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Before participating in outdoor activities in the summer heat, people with diabetes need to keep a few emergency supplies on hand, including fruit snacks, glucose tablets and a water bottle. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Summer heat can adversely affect blood sugars

  • By Trisha Gedon │ Oklahoma State University Extension
Windmill at sunset (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)

Summer is coming: Remember your sunscreen

Poison oak looks similar to poison ivy, but the teeth along the edges of the leaflets are more rounded, leaves often are not as shiny, and the form is more shrub-like (photo by John Byrd, bugwood.org).

Common poisonous plants to avoid this spring

P5 Ranch. (Courtesy photo.)
Woman with raincoat and hiking boots taking out water bottle from backpack. Refreshment during hike in forest (Photo: iStock - Zbynek Pospisil)

Celebrate 2024 with First Day Hikes