Welcome to Your Diabetes Guide!

DiabetesWellBeing.com is one of the most original and engaging sources of diabetes information available today. We have all of the basic “stuff” you expect, but we go well beyond the basics.

What are you looking to learn?

Meal Planning? We have an extensive array of meal planning tools and resources. This includes a 7 Day Diabetes Meal Plan formulated by a Registered Dietician and Certified Diabetes Educator. The plan is free when you sign up to receive our free newsletter.

Treatments? We cover the standard treatments you most likely hear about from your doctor. We also have dozens of articles on the latest natural treatments. We know what works, what doesn’t and what needs a little more study.

Exercise? Looking for some exercise tips. Check out the yoga article. Yoga has actually been shown to improve diabetes. It gives you a nice stretch too!

Save Money? Check out our Test Strip deals comparison article. We shop for the the best prices available.

This barely touches the surface of what is available on our over 300 focused articles and reviews. And, did we mention that ALL of our content is FREE!

We welcome any suggestions you may have to improve our offerings to you.

Diabetes Recipes!

Looking for easy diabetic recipes? We have dozens of delicious and tasty meals and desserts for you ro choose from. Take a Look! Here is a link to all of our diabetes recipes. Otherwise, take a look at some of the major recipe categories below.

• Diabetic Desserts
• Meat and Fish Recipes
• Diabetic Vegetarian Recipes
• Diabetic Vegetable Recipes
• Snacks for Diabetics
• Diabetic Holiday Recipes
• Diabetic Salad Recipes
• Pasta, Grain, Bread Recipes
• Diabetic Slow Cooker Recipes
• Diabetic Casserole Recipes

Diabetes Technology!

Diabetes technology has evolved tremendously over the last decade. More and more companies have entered the market to offer advanced tools to help you self manage your diabetes. We recognize this increase and technology and have kept pace with our product reviews.

Glucose Meter Reviews: We have the most comprehensive and through glucose meters reviews available on the Internet. Period! Our meter comparison page is also without equal. If you need to take quick glance or an extensive review to find a meter, we are your first stop!

Insulin Pump Reviews: We take a look at each pump and provide you with up to date technical specifications, so you can compare the available insulin pumps equally, side by side. However, what make our reviews the best are the user comments at the bottom of each review. Our readers are actually helping each other make this important decision.

Coming Soon! This year will be an exciting year as we begin to review new diabetes management software offerings and may of the TOP smart phone apps for diabetes. Check back in Spring 2013 (or sooner!) for these latest updates.

Diabetes is a disease affecting how our bodies metabolize, or digest food. Our bodies process food into glucose, a form of sugar in our blood that our cells use for energy and growth. The glucose passes into individual cells with the help of a special hormone called insulin. Insulin is made by the pancreas.

Normally, the pancreas makes the appropriate amount of insulin to complete the glucose transfer from the blood to cells. A diabetic's pancreas, however, either produces no insulin, not enough insulin, or the cells are resistant to the insulin such that glucose is not absorbed into the cell.

Instead, the unabsorbed glucose is passed into our urine and exits the body or builds up dangerously in the blood. The result is that body does not obtain enough fuel at the cellular level to properly run.