Blood Sugar Testing – What Every Diabetic Should Know

How to learn the correct way to test your blood sugar levels at home Merry Christmas and wish you all a very Happy Healthy New Year!!! During the holiday season especially during festivals diabetic people wonder what their blood sugar levels are and what they can do to keep it in control. Lots of people [...]

American Diabetes Diet – What Every Diabetic Sufferer Should Know About Diet

American diabetes diet.  In March of 2005 the American  Diabetes Association published the results of the Diabetes Prevention Program.  This study was conducted nationwide at 25 medical centres and tracked thousands of potential diabetics.  They were given a diabetic diet and exercise plan.  Everyone in the group was pre-diabetic, in other words they all suffered from high blood sugar levels [...]

Diabetic Diet: The ADA Food Pyramid Should Be Turned Upside-Down!

The “diabetic diet” doesn’t exist. There is too much controversy — but there shouldn’t be. It is becoming more and more evident that a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet is the way to go for controlling diabetes, while the high-carb, low-fat diet recommended by the American Diabetes Association simply does not work. The ADA has “breads, grains, [...]

What Should Be Included In A Gestational Diabetes Diet?

A nutritional diet is very important for any expecting mother, but especially if she also has gestational diabetes. A well-maintained diet can keep her blood sugar levels under control, not only for her own benefit but also for the health of the unborn baby. The expectant mother should keep count of the calories she consumes [...]

Diabetes Diet Information – What Should you Eat in Diabetes

A healthy diet and regular exercise are essential for your overall health. Many diseases, including diabetes, can be managed successfully with a healthy diet. Since each disease causes different symptoms and your body needs different nutrients to manage the disease, each disease may require a different type of diet. If your body does not properly [...]

Diabetic Diet: You Should Plan Your Meal

One of the main targets for a diabetic diet is to help you lower weight and maintain it. In addition, the diet is a vital component in your diabetes control program and keeps blood sugar levels under control by striking a balance among the carbohydrates, fats, and protein you eat. The diabetic diet essentially concerns [...]

Should Diabetes be Concerned About Avandia Side Effects?

Coming into 2007, Avandia was one of the best selling prescription medications in the United States. A series of negative medical studies have cast doubts on the safety of the drug and have started to take their toll on Avandia’s sales. The trouble for Avandia began in May, 2007 when a Cleveland Clinic study showed [...]

Why Diabetics Should Eat Fruits and Root Vegetables

Diabetics are in need of a healthy and balanced diet with foods rich of vitamins and minerals as well as protein foods, carbohydrates and fats which make the balanced diet. Root vegetables and fruits are great sources of vitamins and minerals as well as fiber and are great for decreasing the chances of diabetics having [...]

Diabetics Should Exercise Regularly To Avoid Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in people with diabetes. In those with type 1 diabetes as young as 20-39 years old, the risk of dying from a cardiovascular or cerebrovascular event is five times higher than those without diabetes. This population group benefits more from exercise than an average person does. Type [...]

Who Should Test Their Blood Sugar and Why is so Important to Find Out if You are Diabetic

Proper and early identification IS A MUST. What you don’t know can indeed hurt you. Early detection allows people to take action before there are serious consequences . About 6 million have had diabetes for several years and don’t know it and tens of million may be pre-diabetic and don’t know it either. By the [...]

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