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Getting Proactive About Diabetes

Getting Proactive About Diabetes If, in most cases, type 2 diabetes is a preventable illness why do we wait to treat the illness instead of working harder to prevent it? That’s a question posed by the UK based diabetes.org. They’ve come up with a solution. As of this report there are around 2,000 individuals signed up to raise funds, donate, get the word out or adopt a healthier… Continue

Added by christopher on November 27, 2009 at 12:53pm — No Comments

A Diabetic’s Birthday Gift

A Diabetic’s Birthday Gift In a slight twist on an old story one young man is providing an example to others that giving means more than getting. The beneficiaries of his idea are diabetics and his ability to give rests on the celebration of his birthday. Continue

Added by christopher on November 25, 2009 at 10:22am — No Comments

A Diabetic’s Guilt-Free Thanksgiving

A Diabetic’s Guilt-Free Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day has traditionally been thought of as a day of indulgent feasting. We rationalize the overeating as a minor indiscretion that can be made up by eating less before and after the big day. For diabetics this may not be a choice that promotes good health. The truth is there’s a lot to honor about the Thanksgiving meal. According… Continue

Added by christopher on November 23, 2009 at 10:12am — No Comments

The Restrictions of a Diabetic Diet?

The Restrictions of a Diabetic Diet? Some readers may find it interesting to note that a diet designed for those who are diabetic may not be significantly more restrictive than diet plans simply designed to provide a healthy lifestyle. WebMD suggests, “A diet for diabetes is really a healthy diet, controlled in calories, fat, sugar, carbohydrates, and salt. The foods that are… Continue

Added by christopher on November 20, 2009 at 10:48am — No Comments

Diabetic Rustler Prison Bound

Diabetic Rustler Prison Bound He is a 21st century cattle rustler, a baby-faced cowboy and owes a few years behind bars. Oh, did we mention he has brittle diabetes? Roddy Dean Pippin is a mere 25 years of age and already a convicted criminal. He sports a bright smile and a cowboy hat. According to the American-Statesman, “Despite cries that to send him back behind bars might be a de… Continue

Added by christopher on November 18, 2009 at 3:04pm — No Comments

Predicting Type 2 Diabetes May Have Gotten Easier

Predicting Type 2 Diabetes May Have Gotten Easier It is widely known that type 2 diabetes is typically developed as a byproduct of lifestyle and diet choice. It is also prone to development due to certain health conditions. However, there may be a predictor of the development of type 2 diabetes that may open new strategies in diabetic health care. Continue

Added by christopher on November 16, 2009 at 1:23pm — No Comments

Stevia and Diabetes

Stevia and Diabetes It’s 300 times sweeter than sugar and is said to be beneficial to Type 2 diabetics. If you haven’t heard of it before the name of this natural product is stevia and it’s coming to America. I suppose it may be more correct to say that people will see Stevia derived products more. It has been available here as a dietary supplement, but it is now moving forward as a food addi… Continue

Added by christopher on November 14, 2009 at 10:49am — No Comments

Even Mild Gestational Diabetes Benefits From Treatment

What is Gestational Diabetes? Certain hormones increase during pregnancy, transferring valuable nutrients from the mother to the baby so that the fetus develops and grows. Other hormones block the action of insulin, ensuring that the mother herself does not develop low blood sugar. To compensate, the mother’s insulin levels rise. A clinical trial from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development shows that diet intervention and frequent glucose monitoring b… Continue

Added by Alessandra Anderson on October 14, 2009 at 3:27am — No Comments

Help!!! Exercise Fanatics Inquire within

I need advice. What do you all do to prevent a low at the gym. I know I keep harping on this subject but I seem to really be struggling. Last night I turned my pump to a 50% basal an hour before working out. I checked my blood it was at 115 before going into the class, so I took some sips of Gatorade and turned my pump to a basal of 0% for the remainder of the time I would be working out just like the diabetes team told me to do. Halfway through the class I am in, I am sweating. Not your usual… Continue

Added by Gina on May 29, 2008 at 12:26pm — 5 Comments

Revenge of the pissed off pancreas

Back when I was in high school (standard 7th or 8th, i think), I studied about various systems in human body - nervous system, digestive system, excretory system etc. The biology teacher made us draw all sorts of diagrams explaining these systems in detail. My favorite one was the digestive system. I liked drawing the esophagus and the large intestine. They looked like a couple of crumpled pipes lying around inside my tummy! And then, there was the stomach, the liver, the small intestine and so… Continue

Added by Ashish Virmani on March 30, 2008 at 3:30am — No Comments