Deciding what to eat when you are challenged by Diabetes can sometimes be confusing and frustrating, but think of it as saving you from the food pit falls that many are struggling with. Many foods that Diabetics should avoid ironically are foods everyone should avoid. What foods to avoid if you are a diabetic? Anything that is not natural, with a few exceptions.Stay away from foods that have been adulterated or undergone any processing, there is really no need to tell you to stay clear of junk food that is a no brainier. Potatoes, white rice, and...
12/31/2012
The flavan-3-ols are a group of flavonoids (plant based chemical compounds which have numerous health benefits) that can protect your body from a number of nasty diseases. In this article I will be providing a full breakdown of 3 key flavan-3-ols, discussing the best food sources and explaining exactly how they can boost your health.1) EPICATECHIN:Epicatechin can be found in a wide range of foods. Cocoa beans (99.18 milligrams (mg) per 100 grams (g)) and dark chocolate (41.5mg per 100g) are 2 of the richest sources. Apple skins (28.73mg per 100g)...
A bezoar is a mass of hardened, undigested food or other material trapped in the digestive system, usually the stomach. Bezoars can also form in the large intestine, the trachea, and the esophagus (especially in children).The word "bezoar" comes from the Persian for "protection from poison". Bezoars from animals were once believed to be antidotes for any type of poison, and were highly prized and sought after in Europe as a type of medical good luck charm for centuries.People would place bezoars in their drinking glasses as an antidote to any potential...
12/30/2012
Diabetes isn't being cured for one all-encompassing reason-the health care industry doesn't want you to know that simple lifestyle changes will cure it. The ugly truth is that treating diabetes is a $200 billion business. So the drug industry and many family physicians may be conspiring to withhold the truth from diabetics.According to Federal Government health sources, the people who keep track of these things, we are told that about 8 percent of the U.S. population-that's nearly 26 million people-have been diagnosed with diabetes. They also say...
What one eats is very important from the point of view of his health.The chief concern while monitoring and controlling diabetes is to see that the sugar level does not cross the normal range. This means that one needs to cut down on certain types of food and consume regularly those foods, which are good at regulating diabetes.People with diabetes should try to maintain a healthy weight and eat a diet that is:« low in fat« low in sugar« low in salt« high in fruit and vegetables (at least five portions a day)« high in starchy carbohydrate foods,...
Recently the medical establishment announced that the new normal blood sugar levels has been lowered. 100 to 125 mg/dL (5.5 to 6.9 mmol/L) is mildly abnormal and is called a borderline diabetic blood sugar level. This is very important information for a diabetic. The importance of this could be the difference between life and death. To understand this we must first expose the type 2 diabetes crisis that has hit the world. What was once considered a problem for the United States has now grown into a global crisis.What prompted the lowering was that...
12/29/2012
Have you recently found out that you have diabetes? Have you been struggling with it for years? Diabetes is a serious disease and should not be taken lightly- but the amazing thing is that it can be completely reversed.To reverse diabetes you need to reverse your bad habits. Type 2 diabetes is a growing epidemic and it comes from overeating, sedentary lifestyle and stress. these are all the results of our modern existence. We have made life so easy that it is making us sick.The first thing that you need to do is take a look at what you are eating....
Many people suffer from the known disease of diabetes. Diabetes is a life threatening disease causing damage to major organs such as the heart, and kidneys. Heart disease is linked to diabetes as well. Diabetes can cause many secondary factors such as losing a limb, blindness, and stroke if not properly controlled. Healthy eating is needed to slow this process. The doctor will give you a diet to follow for healthy eating. The beginning symptoms of diabetes are a low blood sugar a precursor experienced by the person as light-headedness, slight confusion,...
There are 347 million diabetics in the world and the numbers are rising at an astounding rate. Will Turmeric be a life saver to some of those millions? If you are diabetic you will want to know the answer to that question and the information in this article.Diabetics need to be very careful of their bodies and their health. They must eat right, monitor carbohydrate intake, exercise, take particular care of their eyesight, be mindful of any sores or injuries that do not heal properly and monitor blood sugar levels regularly.Recent studies are beginning...
12/28/2012
Diabetes is a condition that many don't understand, including those who have been diagnosed with it. That lack of knowledge can lead to a host of complications. We will go so far as to say diabetes can be fatal. It is important to learn everything you can to take care of yourself when you are diagnosed with diabetes.What is Diabetes?In simple terms, diabetes is the imbalance of blood sugar in the body that throws the metabolic process into chaos. The body uses sugar, called glucose, for fuel. This fuel is used by the cells for their processes as...
If you or a family member has been diagnosed with diabetes Type 2, you probably have many questions. First of all, what's the cause of diabetes Type 2?Diabetes Type 2 is the insulin-dependent form of the disorder. It is also known as adult onset diabetes because it is most often newly diagnosed in people over the age of 40. The pancreas, like many other parts of the body, works less well as it gets older.In this form of diabetes mellitus, the pancreas somehow does not produce enough insulin. This could be caused by an injury to the pancreas. It...
