{"id":2563,"date":"2014-11-10T20:39:36","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T20:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"\/westchesterhospital\/?page_id=2563"},"modified":"2015-07-06T15:46:08","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T15:46:08","slug":"managing-your-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/services\/educational-services\/diabetes-education-classes\/managing-your-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Your Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/11\/couple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2605\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/11\/couple-300x269.png\" alt=\"couple\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/11\/couple-300x269.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/11\/couple.png 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>For additional information and tips about managing your Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, follow the links below to view educational materials on various topics.<\/p>\n<p>When you attend the West Chester Hospital Diabetes Education Program, you&#8217;ll receive even more information from the medical experts on these and many other issues that concern diabetics and their families.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>W<\/strong><strong>h<\/strong><strong>a<\/strong><strong>t is Diabetes?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Diabetes is a chronic (lifelong) condition that makes it difficult for your body to regulate the sugar (glucose) in your blood and without treatment can result in serious health problems. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/services\/educational-services\/diabetes-education-classes\/managing-your-diabetes\/what-is-diabetes\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Healthy Eating<\/h3>\n<p>Healthy eating can be a challenge for everyone. Healthy nutrition includes eating a variety of whole foods and a balanced amount of carbohydrates, proteins and fat.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/services\/educational-services\/diabetes-education-classes\/managing-your-diabetes\/healthy-eating\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Being Active<\/h3>\n<p>Physical activity has many benefits. Being physically active can improve your overall health, help protect you from heart disease, and fight depression. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/services\/educational-services\/diabetes-education-classes\/managing-your-diabetes\/being-active\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Monitoring Blood Sugar<\/h3>\n<p>Test your blood sugar regularly. Take the results with you to your doctor appointments. This will help you discover your blood sugar patterns. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/services\/educational-services\/diabetes-education-classes\/managing-your-diabetes\/monitoring-blood-sugar\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Medications<\/h3>\n<p>Some people with type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar with changes in their diet and physical activity. However, many people also need medications. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/services\/educational-services\/diabetes-education-classes\/managing-your-diabetes\/medications\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Reducing Your Risks for Complications<\/h3>\n<p>One of the most difficult things about diabetes is thinking about the complications that can happen in the future. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/services\/educational-services\/diabetes-education-classes\/managing-your-diabetes\/reducing-your-risks-for-complications\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<p>Find out what resources are available in our community and online to help you manager your diabetes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/services\/educational-services\/diabetes-education-classes\/managing-your-diabetes\/resources\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For additional information and tips about managing your Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, follow the links below to view [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"parent":2416,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2563","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2563"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2715,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2563\/revisions\/2715"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}