Certain factors that contribute to the development of diabetes are Heredity Heredity is a major factor. That diabetes can be inherited has been known for centuries. However, the pattern of inheritance is not fully understood. Statistic indicates that those with a family history of the disease have a higher risk of developing diabetes than those […]
Category: Diet & Fitness
April 8, 2016
Causes of Diabetes
April 8, 2016
Control diabetes – avoid white flour, white salt, tea and coffee
White Flour Wheat is the most common cereal used throughout the world for making bread. It is a good source of energy. With its essential coating of bran, vitamins and minerals, it is an excellent health-building food. Wheat is usually ground into flour for use as food. However refined wheat flour constitutes a serious health […]
April 7, 2016
Carbohydrates, High Blood Sugars, Diabetes – know the connection?
There is a strong connection between carbohydrates, high blood sugars and diabetes. Carbohydrates give your body the energy, or fuel, it needs to function properly. There are two types of carbohydrates; simple and complex. Simple carbohydrates are in foods such as fruit sugar, corn or grape sugar and table sugar. They are single-sugar molecules. Complex […]
April 6, 2016
Award Honors Success in Fight Against Diabetes
Ice cream or yogurt? Regular or diet soda? These may not be critical decisions at your dinner table – unless you’re one of nearly 18 million Americans living with diabetes today. People with diabetes face daily challenges. To remain healthy, they must monitor their blood sugar levels, eat a balanced diet and exercise regularly. Some people […]
April 5, 2016
A DNA Link between Diabetes and Obesity
There is no known reason for what causes diabetes. There are certainly risk factors that make the likelihood of you being diagnosed with the disease higher. One of the only risk factors that you have control over is your weight. If you are obese, the single best thing you can do for your health and […]
April 5, 2016
All About Diabetes: Symptoms, Causes, and Types
While talking about diabetes, you may be frightened from the idea that you may have it. Or maybe, you may have it in the future. You want to know if you are at risk to develop diabetes and anxiously you’re looking to find if you have any diabetes symptom. Diabetes affects the manner in which […]
April 5, 2016
A Short Tutorial About Various Diabetic Supplies
Diabetes is a chronic disease with no cure but the good news is that proper care and treatment a person can live a log and healthy life. Nearly 2,000 people are diagnosed with diabetes everyday. It is estimated that there are 17 million people with diabetes in the U.S and another 16 million have pre-diabetes […]
April 5, 2016
Are The Foods We Eat, Always Safe?
Reference Webster’s New World College Dictionary: What Is Food: 1. Any substance taken into and assimilated by a plant or animal to keep it alive and enable it to grow and repair tissue; nourishment; nutriment. 2. Anything that nourishes or stimulates; whatever helps something to keep active, grow, etc. But does it enable to grow […]
April 5, 2016
Avoid Fats, Meat, and Meat Food to Control Diabetes
The excessive use of fats has been linked to development of diabetes. A recent study at the University of Colorado Health Science Center, USA found that intake of an extra 40g of fat day increases the chances of developing diabetes by three times. Fat rich diet, especially one saturated with animal fat, seems to damage […]
April 1, 2016
Five Ways to Manage Your Diet For Diabetes
Since my diagnosis with diabetes at the age of eleven, my own diet has changed dramatically. I maintain my current healthy weight with a great diet/eating plan. If you do plan on losing more than about a stone in weight, then I would visit your doctor for more tips on how to do this without […]
