... Setting boundaries to take care of yourself does not make you mean or selfish – it helps you focus on what you need to do to care for yourself. Here are a few tips for setting boundaries clearly and compassionately: Use clear, direct language. ...
How Good Boundaries Make Life With HIV Easier
... Setting boundaries to take care of yourself does not make you mean or selfish – it helps you focus on what you need to do to care for yourself. Here are a few tips for setting boundaries clearly and compassionately: Use clear, direct language. ...
... "The moment I received my official diagnosis, I dropped all my assumptions about HIV. It was so freeing." -Member of myHIVteamLiving with a chronic condition can be difficult and even a burden, but also an opportunity to rid yourself of what you think you know. Have you heard the saying, "People don't get it until they get it"? ...
Beginner's Mind - Not Knowing It All When Living with HIV
... "The moment I received my official diagnosis, I dropped all my assumptions about HIV. It was so freeing." -Member of myHIVteamLiving with a chronic condition can be difficult and even a burden, but also an opportunity to rid yourself of what you think you know. Have you heard the saying, "People don't get it until they get it"? ...
... Our chronic illnesses — physical, mental, or emotional — make our light shine through every shade of darkness.” My Perspective articles discuss HIV from a specific point of view. My Perspective articles don’t reflect the opinions of MyHealthTeams staff, medical experts, partners, advertisers, or sponsors. ...
An HIV Diagnosis — and Journey to Acceptance
... Our chronic illnesses — physical, mental, or emotional — make our light shine through every shade of darkness.” My Perspective articles discuss HIV from a specific point of view. My Perspective articles don’t reflect the opinions of MyHealthTeams staff, medical experts, partners, advertisers, or sponsors. ...
... A health care professional will measure your body weight and calculate your body mass index (BMI) and ask you questions about your current food intake. They can then devise a plan that will help you reach your body composition and weight goals. ...
HIV Weight Loss and Gain: 3 Ways To Maintain a Healthy Weight
... A health care professional will measure your body weight and calculate your body mass index (BMI) and ask you questions about your current food intake. They can then devise a plan that will help you reach your body composition and weight goals. ...
... 1 Initiated on Single-Tablet Darunavir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide or Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide in the United States — Current Medical Research and Opinion HIV-Related Immune Activation May Predict Weight Gain and Exacerbate Complications, Especially in Women — HIV.gov Weight Changes, Metabolic Syndrome and All-Cause ...
4 Causes of Weight Gain With HIV
... 1 Initiated on Single-Tablet Darunavir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide or Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide in the United States — Current Medical Research and Opinion HIV-Related Immune Activation May Predict Weight Gain and Exacerbate Complications, Especially in Women — HIV.gov Weight Changes, Metabolic Syndrome and All-Cause ...
... Additionally, GLP-1 drugs can reduce muscle mass, which may be a concern for people with HIV who already experience muscle wasting — a condition also linked to ART. ...
... The increased risk for type 2 diabetes was equally high in all participants, regardless of whether they took the drug.The study builds on past research linking HIV to metabolic changes and unhealthy lipid levels, such as high triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol, which increase diabetes risk.How To Reduce Your Diabetes RiskIf you’re living with HIV ...
Preventing Diabetes With HIV: Study Reveals 4 Early Risks
... The increased risk for type 2 diabetes was equally high in all participants, regardless of whether they took the drug.The study builds on past research linking HIV to metabolic changes and unhealthy lipid levels, such as high triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol, which increase diabetes risk.How To Reduce Your Diabetes RiskIf you’re living with HIV ...
... Exercise can improve lean body mass, decrease fat, manage stress better, help with fatigue and decrease depression symptoms. Besides improving strength, exercise may also help the immune system work better. ...
Staying Active and HIV
... Exercise can improve lean body mass, decrease fat, manage stress better, help with fatigue and decrease depression symptoms. Besides improving strength, exercise may also help the immune system work better. ...