A lot of health information is out there about diabetes, which typically is categorized as high blood sugar. Likewise, a lot of information exists about how to control blood sugar including medications and insulin injections. However, there isn’t as much public information about low blood sugar. Similar to high blood sugar in its adverse effects, … Continue reading Low Blood Sugar Can Be As Dangerous as High Blood Sugar
Treating Type 2 Diabetes at its early stages is the best way to prevent it from becoming a more severe illness than it already is. But, of course, preventing it from happening in the first place is better than diabetes treatment, so if you are worried about getting it one day. Here are some tips … Continue reading 5 Ways to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Surgery is a big deal but can be an even bigger issue for diabetes. Having surgery means your diet, exercise and medications can be thrown off track and that could affect your circulation, cause an immune deficiency, and even set off a nerve disorder. This makes it important for diabetics to prepare for surgery with … Continue reading 3 Ways Diabetics Can Help Recover Faster From Surgery
Diabetes is a disease that affects your body’s use of sugar, which is vital to your health. Sugar or glucose is an essential source of energy for your cells and works like your brain’s fuel to function, making diabetes a serious illness that you want to prevent. Some of its main causes are when your … Continue reading What are the Main Causes of Diabetes?
A new study shows that antacids can actually help people with diabetes, particularly proton pump inhibitors that you can buy over-the-counter at pharmacies. Studies on glycemic control and diabetes discovered that PPIs effectively lower glucose levels on top of the standard therapy. Although the study states that proton pump inhibitors are safe for diabetics, there … Continue reading Could Antacids Help Diabetics? Study Says Yes
Myths abound on whether it’s okay for those with diabetes to eat fruit. For years, it was considered a no-no since fruit contains sugar. However, that has largely been determined to be a myth. Yes, fruit contains sugar but what is more important is where they fall into their GI or GL index. This is … Continue reading Should Diabetics Avoid Fruit?
Putting diabetes into remission could be as simple as stopping or slowing the production of another hormone. Research came out in March that suggests blocking receptors for a hormone called glucagon can put diabetes in remission. Glucagon is an opposing hormone to insulin. The models done in mice with diabetes seem to work as the … Continue reading New Research for Diabetes
Many people fight to control their blood sugar. Whether you are a borderline diabetic, a diabetic or someone who is trying to be proactive, maintaining the right blood sugar level is important to heart health and overall well-being. The Do’s of Eating to Control Diabetes Most understand the basics of changing a diet to control … Continue reading How to Pick Foods that Control Blood Sugar
In the last few years, gamification has become a more widely regarded strategy for promoting healthy behaviors in those that suffer from diabetes. A new study has examined the effectiveness of gaming in increasing weight loss in adults with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes. During the trial, 361 adults classified with Type 2 diabetes with a … Continue reading Would A Game Help Diabetics Exercise? Study Says Yes
A small, early study holds promise that there is a vaccine for type 1 diabetes that could help preserve the natural production of insulin in the body. Patients that suffer from type 1 diabetes experience the body immune system attacking the beta cells that lie in the pancreas that produce insulin, the hormone necessary for … Continue reading A Diabetes Vaccine Is In The Works: Here’s What To Know
