January 2018 - All About Diabetes

Case Study: Deterring Diabetes with Moringa

January 28, 2018 admin

(miComunidad.com) Case Study: Deterring Diabetes with Moringa. Catchy commercials and remixes aside, diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder that impairs glucose tolerance and leads to a high risk of cardiovascular disease. Age, genetics, environment, and lifestyle influence the development of diabetes. A comprehensive review of studies conducted in both animal and human subjects have found the leaves of the Moringa oleifera tree to significantly reduce blood glucose levels. Thus moringa has potential to be used as an anti-diabetic treatment in an addition to other traditional diabetic medicines. See What Happens…

Stinging Nettles for Diabetes

January 25, 2018 admin

Stinging Nettles for Diabetes. For diabetic patients, knowing what is safe to eat and what they can’t touch is a constant battle and a constant chore. Checking everything before you consume is highly important to make sure that you do this in order to maintain a healthy blood sugar level and prevent yourself from damaging your internal organs and nerves any more than necessary. Unfortunately this sometimes means that we can’t eat things that would otherwise be highly healthy and this may include stinging nettles which are used for many…

Meat Lover’s Guide to a Diabetes Diet

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 admin

Meat Lover’s Guide to a Diabetes Diet. Is the aroma of a sizzling steak too good to resist? If you’re smart about how you choose red meat, it can have a place among other healthy protein sources in your diabetes diet. Having diabetes means making some specific dietary changes, but you don’t have to give up all of your favorite foods. You just need to make better choices. If you’re a meat lover, knowing how to select quality red meat and avoiding processed types, like certain cold cuts, is key.…

Healthy Breakfast Foods for Type 2 Diabetes

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 admin

Healthy Breakfast Foods for Type 2 Diabetes. As the saying goes, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But some people may skip breakfast because they’re in a hurry or don’t care for breakfast foods. However, that’s never a good idea, especially if you have type 2 diabetes. “The point of breakfast is that it breaks that ‘fast’ from overnight,” says Christie Hust, RD, LD, an instructor with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing and a diabetes counselor at the Larry Combest Community Health and…

The 10 Worst Foods for Prediabetes

January 24, 2018 admin

The 10 Worst Foods for Prediabetes. Prediabetes, the state of metabolic imbalance that precedes diabetes, is a growing epidemic. In the United States alone it affects 1 in 3 adults of all ages, 1 in 2 elderly adults, and almost 1 in 4 adolescents. The condition is characterized by high levels of blood sugar and/or insulin, the hormone that helps cells in the body absorb sugar from the blood. Sugar in the blood comes from the foods we eat, so eating the right foods is one of the most powerful…