| The Diabetic Diet that tastes sweet | | Posted Monday, February 06, 2006 11:56:44 AM by Kate Grant | The Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common high weight related illnesses, especially in America. Overweight people are more inclined to suffer from diabetes and other weight related illnesses like high blood pressure. 
But a diabetic diet does not mean you'll just have to reduce the amount of your sugar intake. Like in most diets, you'll have to reduce your fat intake and follow a diabetic diet plan.
A good diabetic diet is a vegetarian diet, where you'll eat vegetables, beans, wholegrains and fruit, in exchange to the sugary and fatty foods you had until now.
But a good diabetic diet does not eliminate all the sugar from your menu, it just replaces it with healthy substitutes. You don't have to let go of all those delicious smoothies, muffins and biscuits, or even chocolate treats, but you can learn how to make them sugar free and good for you.
There are many free diets for diabetic people you can sample, and you can get diabetic diet information on line, so don't wait another minute, your life is depending on it.
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| | | Cleansing controversy | | Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 2:51:27 PM by Blog57 Team | | Q: I have read up on several articles about the Master Cleanse diet. I wanted to know if you recommend a Master Cleanse diet or a body cleansing process before beginning a weight loss program or just in general to try it out. Do you think trying (a cleanse) would help an individual loose additional weight? — Mya Baker, Los Angeles A: Doing a cleanse before beginning a weight loss program can definitely be beneficial. Basically, a cleanse can help you bring you back to a balanced state by not consuming processed foods, sugar, alcohol, caffeine and other toxic foods. Of course you can avoid these foods without doing a cleanse, but for some reason when people commit to a cleanse for a specific period of time, it often helps them stay committed to not consuming these highly processed foods filled with junk.... | |
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| | | American Muslims Told to Beware of Obesity | | Posted Sunday, December 17, 2006 12:54:12 PM by Blog57 Team | | Editors Note: Many health advantages Muslim immigrants derive from their native diet and cultural practices are being negated by habits learned from assimilating in a fast-food society. This article is reprinted by permission from InFocus, a Muslim American publication. Muslims view health as one of the greatest blessings that God has bestowed on mankind, but its very likely that very few of them are actively taking good care of their health. Little to no official data exists on American Muslims health and well-being, but results from the National Census 2001 in the United Kingdom found that British Muslims had the worst health compared with other faith groups, with Muslim women reporting ill health more widely than Muslim men. The UK findings may not apply to American Muslims, but they are a cause for concern in a similar fast-food society like the U.S.... | |
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| | | Diabetes: Prevention is better than cure | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 6:52:06 AM by Blog57 Team | | Diabetes is marked by improper functioning of pancreas, says Dr Ashish Saxena, a consultant physician at Satguru Partap Singh (SPS) Apollo Hospitals. With a view to apprising people of the disease, Dr Saxena threw light on its symptoms and types. He said diabetes is of two types. Type 1 is caused by the inability of the pancreas to secrete insulin and can be treated with the help of insulin injections. Though Type 2 is usually hereditary and can be easily treated with the help of diet control, exercise and oral hypoglycemic agents, it is currently assuming epidemic proportions, he said. Changes in lifestyle and food habits has led to this phenomenon. Dr Ashish Saxena, an academic member of the Research Society for the Study of Diabetics in India, says studies conducted at the All India Institute of Diabetes have identified that apart from heredity, other factors can be responsible for the increase in the number of diabetic patients.... | |
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| | | Lifestyle changes reduce diabetic risk | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 3:02:46 AM by Blog57 Team | | Losing weight, cutting down on saturated fats, eating more fibre and exercising 30 minutes a day can make a difference when it comes to diabetes. Finnish researchers have shown that lifestyle changes not only reduce the odds of high-risk people developing type 2 diabetes but can also postpone the onset of the illness. "From a public health .... | |
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| | | Glycemic index useful, but not last word, on diabetes control | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 10:55:42 PM by Blog57 Team | | Q: I'm a diabetic. What about the glycemic index — does the type of carbohydrate really matter? A: Here's information that Mary Higgins, our extension specialist in human nutrition from Kansas State University, forwarded to me from the American Diabetes Assn. regarding the glycemic index. The information comes from Janine Freeman from the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service: As the low-carbohydrate-diet fad slowly loses steam, another may be moving in to take its place: the glycemic index fad. The glycemic index (GI) ranks carbohydrate foods based on how they affect the body's blood glucose levels. “High GI" foods such as cornflakes, instant potatoes and white bread greatly affect blood glucose levels. “Low GI" foods such as oatmeal, most fruits and vegetables, legumes and nuts produce less of an effect.... | |
