December 14th, 2010
ultrawellness asked:
Is diabetes permanent? Nothing could be further from the truth. In this week’s UltraWellness blog, Dr. Mark Hyman traces the path of unhealthy lifestyle choices to diabetes, and tells you which crucial tests you need to catch this disease. For more, see www.ultrawellness.com
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Tags: Blog, Ultrawellness, Unhealthy Lifestyle Choices
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December 11th, 2010
rawfor30 asked:
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days is an independent documentary film that chronicles six Americans with ‘incurable’ diabetes switching their diet and getting off insulin. The film follows each participant’s remarkable journey and captures the medical, physical, and emotional transformations brought on by this diet and lifestyle change. We witness moments of struggle, support, and hope as what is revealed, with startling clarity, is that diet can reverse diabetes* and change lives. Additional wisdom is provided by Morgan Spurlock, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Robbins, Rev. Michael Beckwith, and Doctors Fred Bisci, Joel Furman, and Gabriel Cousens.
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Tags: Diabetes, Independent Documentary Film, Transformations
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December 7th, 2010
diabetesukcharity asked:
Our short animation explains how the body works when unaffected by diabetes, with Type 1 diabetes with Type 2 diabetes.
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Tags: Body Works, Diabetes, Type Diabetes
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December 4th, 2010
SIMPLYPATTI asked:
Is Patti Labelle the first to tell Oprah Winfrey to Shut-up lol? Anyways, it’s an informative discussion about diabetes with Patti, Oprah and other health consultants. Throughout the convo, Patti keeps the audience rolling non-stop with her keep-it-real attitude and funny sense of humor.
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Tags: Diabetes, Health Consultants, Labelle
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November 22nd, 2010
MrMikeLawson asked:
This is a way for me to document my life as a person living with diabetes. This episode is called “What Is Diabetes?”
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Tags: Diabetes, Living With Diabetes, Pin Cushion
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November 21st, 2010
Angie McAdams asked: The best pre-diabetes recipes can be learned through purchasing a diabetic cookbook or by searching the internet. You want to look for recipes that list the nutrition facts so that you are able to stay within your allotted calorie intake, mg of sodium and so on for the day. Diabetic cookbooks list the nutrition facts on each of the recipes and this is a great place to start.
Searching the internet for pre-diabetes recipes is another great way to find recipes that will give you the nutrition facts. You can also consult with a dietitian and eventually you can learn how to develop your own recipes and how to figure the nutrition facts yourself.
Pre-diabetes recipes are basically just recipes for healthy cooking and healthy eating as well. These habits can be developed overtime and will eventually seem just like a normal part of your everyday life with little or no effort at all.
Following the Recipes – The most important thing is to follow the recipes. This will help to ensure that the nutrition facts are accurate and if you substitute this for that, the facts will be thrown off. Most of the time if you can substitute an one item for another, it will be acknowledged as being fine to do so and the nutrition facts either not be affected at all or by very little that it will not matter.
Make sure that the recipe is within your allotted guidelines that have been determined by your physician or dietitian. If you have to have a low sodium intake, then you will not want a recipe that is high in sodium. That’s just pretty much common sense.
There are websites that are available that you can join that will help you to develop a pre diabetes menu and also give you the recipes to help you to follow the menu. This will be a great way for you to learn different recipes and learn how to incorporate them into your weekly meal plan. Eventually you will collect a variety of different pre diabetes recipes that you will still be able to enjoy once your blood glucose levels return to a normal state.
If your blood glucose levels do return to a normal state and you are no longer considered to be a “pre diabetic”, do not stop what you have learned. There is always the chance that if you go back to your “old” ways then, your blood glucose levels can go back up. Learning how to eat and how to cook healthier is something that you should always do. It will help to ensure that you maintain low cholesterol and can even help you to deter other health related problems such as a heart attack.
Eating Right – Eating right is your best way to ensure a healthy life. Learning how to plan, prepare and cook a healthy meal can just add to the many benefits that you can receive from your pre diabetes diagnosis. Find and follow pre diabetic recipes and enjoy them. You will find that that they are just as, if not more, delicious than that Big Mac that you may have been craving!
