Know More Diabetes Facts
Pre-Diabetes
“Lifestyle Changes for Pre-Diabetes
A diagnosis of pre-diabetes indicates that your blood sugar levels are 100-125 milligrams per deciliter via the fasting plasma glucose test (people with diabetes have blood sugar levels of 126 mg/dL or more). This means that you are likely to develop type 2 diabetes within 10 years unless you adopt a healthier lifestyle. Read more..
Has your doctor or someone you know told you that you have “borderline diabetes”
There is no such thing as borderline diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, the definition of diabetes is a former term for Type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Read more..
Core Principles of Diabetes Diet and Nutrition
The core principles of proper Diabetes nutrition are centered on reducing blood sugar levels and increasing healthy vitamins and minerals in the diet. Diabetics, especially, should adhere to the principles of the Diabetes food pyramid in order to ensure that they have balanced Diabetes nutrition to keep their bodies healthy. Read more..
Turn Back the Diabetes Clock with Exercise
Good news for people with pre-diabetes: The recently completed Diabetes Prevention Program study showed conclusively that you can keep from developing type 2 diabetes by changing your diet and increasing your level of physical activity. You may even be able to return your blood sugar (glucose) levels to the normal range. Read more..
Diabetes Warning Signs for Type 1 & Type 2
Diabetes warning signs for Type 1, and Type 2 are similar in some areas and very different in others. We have listed most of the key signs for each insulin-dependent and insulin-resistant types of diabetes. Warning signs for Gestational diabetes are similar to Type 2 diabetes. Read more..
Finding Whether Diabetes Lurks
MORE than six million Americans are walking around with no idea that they have an insidious disease with the potential to wreak havoc throughout the body.
The simplest means for earlier detection is a blood sugar test, measured after a person has fasted for at least eight hours. Readings above 126 milligrams of glucose per tenth of a liter of blood indicate diabetes; anything below 100 is considered normal. Intermediate levels reflect impaired glucose metabolism or “pre-diabetes.” People in this category need yearly testing, because up to 8 percent of them will become diabetic each year. About 54 million Americans are pre-diabetic.
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Could You Get Diabetes?
Here are lifestyle factors that can raise your risk.
No time for breakfast and too much TV time can trigger diabetes. Fitness magazine, in its April edition, reports on nine surprising diabetes risk factors. The disease affects 21 million people in the United States.
Skipping breakfast increases our risk 30 percent to 50 percent, and watching TV for two or more hours per day boosts it 14 percent, according to Fitness.
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