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Foods To Lower Blood Sugar |
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Written by Michael Corrieri
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If you have been diagnosed with diabetes you will know that your body is unable produce enough insulin to correctly handle the fluctuating sugar levels in your body. You will also know that one of the most important things a diabetic can do is to carefully monitor their sugar levels and strictly follow the meal plans given to them by their health care provider. Just avoiding sweets is not nearly enough. There is a great deal of sugar to be found in many foods, not just candy and cookies. Most physicians will recommend a diet that is very high in fiber content but low in fats. Simply adhering to this diet will help the body drastically lower the amount of glucose in your system.
The best way to understand this important issue is to understand what it is exactly that insulin does for your body. All foods are basically latent energy and insulin helps in the chemical process that converts these foods into the energy that your body needs to function. |
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Diabetes and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
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Written by Michael Corrieri
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One of the risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes in women is if they first have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or PCOS.
As I reviewed all the signs, symptoms and risk factors for diabetes, I kept noticing that one of the top risk factors for women was if they had Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. I had never heard of this syndrome before and started to dismiss it. Then I read the description of the condition, and reviewed the signs and symptoms. I may not have heard the name before, but I can list three or more friends and acquaintances that seem to have many of the signs and symptoms. It was defiantly worth a closer look. The Definition of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)This condition affects the ovaries, and in some cases |
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Insulin Resistance and Diabetes |
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Written by Michael Corrieri
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Insulin resistance is defined as a condition that occurs when the body produces insulin, but can’t use it properly.
Being insulin resistant increases your chances of developing type 2 diabetes. Insulin helps your body utilize glucose or sugar, for energy. Insulin is a hormone that is made in the pancreas. Your digestive system breaks down the food you eat, turning it into glucose. |
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Written by Michael Corrieri
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Between two and four percent of pregnancies are affected by the temporary condition of gestational diabetes.
Gestational diabetes occurs because of glucose intolerance during pregnancy. It means that the glucose or sugar can’t leave the blood stream to feed the body’s cells and be transformed into energy. Because the glucose is essentially stuck in the blood stream, the glucose levels rise and become harmful for both the pregnant woman and her unborn baby. |
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Written by Michael Corrieri
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According to the American Diabetes Association or ADA, the rise in Type 2 diabetes in children has reached epidemic proportions.
Type 1 diabetes was historically thought to be the type of diabetes that children contracted, except for rare cases. In fact type 1 is traditionally called juvenile diabetes. But in the last several years there has been a growing percentage of children and young adults that are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. |
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