What Is Type 2 Diabetes

Welcome to JourneyForControl.com, your source for practical information, plus a healthy dose of inspiration — all designed to help you take the small, sensible steps that can help change how you manage your condition.

Learning more about diabetes is an important step toward helping yourself feel better and stay healthy. Working with your health care providers, you can set goals that are right for you to help manage your diabetes. Use the power of information to help you.

Meeting the challenges of living with diabetes means taking charge and making changes. Use this information — including expert advice and words of wisdom — to start or continue on the path to a healthier, more balanced lifestyle.

Living a healthier lifestyle — including eating right and getting exercise — is good advice for everyone, but it's especially important for people with type 2 diabetes. A well-balanced diet, exercise, and a healthy weight can help balance your blood sugar level. Discover easy ways to plan meals, lose weight, and fit exercise into each day.

Some patients with type 2 diabetes — and their families — feel overwhelmed by the many lifestyle changes that they need to make to manage the disease. The free tools offered here can provide guidance and support.

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Patient Tools

  • Daily Glucose Tracker
    This handy grid can help your patients track and record glucose levels quickly and easily.
  • Exercise Journal
    People with diabetes say that they are more likely to remain motivated when they keep track of their physical activity. This simple, easy-to-use tool can help.
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