Stay alert in the prevention and management of diabetes
Stay alert in the prevention and management of diabetes
Currently 25.8 million Americans have diabetes and each year the number continues to increase.
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Nick Jonas Lives Large, Despite Diabetes
Nick Jonas Lives Large, Despite Diabetes
Title: Nick Jonas Lives Large, Despite Diabetes Category: Health News Created: 3/25/2011 2:05:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 3/28/2011
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Diabetes Self Risk Test
Diabetes Self Risk Test
The American Diabetes Association unveiled a new self-risk test to prevent Type 2 diabetes by helping people determine their risks sooner. For people with Type 1 diabetes, their bodies don`t produce insulin. Type 2 is the more common type; it`s when the body doesn`t respond to insulin the right way.
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A Drug To Treat Diabetes Before It Begins
A Drug To Treat Diabetes Before It Begins
A new study shows that people who are high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes may be able to prevent the disease by taking pioglitazone (sold as Actos), a common drug for diabetes treatment. But experts say that doesn’t mean … Continue reading ?
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Check the Level of Sugar in Blood!
Killer diseases like hypoglycemia and diabetes develop due to sugar. Although sugar is beneficial in providing a temporary boost of energy, too much of intake can disturb the organs and glands that regulate blood-sugar levels. Even if you do not add sugar to your food, you are still consuming a tremendous amount of it if your diet contains a lot of prepared foods.
You must restrict the consumption of sugar to control your blood sugar level and stay healthy. If you wish to restore your healthy blood-sugar levels then you must refrain from all forms of sugar which includes sucrose, glucose, maltose, corn syrup, honey, maple syrup, barley malt, and molasses.
Here are some of the important ways that you can adapt to control blood sugar levels in your body:
Try to consume more of the unprocessed sweetness of fresh fruits and sweet vegetables such as yams, carrots, and winter squash. This will be a good alternative and your craving for sugar will diminish. Refrain from the refined carbohydrates such as breads and pastas made from white flour and white rice. These are rapidly broken down into simple sugars in the body. Stimulants such as caffeine that strain the adrenal glands must also be avoided.
In order to maintain and check the blood-sugar levels, it is advisable that you eat a diet high in fiber, especially soluble fiber. This slows down the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates and therefore controls the rapid rise in blood sugar levels. Soluble fiber also keeps the pancreas from secreting too much insulin. It does so by enhancing the cell sensitivity to insulin and improving the use of glucose by the liver.
Try to include at least 35 grams and preferably 50 grams of fiber each day in your diet. You can also take one to three teaspoons of a fiber supplement with a glass of water twice daily before meals.
Protein is also an essential element that helps in the proper functioning of the adrenal glands, pancreas and liver. It also acts as a substitute and prevents the cravings for high-carbohydrate foods. It is safe too as protein does not stimulate the release of insulin as do carbohydrates. It helps in controlling and stabilizing the blood-sugar levels.
Another good way of stabilizing the blood-sugar levels is eating frequent small meals. Do not skip meals or stay empty stomach for more than 3 hours. Regular and healthy meals will help checking the blood sugar levels in the long run.
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