Archive for: September 27, 2007

If you’re like most people, you’re aware exercise is important for good health — particularly if you have diabetes. Being active each day can help control your weight and manage your blood sugar levels. But you may not have …

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Public and professional awareness of the risk factors for and the symptoms of diabetes are an important step towards its control and prevention.

Diabetes prevention can be categorized into two groups:

Primary prevention
Secondary prevention

Primary prevention identifies and protects individuals at risk from …

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Diabetes is a chronic, life-long condition that requires careful control. Without proper management it can lead to various complications such as cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, blindness and nerve damage.

Short-term complications:

Low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia)
A person who takes insulin is going to …

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The good news is that everybody with diabetes can lead a normal active life. The secret is to learn how to manage the condition, so it stops managing you. Below are important guidelines to implementing the four-point plan to a …

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By Sharon Zeiler, BSc, MBA, RD,

Preparing food that both tastes good and is good for you is not a magic trick. A few simple meal planning and preparation tips will help you to produce healthy, delicious food that your …

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As it stands now, diabetes is one of the more vexing problems that health care professionals deal with. At once, it is frighteningly common with 20 million carrying the diagnosis and the number still growing. In fact, around 6 million …

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A diabetes journal doesn’t only have to keep track of blood glucose testing results and the foods you eat every day (although it’s a great way to keep track of both). Another part of diabetes journalizing includes writing about …

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