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Page 2 of educational articles from Cheri Sacks, RN, CDCES.

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Diabetes
The Balanced Plate for Steady Blood Sugar
The 9-inch diabetes plate: half vegetables, quarter protein, quarter carbohydrate. A nurse's version for a tired Tuesday. Cheri Sacks, RN, CDCES.
October 5, 2026Read
Diabetes
Continuous Glucose Monitors: What to Know Before You Start
How CGMs work, what the 2026 ADA Standards recommend, and how to use time in range without living on the graph. Cheri Sacks, RN, CDCES.
October 5, 2026Read
Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes and Sleep: The Overlooked Link
How sleep and blood sugar affect each other, when to ask about apnea, and a kinder bedtime. Cheri Sacks, RN, CDCES.
October 5, 2026Read
Diabetes
Menopause and Blood Sugar: The Connection Nobody Explains
Why blood sugar can shift in menopause, what is physiology not failure, and what to bring to your clinician. Cheri Sacks, RN, CDCES.
October 1, 2026Read
Diabetes
Walking After Meals: A Simple Blood Sugar Tool
Why a 10-minute walk after meals helps blood sugar, what the trials show, and how to do it in a kitchen. Cheri Sacks, RN, CDCES.
October 1, 2026Read
Diabetes
Holiday Eating With Diabetes, Without the Stress
A nurse's holiday table plan: medicines, the diabetes plate, a 10-minute walk, and no shame. Cheri Sacks, RN, CDCES.
October 1, 2026Read
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Diabetes and Your Feet: Daily Care Basics
A two-minute daily foot habit, when to call, and what the 2026 ADA foot exam includes. Cheri Sacks, RN, CDCES.
October 1, 2026Read
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Insulin Resistance, Explained Simply
What insulin resistance means in plain English, how it leads to prediabetes, and what actually helps. Cheri Sacks, RN, CDCES.
October 1, 2026Read
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From Gestational Diabetes to Type 2: Reducing Your Future Risk
Why follow-up testing after gestational diabetes matters, and how DPP-style habits lower later type 2 risk. Cheri Sacks, RN, CDCES.
October 1, 2026Read
Diabetes
Emotional Eating and Blood Sugar
Emotional eating can move blood sugar, and stress hormones can raise both appetite and glucose. Learn the plain-English loop and one small pause to…
October 1, 2026Read
Diabetes
A Day of Diabetes-Friendly Meals (A Sample, Not a Prescription)
A sample Tuesday using the diabetes plate, not a rigid menu. Ordinary food, ordinary portions. Cheri Sacks, RN, CDCES.
October 1, 2026Read
Diabetes
Metformin and Lifestyle: How They Work Together
How metformin and daily habits work as teammates, DPP numbers, and why B12 monitoring matters. Cheri Sacks, RN, CDCES.
September 29, 2026Read