Time and again, the importance of healthy nutrition has been linked to the prevention and management of diabetes. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urges us to eat healthy to reduce our risk of diabetes. A diabetes diet offers the healthy nutrition that diabetics and prediabetics need. A healthy recipe book with diabetic friendly recipes is a must for anyone on a diabetes diet.Just what is a diabetes diet, anyway? Healthy nutrition is at the heart of a diabetes diet. Diabetic friendly recipes from a healthy recipe book help guide...
12/27/2012
Doctors know that diabetes is associated with several serious complications, now there's growing evidence that cancer could be a new diabetes health risk. New work has discovered that women diagnosed with diabetes have an 8% higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer in general, while diabetic men had a 9% increased chance after incidents of cancer of the prostate were taken out of the equation.The chance of dying from cancer was higher for diabetics - 11% higher for women; 17% greater for men.We know that diabetes is the result of too little insulin,...
Diabetic ulcers are a serious health condition that can lead to amputation of your body part. This is the reason that you should immediately seek and apply the necessary treatment to prevent full blown escalation of the ulcers. The most common ulcers for diabetics are the leg and foot ulcers that in their worst condition can result to amputated leg or foot.Successful management and treatment of the ulcers involve the individual to determine the risk factors, identify the warning signs and symptoms, and a regular and consistent preventive and maintenance...
Though diabetes is not a disease it is a bodily disorder that may affect the internal parts of your body. Serious problems are possible when the early symptoms of diabetes are not watched over or just ignored. Increased blood sugar due to diabetic condition may affect your kidneys, heart, liver, or vision gradually without any obvious signs or symptoms. However, there are specific remedies and many ways of preventing diabetes Risks. One among them is wearing diabetic medical bracelets.When a diabetic happens to collapse in a public place or in...
12/26/2012
Ask yourself these few questions:1. Do you wake up each morning with tingling hands?2. Do your feet tingle every time you sit down?3. Do you just blame it on "sleeping on" your feet or hands?If you answered "yes" to any or all of these questions, then I'm glad you're reading this. The tingling or numbness in your hands and feet may be a warning sign of diabetes.This sensation of tingling or numbness has alternative names such as:* Loss of sensation* Neuropathy* Paresthesias* Restless leg syndrome* Sensory lossType 2 diabetes is gradual and many...
Diabetes is a killer!Diabetes is a debilitating disease that is becoming more and more common among the population. This dreaded disease struck closely to my home, so I began a detailed study of it. Medical science divides diabetes into three categories:Type I is often referred to as "childhood diabetes." as it often infects children and young adults. It occurs when the pancreas stops producing insulin-the hormone that keeps our blood sugar under control. Consuming food that contains sugar, starches and to a lesser degree-some other foods as well...
Ignoring diabetes guidelines is one of the worst things that you can do if you are a diabetic. You may not realise it at the time, but the diabetes guidelines given to you by your doctor or dietitian can save your life. These guidelines can include things like the right diet for diabetic, some tasty and practical food for diabetic, the relationship between diabetes and alcohol, and advice on how to achieve diabetic weight loss could be significant in giving you a lifestyle free of debilitating symptoms.You may feel that your doctor has given these...
12/25/2012
Diabetic neuropathy, the condition of ongoing loss of sensation in the feet, the hands, and other parts of the sensory nervous system, is a particular challenge to the medical profession. From their earliest training, doctors learn how to diagnose and develop treatment plans on the basis of pain as a system. In diabetic neuropathy, however, not feeling pain is the symptom. It's very difficult for doctors, and diabetics, to treat a condition characterized by what the diabetic does not feel.Diabetic neuropathy is depressingly common. Among type 2...
Pre diabetes, as the name suggests, is the stage just before the onset of the full-fledged stage of diabetes. This stage is known by many names in the medical fraternity. Call it touch diabetes, borderline diabetes or chemical diabetes, it all refers to one thing only and that is pre diabetes.Knowing how to determine if one is in the pre diabetes stage will go along way in determining how healthy a future one has by learning how to deal with the disorder at this early warning stage. That is just what this stage of diabetes is meant to be, an early...
The Diabetes Food Guide more commonly known as the Food Pyramid for Diabetics is a tool that illustrates in diagram for the amount of foods belonging from each food group a person with diabetes should consume per day. It is a modified version of the food pyramid and is tailor fit for people who want to lose weight and maintain stable blood glucose levels. It shows that the diet should consist mostly of starchy vegetables that have the same complex carbohydrates of whole grain by having peas, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, winter squash, and beans...
12/24/2012
La gravidanza è in genere un tempo meraviglioso di grande eccitazione e di attesa. Tuttavia, può diventare molto spaventoso quando sono diagnosticati con il diabete gestazionale. Nessuna donna ama sentire che hanno una condizione di salute che potrebbe mettere a rischio la loro bambino. Ecco perché è importante capire la tua diagnosi e bastone per il piano di trattamento che è possibile proteggere te e il tuo bambino.La gravidanza è una condizione molto stressante per il corpo. A volte questo stress può causare anomala elaborazione degli zuccheri...
