Diabetic Living Summer 2019

HAPPY + HEALTHY FEET Check your feet every day. Look for redness, swell- ing, blisters, or skin or nail changes. Use a mirror o ...

SHOP SMART Fall for Fat Fat is not the enemy! In fact, pairing vegetables with a little fat (such as what you’ll find in salad d ...

Newman’s Own Organic Oil & Vinegar Dressing Serving: 2 Tbsp. Cal 140, Carb 1g, Sat. Fat 2.5g, Sodium 135mg Bolthouse Farms C ...

Get Your Health Claims Covered Appealing a claim denial isn’t hard—and preventing the denial in the first place is even easier. ...

SUMMER 2019 / DI ABETIC LI VING 25 Prevention Is the Best Medicine The best way to ensure claims are covered happens before you ...

Filing an Appeal If phone calls don’t get you anywhere, it’s time to appeal. Your EOB will include instructions on filing and ti ...

Move. Now! Moving throughout the day is just as important as setting aside time to exercise. Here’s how to fit it all in. WRITIN ...

28 DI ABETIC LI VING / S UMMER 2 019 Standing Side Crunch 10 CRUNCHES ON EACH SIDE Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and ...

SUMMER 2019 / DI ABETIC LI VING 29 Balance: FITNESS Raise your heart rate & improve your mobility Front Punch, Cross & K ...

30 DI ABETIC LI VING / S UMMER 2 019 Isometric Biceps Hold HOLD FOR 30 SECONDS This is an isometric exercise, which means it in- ...

SUMMER 2019 / DI ABETIC LI VING 31 Balance: FITNESS Chair Dip 8 CHAIR DIPS Sit in a sturdy chair. Place your hands on the front ...

Inspire SHAR ING STOR IES MAK ES US STRONGER I DID IT! A Fresh Start Finding a supportive health care team— and her local farmer ...

SUMMER 2019 / DI ABETIC LI VING 39 W hen Kristen Canfield’s parents split when she was young, she began spending sum- mers with ...

InspireInspire 40 DI ABETIC LI VING / S UMMER 2 019 STOMACH PAIN PROMPTED A DIAGNOSIS “In 2014, I went to the doctor because I h ...

Time to plan the Map out vacation dates, kids’ camps, and road trips with Cozi, the #1 family organizing app. Plus get the 2019 ...

I AM NOT A LIGHT PACKER, but I am an efficient one: I can fit a week’s worth of clothes, diabetes supplies, elec- tronics, and s ...

*Ventilators and oxygen †Philips Respironics Oxygen that goes anywhere. So you live life to its fullest. See what you can do wit ...

TurnING Disaster into re ie Insulin for Life USA redistributes life-saving diabetes supplies to people in need. BY CARON GOLDEN ...

Young patients pose outside a clinic in Gambia. I n October 2018, Philip Atkinson made his first disaster-relief road trip on be ...

46 DI ABETIC LI VING / S UMMER 2 019 economic downturn in 2008. Inspired to get directly involved, the Atkinsons revived the U.S ...