat sugar free cereal again, you know the answer. If at some point you don’t remember everything you read here and you begin to wonder can diabetics eat cereals that contain sugar or what cereals are best for diabetics or can diabetics eat regular cereal, just remember the answer is all in sugar content. And keep it low; 3 to 4 grams per serving. Take your blood sugar to determine any adverse effect the cereals you choose to eat may be having on you.

Foot care is always important, but for diabetics Diabetic Foot Care is essential. Wearing proper socks and shoes are a must. Good diabetic foot care can decrease the chance of foot sores (ulcers), which can be caused by friction and pressure that can lead to infection, gangrene and even to amputation.

Summer, with its’ beautiful hot days are not so kind to diabetics. It is during the summer months that diabetic foot care adds another dimension to an already serious condition. Diabetics should know that exposure to prolonged hot and humid weather can lead to a myriad of foot problems, even third degree burns, should they not exercise proper diabetic foot care. The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) urges diabetics to take special care during these times. The reasons for their concern is that diabetics exposed to this type of weather will experience swelling, dryness and cracking from wearing sandals and problems arising from walking barefooted, such as puncture wounds, burns and blisters from the hot pavement. What people who don’t exercise diabetic foot care are not aware of in many cases is, because of their condition their feet can be burned in a very short time when walking barefooted on hot surfaces. Diabetics should not take this aspect of diabetic foot care lightly. Doctors have reported that their patients have reported these types of burns from simply walking barefooted down their driveway to the sidewalk just to get the morning paper. Another patient was hospitalized for three weeks as a result of walking barefooted. In the end, this patient needed multiple surgeries to fix the wounds. Any type of break in the skin on a diabetic foot has the potential to get infected and ulcerate if it is not noticed immediately. For this reason wearing flip flops or strap sandals that can cause loss of moisturizing oils is a definite “no no” for diabetics. What happens is that the feet can become dry, then crack and then you are at risk from infection. This same hot weather is bad for diabetic feet even if they are wearing shoes. In hot weather the feet can swell, the shoes fit tighter and may exert blister causing pressure on the toes and heels.

How can neglect of diabetic foot care cause these things to happen to someone and they are not aware of it? The answer is not so complicated. Diabetics, as a result of their condition, experience nerve damage. As a result, they don’t have the feeling in their feet that a non-diabetic has.

All though most diabetics don’t like it, exercising good diabetic foot care by wearing support stockings (compression stockings), even in the summer months, is the best way to reduce swelling and avoid complications such as poor circulation and further impaired nerve damage.

Vigilant diabetic foot care is a year-round responsibility for diabetes patients, but the temptations of summer can test even the most conscientious patient’s resolve, after all, what is more natural than bare feet and sandals in the summer? Unfortunately, diabetis doesn’t have an off-season. Patients must always be very careful with their feet to avoid skin breaks and subsequent infections and ulcerations that result from this disease.