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Tags: Diabetes Menu, Healthy Eating, Weekly Meal Plan
Posted in Health And Fitness | 117 Comments »
November 15th, 2010
George Stark asked: Diabetes is a disease that can silently ambush your health. If you are not aware of the early signs of diabetes you are setting yourself up for the fight of your life. Because recognizing the signs of diabetes is so ultra important you must become an expert at detecting the diabetes early warning signs and symptoms.
The first stage of diabetes is known as pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetes occurs when a person’s blood glucose level is higher than normal but not so high as to trigger a diabetes diagnosis. Even though you might develop pre-diabetes it does not necessarily mean that you will be stricken with full diabetes. You can reverse the clock and return to normal glucose levels.
However, pre-diabetes is sometimes hard to recognize. But if you have any of the following symptoms then you are probably a candidate for pre-diabetes. If you are thirsty alot, if you have to urinate frequently, if your eyesight becomes blurry at times and if you feel tired most of the time, then you could be experiencing pre-diabetes. If you notice any of these signs you must take immediate action to prevent your pre-diabetes from developing into a more advanced diabetes state.
Here’s what you need to do fast. You must reduce your weight by 5-10 percent and you must engage in modest physical activity for 30 minutes daily. It’s as simple as that. Weight loss and moderate exercise can turn back the clock and return your elevated blood glucose levels to the normal range.
So if you are a couch potato and you are overweight then you should be on the look-out for pre-diabetes. Don’t let pre-diabetes develop into a more advanced stage of diabetes that could detrimentally effect your health for the rest of your life.
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Tags: 30 Minutes, Couch Potato, Signs And Symptoms
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November 13th, 2010
psychetruth asked:
Be My Friend – www.myspace.com Are you Tired? Hypoglycemia, Diabetes, Sugar Austin Wellness Information about diabetes; prevention, management, treatment, cures, diet and care. Diabetes can be managed naturally without medications or drugs and prevented in the first place. Dr.Vincent Bellonzi is a chiropractor and a Certified Clinical Nutritionist. He has been in practice for over 12 years. He received his Doctorate from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic in 1991. Since 1998, Dr. Bellonzi has practiced in the Austin area. He works with athletes at every level to provide sports conditioning and rehabilitation. Visit Dr. Bellonzi’s website at www.bewellrx.com http This video was produced by Psychetruth www.myspace.com www.youtube.com © Copyright 2008 Austin Wellness Institute. All Rights Reserved.
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Tags: Clinical Nutritionist, Hypoglycemia Diabetes, Los Angeles College Of Chiropractic
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November 12th, 2010
healthyinformation asked:
There are many potential complications from diabetes, including neuropathy, amputations, increased cardiovascular risks, kidney damage, cholesterol elevation and heart attacks. Neuropathy is the destruction of nerve endings, mostly in the hands and feet leading to numbness. Over time circulation may be impaired, reducing the bodys ability to heal wounds of the extremities. This circulation damage can systemic, affecting the entire arterial and venal systems. One of the most damaging diabetes side effects is to the kidneys. Over time, elevated blood sugar and insulin levels can damage kidneys beyond repair. The majority of amputations performed in all hospitals are directly related to diabetes. Diabetes so damages the circulation that even the smallest wounds can fail to heal, leading to amputations. Almost every diabetic has problems with cholesterol elevation. This is due to the diseases effect on the liver. Elevated cholesterol and diabetes is caused when the liver becomes toxic, from free radicals, and can no longer regulate cholesterol levels. Type II diabetics are also at a much higher risk for heart attacks. All of these complications can be greatly reduced or even eliminated by gaining control over blood sugar and insulin levels. The symptoms revolving around both diabetes and hypoglycemia are often referred to as syndrome X. These include elevated cholesterol, blood pressure, and often a severe overweight situation. When excess insulin is produced its primary …
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Tags: Diabetes Neuropathy, Hypoglycemia, Kidneys
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