Index Health & Fitness Diabetes Results 71 - 80 of 159 How is Diabetes Managed? Author : Steve Baxter Before the discovery of insulin in 1921, everyone with type 1 diabetes died within a few years after diagnosis. Although insulin is not considered a cure, its discovery was the first major breakthrough in diabetes treatment. Today, healthy eating, physical activity, and taking insulin are the basic therapies for type 1 diabetes. The amount of insulin must be balanced with food intake and daily activities. Blood glucose levels must be closely m... | Read more... Goji and Diabetes Author : Katrina Coyoca More than 18 million people in the United States have diabetes. And nearly one-third of them are undiagnosed. This can be devastating, as diabetes is the main cause of kidney failure, limb amputation, and new onset blindness in American adults. People with diabetes are also two to four times more likely than people without diabetes to develop heart disease. In fact, 65 percent of diabetics die from heart attack or stroke. Diabetes mellitus... | Read more... Foods to be avoided by diabetic patients Author : Dr Maria Williams Certain foods tend to promote diabetes. Some others aggravate it, if the disease has already developed. These foods are white sugar, fats, meat and meat products, white flour, and excessive use of salt, tea and coffee. The harmful effects of these foods are many and should be carefully noted. There has been an enormous increase in the consumption of white sugar the world over. In tandem the sharp rise in the consumption of sugar, there has be... | Read more... Avoid fats, meat and meat foods to control diabetes Author : Dr John Anne Fats 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 the insulin’s effectiveness. Research at the University of Sydney in Australia measured the saturated fatty acids in the ... | Read more... Control diabetes – start avoiding white flour, white Salt, tea and coffee Author : Dr John Anne 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 hazard of the various processed foods being used today for their delicious taste, white flour (maida) is especially ... | Read more... Some useful vitamins that lower blood sugar Author : Dr John Anne Certain vitamins and minerals have been found beneficial in lowering blood sugar and thus useful in the treatment of diabetes. Vitamin B complex - Vitamins of the B group are valuable in the treatment of diabetes. Despite and adequate intake of these vitamins, diabetics often have abnormally small amounts of vitamin B in their blood because of high urinary loss of exhibit symptoms of vitamin B deficiency. Marked clinical improvement has been r... | Read more... Control your diabetes by Vitamin C and Vitamin E Author : Dr John Anne Many of the vitamins like Vitamin B complex, Thiamine or Vitamin B1 and Pyridoxine or Vitamin B6 are great controller of diabetes. Other vitamins like vitamin C and vitamin E also works great in controlling diabetes. Have a look on the benefits how they can help you controlling your diabetes. Vitamin C - Vitamin C is considered highly beneficial in treating diabetes. Because of stress, urinary losses and destruction by artificial sweeteners, t... | Read more... Start taking magnesium and chromium rich diets to control your diabetes Author : Dr John Anne Manganese - Manganese is vital in the production of natural insulin and therefore important in the treatment of diabetes. It is found in citrus fruits, in the outer covering of nuts, grains and in the green leaves of edible plants. The loss of magnesium in diabetic ketosis has been known for many years. About 37 percent of infants born to diabetic mothers have been found to be lacking in this mineral. It has also been found that children aged ... | Read more... Glycemic index diets can help to control blood sugar level Author : Dusan Drobac Study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition findings are that assessing a meal using the glycemic index, which lists the quality of carbohydrates contained in many common foods, appears to be a good way to predict the effect a meal will have on blood sugar levels,this is important information for diabetes patients. Dr. Thomas M. S. Wolever, of the University of Toronto and colleagues examined whether overall carbohydrate cont... | Read more... Diabetes, Glaucoma Put Millions At Risk for Unexpected Blindness Author : Rudolph Rodriguez Unexpected sight loss is more common than you may think. Blindness often happens without prior warning signs and in people unaware they are at risk. The two most common culprits of unexpected sight loss are diabetes and glaucoma. These diseases are known as the "sneak thieves of sight" because symptoms may not occur in the early stages. By the time a person realizes something is wrong, irreversible vision loss often occurs. In fact, diabeti... | Read more... << Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >>     [ Back ] Top AlphaContent 2.5.4 © 109 - visualclinic.fr

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