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Blood Sugar and Belly Fat: What's the Connection?
Blood Sugar and Belly Fat: What's the Connection?
After noshing on a few too many handfuls of sweet and salty trail mix, your blood sugar levels are through the roof. While you should feel full after consuming so many calories, you are quickly starving and craving more. Why is this, and what does this have to do with belly fat?
Read more…Are You an Apple or a Pear? Why Body Shape Matters to Your Health
Are You an Apple or a Pear? Why Body Shape Matters to Your Health
What's your body type? Research shows that where you carry your fat makes an incredible difference when it comes to your health.
Read more…Soda Linked to Diabetes
Soda Linked to Diabetes
As if we needed any more reasons to limit our soda intake, recent studies are showing a definitive link between pop and diabetes.
Read more…Studies Suggest that High Blood Sugar Levels May be Related to Dementia
Studies Suggest that High Blood Sugar Levels May be Related to Dementia
A September 2012 study reveals high levels of blood sugar over a long period of time may be linked to brain shrinkage and, as a result, dementia.
Read more…Wicked Candy Hangover: A Parent's Guide to a Diabetic Halloween
Wicked Candy Hangover: A Parent's Guide to a Diabetic Halloween
Have no fear! There are some great tips and alternatives treats for those of you dreading the onslaught of sugar this Halloween.
Read more…Saburba: "Honest Eats from the 'Burbs" Inspired by a Family's Struggle with Diabetes
Saburba: "Honest Eats from the 'Burbs" Inspired by a Family's Struggle with Diabetes
A new eatery recently opened in Ada, Michigan, inspired by a family's struggle with type 1 diabetes.
Read more…Diabetic Cooking Even Non-Diabetics Will Love
Diabetic Cooking Even Non-Diabetics Will Love
You can have your cake and eat it too - even if you have diabetes! I've perfected the art of cooking food low in carbohydrates and high on flavor.
Read more…[The Cold Boot] Diabetes Sufferers May Soon Be Free of the Frequent Prick!
[The Cold Boot] Diabetes Sufferers May Soon Be Free of the Frequent Prick!
Researchers at Brown University are working on a sensor that uses spit to measure blood sugar levels, effectively destroying the need for a constant prick of the finger and making over 26 million US residents very happy.
Read more…[FitChatter] Prevent Diabetes in Just...Seconds Per Day?
[FitChatter] Prevent Diabetes in Just...Seconds Per Day?
A recent study suggests that preventing diabetes could literally take just seconds per day. But is it enough?
Read more…What is Type 2 Diabetes?
What is Type 2 Diabetes?
After receiving several questions about my previous blog on type 1 diabetes, I wanted to help clear up the confusion on just how type 1 and type 2 diabetes differ.
Read more…Today Is National Type 1 Diabetes Day!
Today Is National Type 1 Diabetes Day!
Celebrating a chronic disease impacting millions of lives may not be as uplifting as some holidays, but there's reason to celebrate strides being made.
Read more…Will I Get Diabetes If A Family Member Has It?
Will I Get Diabetes If A Family Member Has It?
If you do not have diabetes but have a relative with the disease, it's important to learn about prevention. Diabetes can be inherited or passed down family lines.
Read more…7 Supplements for Diabetes
7 Supplements for Diabetes
Many people use supplements in an attempt to support their health with diabetes. Here are seven of the more popular ones and my take on them, as a general practitioner.
Read more…What is Gestational Diabetes and How can I protect my baby?
What is Gestational Diabetes and How can I protect my baby?
A type of diabetes with unknown causes, it may affect pregnant women who have never had diabetes.
Read more…Family Member that Doesn't Manage Their Diabetes
My uncle has type II diabetes, but he is not managing it. He doesn't go to the doctor, he eats as much sugar as he wants, and he doesn't exercise. At first, he was doing okay, but my family saw a decline in his health at each family function he attended. He can barely walk; he uses a can for assistance. When he stands up he gets instantly dizzy and almost falls to the ground. And he recently lost one of his index fingers to gangrene. He had to have it surgically removed. I feel like we've tried everything to get him motivated to improve his health. We limit the sugar and sweets at family functions, so the choices are almost gone. But he still will pick the one soda pop that isn't diet and pile on sweets and salty foods. We don't want to bug him with :You should take care of yourself" statements because sometimes that just makes a person shut down. No one likes to hear someone scold them about their health. Is their a point where we should just stop trying? Has anyone had an experience with someone who wouldn't manage their diabetes? What do you suggest our family try to do to help? Or should we step back and let him be?
Read more…Any tips for naturally treating diabetes?
Some of my family members have diabetes. A couple of them do not have enough money to spend it on expensive medications. Anyone have any suggestions for ways to naturally treat diabetes while on a budget?
Read more…Type II Diabetes: Definition, Causes and Prevention
Type II Diabetes: Definition, Causes and Prevention
Type 2 diabetes patients cannot fully produce or process the amount of insulin needed to maintain a healthy glucose level. Currently, type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes and there is no known available cure, but it can possibly be prevented.
Read more…Leafy Greens for Lower Type II Diabetes Risk
Leafy Greens for Lower Type II Diabetes Risk
Could the cure to type II diabetes be as easy as eating better? According to the British Medical Journal (BMJ), as simple as that sounds, it actually may be true when it comes to reversing type II diabetes without the use of drugs.
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