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Diets for People With Diabetes
There is no one perfect diet for diabetes, and generally the best diet is the one that is going to be the most moderate, long-lived and consistent from day to day. This consistency and planning is very important for diabetics; by eating about the same amount of food at about the same time every day,
Tips to Manage Your Diabetic Life
Diabetes is one of the most chronic diseases that is increasing at an alarming rate and is one of the main causes of kidney failure and blindness in adults. It is predicted that within next 10 years the number of affected people will rise to 300 million worldwide. Diabetes originates from body'
What Sort of Diabetic Diet is Best?
The basic goal of a diabetic is to live as normal as possible by staying out of complications, and so proper diet must be followed. There are nutrition guidelines for the Diabetics Food Pyramid and patients must aim to keep blood sugar levels stable while ensuring that the body still receives the pr
The Secrets to Diabetes Success
WebMD explains why a 360-degree approach is the best bet for diabetes care.
Five Common Mistakes Made by PreDiabetics and Type 2 Diabetics!
Do you understand what type 2 diabetes is? In a nutshell, it's a health condition that causes your blood sugar levels to fluctuate above or below acceptable clinical levels due to the insulin in your body not doing its job.
Diabetic Neuropathy - The Cost is More Than the Money
Diabetic neuropathy is the focus of one study that found those who suffer from it are more likely to cost more both physically, financially and emotionally. The total cost for the surgeries, devices, psychological and physical therapy pales in comparison to the pain and suffering of the diabetic.Peo
Maintaining Proper Nutrition For People With Diabetes
This week American Diabetes Wholesale gets back to the basics. When was the last time you evaluated what you eat as a part of your diabetes management routine? Eating is probably the number one controllable factor in whether you remain healthy and are able to maintain optimal blood sugar levels.
How the Glycemic Foods Index Affects Diet
Glycemic response is influenced by the amount of food we eat, the type of food we eat, and how the food we eat is processed or prepared. An example of this is: a boiled potato will spike glucose levels in milliseconds. Glycemic Load considers both the glycemic index and the amount of carbohydrate in
Bad Foods For Diabetics - Be Sure to Exclude Them
Though the diabetics are restricted to certain diet foods for diabetes, the choices of good or bad foods are made following some guidelines from dietitians. There are certain items categorized as bad foods for diabetics.
Book Review - Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes
My book review of Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-Existing Diabetes written by Cheryl Alkon. This book is a guide for pregnancy with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 Diabetes Comes From Where?
Well, where do you get it?Type 2 diabetes that is.Here are the big risk factors, being overweight or obese.And hand-in-hand with this is heart disease and high blood pressure.
11 Tips for Eating Out With Diabetes
Eating out with diabetes can be stressful. Restaurants are in the business of selling food, not helping you stick to your diet -- so when you're eating out you'll see, smell and hear about foods that you'd probably like to eat.
Smart Food Strategies for People With Diabetes and Hypertension
Do you have high blood pressure and diabetes? WebMD's diet tips will help you manage both conditions with tasty, good-for-you food.
Tips to Spot the Warning Signs of Diabetes
The word "diabetes" has been derived from Latin. In Latin it means passing through; whereas the meaning of "Mellitus" is honey. Putting the two words together means that excessive sugar in a person's urine is more like excreting honey thorough the urinary tract.
Prediabetes Linked to Stroke Risk
People with prediabetes may be at greater risk for stroke, a new study suggests.
What Are Type 2 Diabetes Complications?
Diabetes can often prove fatal if not treated properly. People often consider type 2 diabetes lightly and don’t try for early treatment but little do they know that it is very dangerous for their health. Type 2 diabetes can have both long and short term adverse effects on one’s health. A
Health and Nutrition
Due to the fast paced and stressful lifestyle most of us lead, it has become very difficult to get regular exercise. As a double whammy, this time crunch has also led to us depending more and more on fast food and junk food which are high in sugar, salt and fats. This combination of lethargy and jun
Portion Control - The Right Amount Of Food
Portion control is understands how much a serving size is and how many calories a serving contains. Portion control is important for weight management as the weight is defined by the total calorie intake.
Good Nutrition For Diabetics
More than 23 million people in the United States alone have diabetes, a disease that happens when the body is unable to make enough insulin or is not able to properly use insulin. Instead of moving into the cells, sugars build up in the body, which can lead to a number of serious health issues, incl
Type 2 Diabetes - Diabetes and Changing to a Healthy DIet
Diet is a difficult thing to change, and researchers at the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in Mexico have begun to study the difficulty. Their results were published in the Journal of Education and Behavior in July 2013. Their study included 21 men and 24 women with Type 2 diabetes. Three phase