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Vitamin D - The New Miracle Drug?

July 7, 2008 – 9:28 am
A few weeks ago I shared some recent research with you about the effects of Vitamin D on Diabetes. In essence, providing your body with plenty of this particular vitamin can greatly reduce your risk of developing diabetes in the first place. As it turns out, this isn't the only disease it can prevent. You can greatly reduce your risk of getting arterial diseases, heart attacks and strokes, breast, lung and colon cancer and even reduce the effects of aging by making sure you are getting plenty of vitamin D. Vitamin D is found in fortified milk, fatty fish like tuna and salmon and to a lesser extend in  liver, cheese and egg yolkes. Most multi vitamins also include a sufficient supply of vitamin D and if exposed to sunlight, your body can even make it's own supply of Vitamin D.

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Diabetes Breakfast Recipe - Mexican Omelet

April 1, 2008 – 10:39 am
This simple yet tasty omelet is filling and will keep you going all morning long. The chili beans, salsa and sour cream turn a plain omelet into a Mexican treat. Mexican Omelet Serving Size - 1 Ingredients * 1/2 cup egg substitute * 1 Tbsp fat-free milk * 2 Tbsp canned chili beans * 1 Tbsp onion - chopped * 1 Tbsp fat-free sour cream * 1 Tbsp salsa Directions Combine the egg substitute and fat-free milk. Pour the mixture in a hot, non-stick pan (or use non-stick cooking spray). When the egg mixture appears solid, top it with the chili beans and chopped onion. Fold the omelet in half and cover the pan. Cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes to let all the ingredients warm up. Transfer your mexican omelet to a plate and top with the sour cream and salsa. Nutritional Information * Calories 127 * Total Fat 0g * Cholestrol 0g * Sodium 394mg * Total Carbs 13g * Fiber 3g * Sugars 6g * Protein 16g Exchanges ...

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Vitamin D To Reduce Risk Of Type I Diabetes?

March 24, 2008 – 11:35 am
Diabetes researchers have known for a while that most type I diabetics have low levels of Vitamin D in their system. Recently a new study at St Mary's Hospital for Women and Children, in Manchester England showed that there is a direct correlation between the two. In fact, by making sure that your child is getting plenty of Vitamin D, you can reduce his risk of developing Type I Diabetes by as much as 30%. Type I diabetes develops when the body's immune system starts to destroy pancreatic cells which are responsible for creating insulin. Type I diabetics can not produce enough insulin to properly metabolize food and have to supplement it via insulin injections. Vitamin D apparently stops this destruction of pancreatic cells by the immune system. Vitamin D is found in foods like whole milk. The body can also create it when exposed to sunlight. Start by making sure ...

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Diabetic Foot Care

March 13, 2008 – 8:04 am
As a diabetic you already know that you have to pay close attention to your feet to avoid getting cuts, bruises and various infections that may go undetected because of the loss of feeling many diabetics experience in their feet. Here are some tips for diabetic foot care that will help you keep your feet in good shape and avoid any problems down the road. Inspect Your Feet Daily When you get home from work, or before you go to bed, take a moment to look your feet over and make sure there are no cuts or any type of small infection. If there is, please seek out a medical professional right away. Good Foot Hygene Wash your feet every day in lukewarm water, keep your toenails trimmed and change your socks daily. All of this will help prevent infections. Dry your feet well after you wash them. Don't Walk Around Barefoot Once you start ...

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Black Tea and Diabetes

March 7, 2008 – 10:32 am
Drinking a few cups of black tea each day could help prevent and treat type 2 diabetes according to a new study. Scientists in the UK have found that black tea contains substances that work very much like a substitute for insulin, making back tea the newest aid in fighting diabetes. So far researchers have not yet determined how to best make use of this new discovery, so don't start gulping down black tea and dropping your medication. What you can do however is inform your doctor about this new study and under his (or her) supervision start to drink a cup or two of tea a day and see what kind of effect it has on your blood sugar levels. Combined with an appropriate diet and regular exercise, you may be able to scale down on the artificial insulin, or diabetes medication. Why bother? Most medication and most definitely insulin ...

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Symptoms of Diabetes in Pregnancy

February 24, 2008 – 5:09 pm
You’ve heard about diabetes in pregnancy or gestational diabetes and may be wondering if you may have it. Maybe you just want to make sure you would recognize the symptoms of diabetes in pregnancy so you can get it under control before you risk the health of yourself and your unborn baby. Let’s take a look at what the symptoms of diabetes in pregnancy are. Symptoms of diabetes pregnancy include: Increased thirst Increased urination Weight loss combined with increased appetite Fatigue beyond the usual pregnancy fatigue Nausea and vomiting past the morning sickness stage Bladder infections Blurred vision If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, call your physician. He or she is able to do an oral glucose tolerance test to determine if you are experiencing pregnancy diabetes.

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New Study Links Fat and Sugar

February 18, 2008 – 1:11 pm
A new study at Texas A&M has shown a link between diabetics inability to metabolize sugar ad fatty acids. It has long been known that people diagnoses with diabetes have a hard time metabolizing not only sugar and carbs but also fatty acids, but since these are two different biochemical processes that take place in the body, researchers up until now weren't able to link the two. They were simple two different facets of the same condition. This new study shows that both fatty acids and sugars are processed in the body with the help of a protein called PPAR-alpha. This newfound link will give researchers a new way of looking at diabetes and of course a new avenue to look for a potential cure or at the very least new treatment options.

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Asian Americans And Diabetes

February 10, 2008 – 3:44 pm
The Asian-American population faces a higher risk of diabetes than Caucasians. Increasingly, these cases are undiagnosed because the first warning sign, obesity, is not usually found in Asian Americans. Most of these cases of diabetes are diagnosed after one or more complications have developed. Most Asians are not obese, so they have no early warning sign until their vision blurs, they are urinating often, or are thirsty all the time. The difference may be where they carry their excess fat. An “apple” shape has an increased risk factor in developing diabetes, and this is where Asians carry their excess fat.

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Complications of Diabetes

February 6, 2008 – 11:50 am
There are both long-term and short-term complications with diabetes. Short-term complications may include frequent infections. A person with diabetes has a weakened ability to use white blood cells to fight infection. To make the problem worse, when a patient with diabetes has an infection, it makes blood sugar levels even harder to control. Diabetic patients will have hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar several times during the disease. This usually results after taking too much insulin, exercising more than usual, missing a meal, or drinking too much alcohol. Hypoglycemia must be understood and recognized. Be prepared to treat it always. Headaches, dizziness, lack of concentration, trembling hands, and excessive sweating are common signs of hypoglycemia. If blood sugar gets too low, you could pass out, or have a seizure. This is a serious complication and you should know how to help the person ...

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Insulin Inhaler Pump

January 29, 2008 – 10:08 am
A new insulin inhaler pump is finally being approved by the FDA. This insulin inhaler pump will allow you to get insulin in your body without giving yourself a shot. Diabetes Inhaler Approved by United States Food and Drug Administration Diabetics of the world are encouraged by the new research and trials looking into the disease. Critical clinical trials about curing the disease are continuing each day. Other advances have been discovered in various kinds of insulin, improving insulin pumps, and finding more convenient and compact ways to deliver insulin. One of the most recent approvals from the United States Food and Drug Administration is Exubera. Pfizer recently released the first insulin delivery that is inhaled. It is the first approved by the FDA since the 1920’s. It is being promoted as a major advance in diabetes treatment. The approval came through on Friday, January 27 of ...

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