Should diabetics eat fresh fruits? The truth be told, this is an old argument, but, I am still not convinced that we understand the truth. I just could not see myself not consuming fruits. I really love fruits and I love them more than I like vegetables. I could eat a rich variety of fruits on a
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I use turmeric in my kitchen a lot. I do so for a few reasons. The main one is that it is seen as a natural way to possibly reverse diabetes, or, at least to help me to control this lifestyle illness. I am also a lover of most things cooked with curry and
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In this article, I will mention the results from a test I found interesting. It will be brief and that is a promise. A Cure, Without Side Effects? In the next three years, we could see human beings be tested for a cure for diabetes, without side effects. The University of Texas increased the cell
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I hear the concerns and the questions ever so often about the right shoes for diabetics. I also own a number of shoes which I refuse to wear now because of a few reasons. The main reason being that of comfort as a diabetic. I find that I need a certain type and height of
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Like me, you may be sick of the different news and even confused. Today this is good for us, tomorrow the same thing is bad for us. I however still like to know what is being said about my food. I also like to do my own self-experiments to see how different foods are affecting
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Intermittent fasting refers to the way we eat. It speaks more to the pattern of eating rather than a diet itself. In this way of eating we have cycles of eating and fasting. Some people eat normally for a few days and then restrict their calorie intake for a few days. This is an example
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A plant-based diet for diabetics comes as no surprise. The truth be told, we have exhausted this topic, but there will always be people who are hearing it for the first time and so we must continue to send the reminders in Cyber World, hoping and praying that more of us will come to a
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Identifying the Culprit Knowing if sugar is present in what we are eating is important in order to limit our sugar intake. Yes, you would be surprised to learn the different names for sugar and the amount of it contained in even some of the “health foods” we crave. As a rule, examine your
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I was told that: I had diabetes and that it would get worst throughout the years. The sad thing is that I bought that lie. I was told that I would suffer with a number of diabetic complications until I died. Again, I bought that lie. I was also told that I would take prescription medications
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Knowing if you could develop diabetes is a major deal for many people, especially if you have a loved one with this lifestyle illness and therefore you may be familiar with the horrible complications and pain that is many times associated with this “monster.” Today we will take some time to look at the
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Knowing that I had diabetes was really half of the problem solved. When I was ignorant of the fact, I continued to eat all the foods which made my situation worse. To be honest, when I was told that I was pre-diabetic I ignored that information as well. I even had a well-known dermatologist
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I had a reader asked me this week via my e-mail to do an article about the signs and symptoms of diabetes. So, today we will spend some time looking at how you can tell that you could possibly have diabetes. I say possibly because you would still need to see your doctor to
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Are you taking Metformin and have been doing so for some time now? If so, what then is your vitaminB12 level? Do you even know what that is? Should you be concerned? Please continue to read. Today I will share with you some news I read about vitamin B12 monitoring and Metformin users. It
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It is a popular belief that a number of diabetics, later in life must also deal with some form of cardiovascular disease. Please allow me to state here and now, that I refuse to “own” all these diabetic complications. Yes, in the event reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease with almonds is true, then I
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“It runs in my family.” Think about how many times you heard this seemingly proud announcement, especially relating to an illness. What is truly sad, is that most of the time we are referring to lifestyle illnesses and we are not making the connection that we were taught to eat and behave in a given
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It has not been a secret that a number of us who are diabetic, also have to deal with high blood pressure. According to some researchers, blood pressure medication taken at nights have more of an impact on our blood sugar than when we take them in the morning. Today we will take a brief
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