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Kim Haylor on Changing Her Diabetes Management
Kim Haylor was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when she was just a kid. While she says her Diabetes management wasn’t the best when she was younger, Kim has gone to great lengths to change that. Check out Kim’s blog and read about her Diabetes journey. Can you tell us more about your diagnosis story? [...]
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Excessive Sitting May Increase Diabetes Risk in Women
If you are a woman and you want to reduce your risks of developing diabetes, you need to stop sitting so much. That was the conclusion drawn by researchers from the University of Leicester Departments of Health Sciences and Cardiovascular Sciences. Their study showed that women who sit for long periods of time each day [...]
Low Glycemic Breakfast May Reduce Sugar Spikes
Many people with diabetes use the glycemic index to help manage their blood sugar. A recent study from Purdue University showed that eating low glycemic foods early in the day may help prevent blood sugar spikes later in the day. Diabetes is the condition that results when sugar or glucose accumulates in the blood. Normally [...]
Gestational Diabetes – A Risk for Pregnant Women
Gestational diabetes is a temporary form of diabetes that can develop in a woman while she is pregnant. Between 3 and 5 percent of all pregnant women in the United States will develop this condition. Like type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes is believed to be caused by a condition known as insulin resistance. Insulin is [...]
Bacterial Infection May Increase Diabetes Risk
One commonly recognized risk for developing diabetes is being overweight. Now, research shows an even higher risk may come from the combination of being overweight and being infected with the Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria. H. pylori is a bacterium that can infect the lining of the stomach. It may cause chronic inflammation of the [...]
Protect Your Pancreas Through Diet
The pancreas is the gland organ in the abdomen that produces the hormone insulin. When the pancreas becomes overworked or stressed, it can become inflamed and insulin production can be compromised. Eating a pancreas-friendly diet can help reduce pancreas inflammation and maintain the health of this important organ. If you have diabetes, you know insulin [...]
Gestational Diabetes Poses Risks for Baby
Approximately 5 percent of all pregnant women in the United States will develop gestational diabetes. Most women with gestational diabetes deliver healthy babies. But the condition can put your baby at risk for complications during delivery and after birth. Gestational diabetes develops over time during pregnancy. Researchers believe changes in hormone levels make it difficult [...]
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