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| | | Dear Dr. Gott: Life changes treat 'burning feet' | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 6:52:56 PM by Blog57 Team | | Dear Dr. Gott: Our daughter, in her mid-50s, is plagued by "burning feet." It's so painful that it causes insomnia. She can walk for only 15 minutes without pain, so exercise is too painful. She is at least 60 pounds overweight and an addicted smoker. She has seen doctors, including a podiatrist and a neurologist, and has been diagnosed with Morton's neuroma on the bottoms of her feet. She is debating the removal of the inflamed nerves. Dear Reader: Your daughter ? who appears to be a candidate for serious vascular consequences secondary to her weight and smoking ? may be helped by surgery, but I doubt that a complete recovery is likely until she addresses all of her health problems. She should also be examined by a vascular specialist before she has foot surgery. Burning feet is often caused by poor circulation in overweight smokers.... | |
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| | | The Worst Argument Ever Against Low-Carb | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 12:50:22 PM by Blog57 Team | | In the 18-month history of "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb" blog, never has anything caused more anger and disgust from my readers than this Augusta Free Press article about livin' la vida low-carb. I quite literally received a link to this article from nearly a hundred different people begging me to respond. When I saw it earlier this week, my first reaction was to ignore it and move on. But the more I thought about it and the more people who kept telling me about it, I changed my mind and decided to confront Jefferson's thoughtless column directly. As a registered nurse for the past decade, she has been sharing others her wealth of wisdom about health. I think her patients should demand a refund of their money for her health advice because this woman is clearly delusional about diet and nutrition.In her column entitled "Low-carb diets - some dangerous truths uncovered," Jefferson immediately laid the groundwork for her attack against the low-carb lifestyle by declaring it as "a very unhealthy way to lose weight." She adds that it is "dangerous" for reasons that go far beyond the high-fat content and added calories.... | |
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| | | Sanofi's Acomplia May Be Victim of German Health Cuts (Update2) | | Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 6:52:20 PM by Blog57 Team | | Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Sanofi-Aventis SA's new diet pill, Acomplia, may get limited sales in Germany because the treatment is being targeted by a national plan to trim health-care spending. A German panel of doctors and insurers earlier this month recommended the government classify Acomplia as a ``lifestyle'' drug, not one that is necessary for treating a disease. The proposal, if carried out, means the medicine's 100-euro ($127.40) a month cost won't be reimbursed by state health insurance plans, and will probably inhibit sales. The recommendation is part of Germany's strategy to reduce medical expenses, echoing a new round of health-spending cutbacks in several European countries. Rejecting coverage for new and expensive medicines would threaten several drugmakers, such as New York-based Pfizer Inc.... | |
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| | | Diabetes doesnt mean no candy | | Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 10:56:48 AM by Blog57 Team | | Halloween trick-or-treating is an exciting time for candy lovers. But for hundreds of diabetic children in the area, the holiday ritual may not be as fun. "The first thing I suggest is that parents and (diabetic) kids emphasize other parts of trick-or-treating," said Jennifer Mikulich, a diabetes educator at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. "Spend some extra time working on a costume, get little trinkets, like tattoos and pencils, and things that can be a replacement for the candy many expect on Halloween. Take time to go to a haunted house." Completely disallowing candy isn't necessary, Mikulich said. Most parents of children with Type 1 diabetes -- a condition in which the body doesn't produce enough insulin and which requires insulin shots -- know kids can have candy but need to cut carbohydrates somewhere else in the diet.... | |
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| | | Joslin Launches Free Online Educational Videos for People With Diabetes - Six Tests for Staying Healthy With Diabetes | | Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 10:54:48 AM by Blog57 Team | | BOSTON, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Joslin Diabetes Center, global leader in diabetes research, care and education, announced today a new free educational tool on its Web site -- the Staying Healthy with Diabetes video series. The set of six short videos gives people with diabetes important information about the regular tests they need to have done to live a healthier life. Several of Joslin's internationally recognized physicians are featured in these videos, available now on http://www.joslin.org/. The number of Americans with diabetes approaches 21 million, and now 54 million Americans have pre-diabetes. Joslin's Web site continues to be a key resource for those affected by the disease, providing an online diabetes library and the latest information about diabetes research and care at Joslin.... | |
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