Dessert, we all love them. It would be so much easier to ask someone to completely give up desserts once they are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. But for some, you might as well ask them to give up breathing, since desserts have that kind of hold over them.
According to researchers in Iran, a new kind of therapy could be a help to children with diabetes. Investigators at the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences in Tehran looked at Swedish massage for helping to manage blood sugar levels.
Those who suffer from diabetes know how difficult it can be to manage. Here are 3 things that can help you control your blood sugar and glucose levels.
Often many Type 2 diabetics have to rely on external insulin to get them through their daily routines. But unfortunately, one of the side effects of taking insulin via injection is that it can cause weight gain. This is particularly bad news for those individuals who are already fighting a weight issue.
A vegan diet in general is often said to be the best kind of eating plan for people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, but the possible benefits of eating fruit are still largely unexplored. Since Type 2 diabetics are at risk for blood vessel disease leading to heart attacks and strokes, investigators looked at how eating fruit might affect the blood vessels of diabetics.
Heart and blood vessel disease are two of the complications of Type 2 diabetes, and keeping your blood pressure normal is helpful in preventing heart attacks and strokes. Traffic noise is one form of pollution many people deal with every day, and investigators at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute set out to discover whether noise pollution could have an affect upon blood pressure. Their results were published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives in June 2011.
When you are diabetic you are oftentimes faced with the need to eat an appropriate diet that will help you control many of the symptoms associated with this disease. In fact by eating the right foods you may even be able to reduce your need for insulin.
Reactive hypoglycemia can be such a headache; both literally and figuratively. Especially when you are first diagnosed with the problem, you have to adjust to a new diet, let your body adjust, learn what you can and cannot eat; what a pain. And in the beginning, there is a major learning curve; trial and error, so it is very important to learn what you can and cannot eat and to slowly build a list of foods and snacks that will work for you. Learn how to make an awesome peanut butter, whey protein and almond milk shake!
According to a study published in the journal Endocrinology Practice, in October 2011, a vitamin B12 deficiency could be a concern among diabetics taking the diabetic medication… metformin. The study, at Loyola University Medical Center, included 706 patients with Type 2 diabetes, followed from 2003 to 2009… 34 percent of the patients were treated with metformin, and 35 percent had brittle bones.
Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which your blood-glucose levels are higher than normal. Every human being gets glucose from food. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas to control blood sugar level.
