Most Discussed Diabetes Related News & Articles
Could Nerve Damage Be Affecting Your Digestion?
A potential complication of diabetes is nerve damage, which can affect several areas of your body, including your digestive system. When this happens, a condition known as gastroparesis can set in, making blood sugar levels even more difficult to control.
Stomach Issues
Gastroparesis, also called delayed gastric emptying, is a disorder in which the stomach takes too long to empty its contents. Normally, the stomach contracts to move food down into the small... read more
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It’s not a cure, but herbs can ease the response to diabetes
This article first explains the differences in the Types of Diabetes. It then goes on to list herbs that can help with glucose control. If you have been thinking about using herbs, this article will help you learn more.
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Surprise ingredients in your fast food?
Some of the ingredients found in your fast food may surprise you.
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Diabetes and Dental Health
People who live with diabetes on a daily basis are usually instructed to eat right, maintain regular physical activity, and if necessary, take medication.
What many may not know is that these medications that help control healthy insulin levels may lead to unexpected events at the dentist's office.
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Man pleads guilty to selling diabetes test strips
SOUTH BEND — In late 2007, the health care manufacturer Bayer recalled $5 million worth of diabetic glucose test strips that a northern Indiana man was hired to dispose of.
William Greg Kroa, owner and president of the Knox recycling company Nor Am Plastics Recycling Inc., was paid more than $8,000 to dispose of the test strips, many of which had been voluntarily recalled because they were found to be defective.
Test strips are used... read more
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How to Crush a Craving -- Fast
Here’s how to quickly and easily crush a craving for chocolate: Use your feet.
Literally. A walk worked wonders for a small group of chocoholics. When compared with a couch-potato group, the chocoholics experienced a major drop in chocolate cravings after only 15 minutes of putting one foot in front of the other. . . .
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Some things are actually worse than sugar....
I am talking about "real" sugar. I have found over the years that I react better to the real stuff or the 100% juice for example than any other substitute or sugar free product. Go figure.
So what the experts saying......read on and see.
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A New Diet for Better Blood Sugar?
We know that hearts "heart" a Mediterranean-style diet. But here's big news: so does your blood sugar.
Yep. Mediterranean fare -- rich in olive oil, vegetables, fruit, nuts, cereals, legumes, and fish -- may reduce your risk of developing diabetes. And not just a little....
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Take Control of Pain
3 Steps for Better Doctor Visits
You've scheduled an appointment to see your doctor about that annoying or debilitating knee pain, but don't stop there. To get the most from your doctor visit, you should prepare in advance -- and in writing! Here are the things you should jot down:
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Cinnamon does not control blood sugar or fat levels
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cinnamon does not appear to have any impact on blood sugar or cholesterol levels in people with diabetes, Connecticut-based researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care.
"The preponderance of evidence currently available does not suggest that cinnamon has the ability to decrease a person's risk of heart disease by helping them control their diabetes or lower their cholesterol," Dr. Craig I. Coleman, of Hartford Hospital, who was the principal investigator,... read more
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