Archive for September 2016
To snack or NOT to snack??
Recently, I have a few conversations about “to snack” OR “not to snack”. Lots of people believe that they need to snack three times per day because of the diabetes, even if they are not hungry. While some people think because they need to lose weight, they will skip food as much as they could including…
Read MoreInjecting Technique (written by Mrs. Katrina McNalty, RN CDE):
Injecting at the proper depth and site is an important part of good injection technique. Most healthcare professionals recommend that insulin be injected in the subcutaneous fat, which is the layer of fat just below the skin. If you inject too deep, the insulin could go into muscle, where it’s absorbed faster but might not…
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