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• Article - How to Help Your Parent With Diabetes Stick With Diet Recommendations

  Help your parent with diabetes make smart food choices. Educate yourself and them about what they can and can't eat without driving them crazy.

• Checklist - 12 Items Your Parent With Diabetes Should Always Carry

  Help your parent with diabetes be prepared for medical emergencies when he's not at home: Know the 12 essentials he should always have with him.

• Article - How to Help Your Parent Make Dietary Changes

  Advice on how to help your parent with chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease make dietary changes for the better.

• Article - Managing Your Parent's Type 2 Diabetes: Coping With the 5 Toughest Challenges

  Learn about the toughest challenges seniors with type 2 diabetes face and find ways you can help your parent with diabetes overcome these obstacles.

• Checklist - 10 People You Need on Your Diabetes Care Team

  Learn which doctors and other health specialists provide the medical help your parent with diabetes needs, and how to find them.

• Article - How to Ensure a Parent With Diabetes Follows Exercise Recommendations

  A how-to guide on getting your parent with diabetes to exercise without getting on their nerves.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Is it OK if my mom with type 2 diabetes drinks alcohol?

  Is it OK to drink alcohol with type 2 diabetes? My mother likes to drink alcohol socially, but I worry that this will affect her type 2 diabetes.

• Question - What can I cook for my diabetic husband?

  Find tips on how to help your newly diagnosed partner or parent with diabetes eat well.

• Question - Should I let my dad, who has diabetes, drive?

  Help your parent with diabetes avoid hypoglycemic episodes while driving, and learn some legalities of driving with type 2 diabetes.

• Question - Does stress affect my parent's blood sugar levels?

  My mom is diabetic and has a tendency to get upset and anxious. Does stress have an impact on her blood sugar level, and if so, what can I do to help?

• Question - Should my father, who has type 2 diabetes, avoid carbohydrates?

  Is it best for a diabetic to cut out or avoid carbs? No, someone with diabetes shouldn't avoid carbs completely, but cutting down on carbs can help.

• Question - Should my active parent check his blood sugar during exercise?

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• Question - What's carbohydrate counting and should my dad do it?

  A diabetes expert gives you the scoop on why your parent might want to count carbohydrates and what carb counting means.

• Question - How can I get my father with diabetes to eat appropriately?

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• Question - How can I convince my stubborn father to see a doctor about his diabetes?

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Tips & Reflections

• Tip - A Handy Way to Practice Portion Control

  Measuring food is a necessary part of how your parent...

• Tip - Medicare Coverage for Your Parent With Diabetes

  Find out what diabetes services and supplies are covered under Medicare.