August 1, 2008

• A Simple Guide to Healthy Eating for Diabetics

  When you are diagnosed with diabetes one of the first things you should do is consult a nutritionist. They will be able to tell you exactly what’s good for you to include in your diet, and what food types you should be avoiding.
  A healthy food plan is essential for managing your condition, but with [...]

July 25, 2008

• Pregnancy and Diabetes

  Like any other woman, Diabetics have to take certain precautions during pregnancy, but with the right diet and a little extra attention, there is no reason why you should not have a perfectly healthy child. All the usual advice applies, such as eating a healthy, well balanced diet, avoiding drinking and smoking and making sure [...]

July 7, 2008

• Diabetes and Fast Food

  Whether it’s grabbing something on your lunch break or treating the kids on the weekend, fast food is an integral part of modern day life. Having diabetes doesn’t mean you have to stop visiting your favorite fast food chains, if you arm yourself with a little knowledge.
  Many now offer healthy alternatives and, with a little [...]

June 30, 2008

• Diabetics Encouraged to Go Green

  Everybody else seems to be doing it, and now a new report has indicated the benefits of a greener diet for diabetes sufferers, according to one expert.
  Amy Campbell, an Education Program Manager specializing in diabetes control claims that going green can have a real positive effect on controlling blood glucose levels. Of course, every diabetic [...]

June 27, 2008

• A Diabetics Guide to Eating Out

  Eating out is part of our culture. We visit restaurants for business, for convenience and for fun, but when you have diabetes dining out can become a dangerously unhealthy minefield. However, it doesn’t have to be, and as more restaurants and diners try to meet the health concerns of their customers, eating out is becoming [...]

June 23, 2008

• Diabetes and Cholesterol

  Cholesterol is a substance present in every cell of our bodies and is needed to make and manage hormones, vitamins and aid digestion. Although it is found in certain foods the body creates its own supply, which is found in two different forms, known as high-density and low-density lipoproteins, and carries it in the bloodstream. [...]

December 25, 2007

• Diet For Type 2 Diabetes

  Diet for persons with Type 2 diabetes is an important part of their treatment plan. Followed in combination with an appropriate exercise program, a Type 2 diabetes diet can help them maintain their blood glucose level, avoid rise and fall in their sugar levels and help maintain healthy cholesterol levels. While there will be certain [...]

December 10, 2007

• Gestational Diabetes Diet

  Gestational Diabetes Diet Good For Mother And Child:
  It is not unusual during pregnancy, to develop diabetes , result to the massive hormone changes going on in the body. Developing diabetes when pregnant and having no previous history of diabetes is termed gestational diabetes. Diet become increasing important if the mother-to-be plans to give birth to [...]

September 22, 2007

• Diabetes - Diabetic Diet Facts (Part I)

  Once a person is diagnosed with diabetes, he/she should contact a dietician to get a better idea of how to consume different food varieties while keeping an eye on their blood sugar.
  To make it simple, the diabetic diet is no different than the regular food pyramid quantities and components except that the diabetic should watch their carbohydrate intake. The best is a low [...]

April 20, 2007

• Understanding the Diabetes Diet

  Ninety per cent of individuals suffer from Type 2 diabetes; therefore, it is very important to know about diabetes diet in order to control it. You need to follow healthy eating habits and regular physical activities, along with controlling your weight in order to manage diabetes. Managing diabetes is important, since with the help of [...]

February 23, 2007

• Alcohol and Diabetes

  When you have diabetes, you have to make a lot of concessions in your diet. You not only have to watch what you eat, but you have to take into consideration how much you eat and when you consume your food. It is a lot to plan, but by taking charge of your diet, you [...]

February 9, 2007

• Diets for Diabetes

  When you have diabetes, your body does not produce or correctly use the hormone, insulin. Insulin is important to your health, because it helps your body to convert sugar and starch into the energy you need to live. Some people are predisposed genetically to get diabetes, but for many people, diabetes is a weight related issue. For [...]

January 27, 2007

• Alternative Treatment for Diabetes

  Maybe your doctor recently broke the news that you have diabetes. Or you have learned that you are at risk of getting diabetes. And so now you are worried – scared of what diabetes will do to you. Worried about the drugs you have to take and their side effects. It’s not just you who [...]