Currently, our country is in the grip of an epidemic of low thyroid conditions. These are due, in large part, the increasing air pollution, food and water, resulting in an autoimmune response against our delicate endocrine glands. The organ most severely affected seems to be the thyroid.Doctors at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York estimates that 20 million people are currently receiving treatment for a thyroid problem, and study at the University of Colorado Health Sciences confirms that another 13 million people would be diagnosed...
Pre-diabetes is also known as borderline diabetes. A blood sugar normal people would be between 70-100 mg/dl (milligrams per deciliter) when fasting. People with pre-diabetes have a blood sugar reading of 100-125 mg/dl above 125 mg/dl is considered diabetic.Fortunately there are ways to help reverse this condition and are fairly simple, if you do them. The first is to get some activity in your daily life. Sedentary people build insulin resistance, which predisposes to pre-diabetes. Exercise and activities to improve insulin resistance and help...
12/23/2012
A proper nut is something very important in controlling the symptoms of diabetes. Taking into consideration the fact that eating disorders are some of the causes of diabetes, everyone should know that a healthy diet is required if there is a chance of prevention or cure or keep the disease under control.In the case of diabetes patients is very important to have a balanced diet and lifestyle in order to maintain glucose levels in the body to a normal and safe. This helps a lot even with the prevention of cardiovascular disease, witch sometimes led...
A phobia is an irrational fear of uncontrollable and an object or situation, such as fear of flying, heights and insects, a social phobia (fear of meeting people, going to school), claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces) or Agoraphobia (fear of going outside, being away from home security, or of being alone).Most people have some phobia (it is estimated that about 10 percent of the population suffers from one or more phobias) but manage to keep it controlled avoiding the urge or suppressing their fears. Phobias are serious only when fear becomes...
While the number of cases of diabetes is rising in the United States, most people do not understand what are the different forms of diabetes. Although we heard the term diabetes, few really understand what diabetes is and, above all, the symptoms to look out for. Over 25 million people suffer from diabetes, and 6 million more and don't even know. Diabetes has become a very serious health problem. At this time there is no cure for type 2 diabetes.How do you get diabetes?Every time we eat our food, the body goes to work taking food and change it...
12/22/2012
Pre diabetes or borderline diabetes strikes whose age 20 and over are more than 55 million Americans. Typically, a person would just know which has the status of once he has undergone tests such as plasma glucose test (FPG) and fasting glucose tolerance test (OGTT) oral. Diabetes symptoms include frequent urination, excessive thirst, fatigue and tiredness, increased appetite, blurred vision and in some cases, especially for women, yeast infections and irritation to genitalia. It is important to monitor the manifestations of these symptoms, it may...
If you've been diagnosed with prediabetes, then this is the stage to get into action! There is no way that you could get in on the action without awareness of the problem.The first step begins with awareness. What is Borderline diabetes?Borderline diabetes or prediabetes is when blood sugars are out of normal range, but not in the range for the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.The clinical name for this is called fasting glucose.Borderline diabetes or prediabetes is important because it serves as a warning sign. This is the time to make major changes...
Most children around the world today are having diabetes type I. However, several young adults and children being affected by diabetes type II are now starting to rise especially in America. It is greatly considered that occurrence of diabetes is the outcome of hereditary characteristics activated by environmental features like exercises and diets. Inactive lifestyle and very bad diet are the usual causes of diabetes type II among young adults and children.The following signs can be seen in children as warnings that there is development of diabetes:...
12/21/2012
You're wondering if you may have diabetes. That can be pretty scary.Diabetes is on the rise in the US and elsewhere. Some statistics say that 50% of people over 45 may have to deal with diabetes. And it remains the leading cause of kidney failure and loss of sight in America.The good news I can share is that there are very effective treatments to help you prevent or even turn around diabetes.But first you have to know if you have diabetes.Here's the quick run down of symptoms.You'll start to notice the symptoms when your insulin isn't effective...
Diabetes as we all know is one of the world's number one leading cause of mortality. From time to time, many have been diagnosed with this type of disorder and it is sad to know that some are diagnosed only when it is already too late. It does not necessarily mean that when we feel we are healthy, we will no longer visit the hospital for check up. Exercising and living a healthy lifestyle is true but it is not enough. We should include in our priorities visiting the hospital and have ourselves checked up that way we will know if everything in our...
You may feel afraid and puzzled when the doctor diagnoses you with diabetes. Nevertheless, as soon as you know what it is and how to deal with it, you will feel better. Notwithstanding, even if you feel fine, it is important that you take your condition seriously and immediately start your diabetes treatment.SO WHAT IS DIABETES?If you are diabetic, your body is unable to use insulin properly, or even incapable of making enough insulin. Insulin helps you move glucose (sugar) from your bloodstream into the cells of your body, to produce energy for...
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