Measures to avoid diabetes — DOH

MANILA, Nov. 12 – Proper diet, regular exercise, avoiding smoking and maintaining one’s blood pressure are the simple measures to control blood sugar and averting diabetes, according to the Department of Health (DOH).

The DOH defines diabetes as a serious chronic metabolic disease characterized by an increase in blood sugar levels associated with long term damage and failure of organ functions especially the eyes, the kidneys, the nerves, the heart and blood vessels.

The disease... read more

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recipes

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Carbohydrates, Sugar, and Your Child

Often called carbs, carbohydrates are the body's most important and readily available source of energy. Even though they've gotten a bad rap in the 2000s and have often been blamed for the obesity epidemic in America, carbohydrates are a necessary part of a healthy diet for both children and adults.

The two major forms are:

simple sugars (simple carbohydrates), found in sugars such as fructose, glucose, and lactose, as well as in nutritious whole fruits... read more

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Eating Out When Your Child Has Diabetes

Eating out can be a treat for lots of families. Kids with type 1 or type 2 diabetes don't have to give up that treat - they just have to take some extra precautions and be sure to choose nutritious foods in reasonable portions. Whether your child craves Mexican, Asian, or country-style cuisine, his or her tastes can be accommodated.

Eating out can be a learning opportunity for you and your child. The key to... read more

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Adolescents with diabetes

The adolescent years may be the most difficult time for a young person with diabetes and his or her parents. The normal cycle of rapid growth spurts and periods of slow growth along with the normal adolescent behaviors of going to bed late, sleeping late, and eating meals at varying times makes it difficult to keep an adolescent's blood sugar level consistently within his or her target range.

Eating "fast foods" frequently also makes following... read more

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The Food Label

Grocery store aisles are avenues to greater nutritional knowledge.

Under regulations from the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the food label offers more complete, useful and accurate nutrition information than ever before.

With today's food labels, consumers get:

nutrition information about almost every food in the grocery store
distinctive, easy-to-read formats that enable consumers... read more

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Dietary Supplements

People with diabetes should be sure to consult a doctor or pharmacist before purchasing or taking any supplement. Many supplements contain active ingredients that have strong biological effects and their safety is not always assured in all users. Other supplements may interact with prescription and over-the-counter medicines. By taking these products, you may be placing yourself at risk.

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A new weapon in the fight against obesity and diabetes

A study appearing November 5 in the journal Cell Metabolism demonstrates that a synthetic new chemical entity protects against diet-induced obesity, improves glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity and enhances exercise endurance by enhancing fat utilization in certain target tissues.

The new chemical entity was developed by Sirtris, a a GSK company, and the research study was led by EPFL professor Johan Auwerx, MD, says EurekAlert! release.

Reducing calorie consumption by about 20% has... read more

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Fish twice a week cuts diabetics risks of kidney disease

MONDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Eating fish twice a week may help reduce the risk of kidney disease in people with diabetes, according to a British study of more than 22,000 adults, including 517 with diabetes.

The participants' fish consumption was determined using dietary and lifestyle questionnaires. People with diabetes who ate less than one serving of fish per week were about four times more likely (18 percent) to have protein in their urine... read more

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New Target For Obesity-Related Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes

Building on mounting evidence that implicates infection-fighting cells found in obese fat tissue in the growing problem of insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine have identified a particular subset of cells that are linked to obesity-associated insulin resistance, and that offer a promising new target for the treatment of diabetes. They showed that depletion of these cells, called CD11c-positive, in obese mice resulted in... read more

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