Diabetes

6 Strategies for Better Blood Sugar After Meals

Apr 24, 2017 · · Diabetes
Controlling type 2 diabetes requires spot-checking blood sugar, including after you eat. “The highest blood sugars of the day tend to be after meals,” says Richard Siegel, MD, an endocrinologist and co-director of the Diabetes and Lipid Center at Tufts Medical Center. Blood sugar spikes—temporary high readings—after meals can be … Read More

Signs of Aging—or Diabetes?

Mar 29, 2017 · · Diabetes
Many people with diabetes do not even know they have it, according to The National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2014 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Approximately 29 million Americans have the disease and almost 28 percent are undiagnosed, with the biggest group being those age 65 and … Read More

Diagnosis: Prediabetes

Feb 23, 2017 · · Diabetes
The word “pre” may sound innocuous, but a prediabetes diagnosis is one to be taken very seriously. According to cardiologist Karol Watson, MD, UCLA Medical Center, the leading cause of death for people with diabetes is heart disease. “The damage doesn’t just start once diabetes is diagnosed,” explains Dr. Watson. … Read More

Eating Tree Nuts Helps Fight Diabetes

Feb 21, 2017 · · Diabetes
A new clinical trial and a review of the evidence both suggest eating tree nuts may help fight diabetes. Tree nuts include walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, pecans, pine nuts, macadamias and pistachios. One study reported that pistachios improved markers of blood sugar and inflammation in people at risk … Read More

Got Diabetes? What to Eat

Feb 15, 2017 · · Diabetes
One of the biggest challenges many people face when they find out they have diabetes is figuring out what they can eat and when. Fortunately, healthy eating when you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes (or prediabetes) isn’t substantially different from how we all should eat. Diabetes-friendly meals feature … Read More

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