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Summertime brings barbeques, parties and trips, but it can also bring unhealthy foods and habits. The good news is that you can enjoy summer fun and stay on track with your healthy living goals. Try these tips!

Lose excess body weight. Every pound of excess body weight lost improves your overall health. A modest weight loss of 7% can improve your blood sugar and reduce your risk of developing diabetes by 60%.

Like many holidays, Christmas can be a challenge for those on the autism spectrum. Holidays often disrupt routines and bring an array of new foods, sounds and smells – all of which can be overwhelming or distressing for individuals with autism. By planning ahead, you can help your child have an enjoyable holiday.

Travelling when you have diabetes can pose some challenges; however with proper planning, your trips will be fun and worry-free.

You may have heard in the news that sitting is the new smoking, as far as an increase in health risks goes. Many of us do a lot of sitting throughout the day – commuting to and from work, sitting at a desk all day and/or sitting on the couch at home. Prolonged sitting can take years off your life. Dr.

Keeping blood sugar controlled on a normal day can seem difficult and even stressful. Add the extra anxiety of holiday planning, travel arrangements, work schedules, holiday parties and gift-giving, and suddenly blood sugar maintenance feels even harder. Stress alone can raise blood sugar levels – and that’s without those sweet holiday treats! Find a sense of calm and good cheer this season with the following helpful tips:

Eating healthfully during the holidays seems like an impossible task. What is “healthful eating” anyway? It means no white foods, drink only kale smoothies, and if it tastes good, don’t eat it, right? Wrong. There is a great deal of misinformation about what it means to eat healthy.

Having highly trained and educated nurses is a priority at Freeman Health System. The Nursing Education Fund is available to eligible Freeman nurses who want to further their nursing education. Money from the fund can be used for advancing a degree, a specialty certification (which can help an RN achieve a higher level in TAPP), healthcare projects or conferences that may be too expensive to attend without assistance. 

Your health is important to you. Do you know if you are at risk for future health problems? Knowing your risk of a disease can help you take the right steps to prevent or manage it.

Freeman Health System provides several free Online Health Risk Assessments to help you have a better understanding of your risk for disease. Freeman offers assessments for breast cancer, diabetes, stroke, heart problems and weight-loss surgery. Assessments can be downloaded and printed to your physician.

Modern technology harnesses the power of the internet to access a wealth of information instantly, almost anywhere. Freeman Health System recognizes the importance of providing accurate health information, and has positioned itself as the source for information you can trust. We help you take advantage of technology by offering free access to our mobile-friendly health resource libraries, where you can find condition-specific information, whenever you need it.

While diabetes affects more than 30 million people in the U.S., another 84 million people have prediabetes, a condition that produces higher than normal blood sugar levels because the body no longer processes blood sugar properly. No signs or symptoms present themselves, but those with prediabetes have a good chance of progressing into type 2 diabetes.