Whether just diagnosed or adjusting as you grow, learning to eat well as a diabetic is an important part of managing the disease and maintaining your overall health. Having diabetes does not mean “just cut out the sugar” as people were told in the past, in fact there are really no forbidden foods for a [...]
When you’re diagnosed with diabetes, the amount of change that occurs in your life depends entirely on your type of diabetes. Diabetes is broke up into two different types, Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 diabetes results from your body’s failure to produce insulin while Type 2 diabetes happens when your body decides to [...]
When you have diabetes, you need to take good care of yourself and one of the ways you can do that is through diet. There are plenty of foods out there that you know of that are good for you, such as broccoli and cauliflower. There is one vegetable that is really good for you [...]
When you are diagnosed with diabetes, that is not the end of the road. Too many people are under the impression that once they have diabetes that they cannot develop anything else. This is completely untrue because diabetes, while it is caused by a variety of conditions and diseases, can also be the cause for [...]
Avocados are also extremely effective in fighting diabetes. They are full of ‘good’ fat (monounsaturated) which helps your heart as well as combating diabetes. It also is digested more slowly than other foods, which helps to keep your blood glucose levels from spiking after meals. They are very easy to incorporate into your diet as [...]
The diagnosis is only the first part in your battle against diabetes. Many people believe that the diagnosis is everything, that once you know that then you are able to become well again. ALl the diagnosis does is tell you that there is something wrong. It is completely up to you whether you do something [...]
You have heard about pre-diabetes, I am sure. If you have not, pre-diabetes is a condition where a person has blood sugar levels that are above the regular level but not enough above to actually be categorized as full-blown diabetes. It is important that you are aware whether you have it or not because then [...]
If you do not have diabetes, have you ever wondered how you can help to fight it? There are huge fundraisers held for heart disease and cancer, but those for diabetes are not as widely publicized and do not attract the same attention as things such as the Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure. [...]
Taking care of your legs and feet is an important part of any diabetic’s life. They have heard from their doctors and friends many a time that if they do not take care of their legs and feet, they may lose them. It is not rare at all for a diabetic to receive an amputation [...]
Education and diabetes prevention go hand in hand. During November, there was a huge movement towards educating the population because the number of cases of diabetes in America increase exponentially every year. This is because of an increase in people who are obese and have other conditions that contribute to their risk factor. Because [...]
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