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10 Tips For A Healthful Holiday
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Follow these 10 suggestions to celebrate the season and enjoy your favorite foods while staying on top of your diabetes. (Diabetic Meal Planning, Exercise)
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Diabetics Have A 75% B1 Deficiency Leading To Vascular Problems
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A thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency may be key to vascular problems for diabetic patients. FDA panel says Avandia offers benefits to people with type 2 disease, but...? (Diabetes Research, Vascular Problems, Low Plasma Thiamine)
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Eye Changes with Age
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Just as the hair turns gray and skin sags, the eyes too, undergo changes as the years pass. Though many of these changes are part of normal aging, some are not. Abnormal changes associated with aging set the stage for more serious vision problems. Learn what you can do to protect and maintain your eyesight. (Vision, Diabetic Eye Health)
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The New Silent Epidemic
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The number of American adults diagnosed with this disease annually has spiked 54% in the last decade and now stands at an estimated 21 million. At this very moment approximately one-third of those affected don’t even know they are at risk and it takes an average of 4 to 7 years before they learn the truth.
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The Right Choices: How to Keep Those Holiday Pounds At Bay
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The holidays are here and it is time to celebrate with family and friends. This is a wonderful time of year, but it is the 5 - 7 pounds that hang around after the holidays that we could do without. This season doesn’t have to be fattening, however. With a little advance planning, you can enjoy all the festivities without sacrificing your waistline. (Weight gain, diabetic lifestyle, healthy diet)
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Fish Oil Smashes Triglycerides
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If you have heart disease and are at high risk of cardiac arrhythmias - irregular heartbeats - that can trigger sudden death, you should be sure to get sufficient fish oil. New research suggests that fish oil can help keep heart rhythms from going berserk. (Cardiovascular health)
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Diabetic Recipe - Low-Carb Breakfast
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Fuel your day with a nutritious and delicious breakfast like a Greek Isles Omelet, Egg-Vegetable Strata or Triple-Decker Vegetable Omelet. (Diabetic Meal Planning, Low Carb Diet)
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Help For Kids To Fight Diabetes?
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New research suggests that fish oil may reduce a child's risk of developing type 1 diabetes. (Juvenile-Onset Diabetes, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Diabetes Research)
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Diabetic Recipes - Main Dish
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Main dish recipes include Chicken with Garlic Galore, Creamy Mushroom Chicken, Salmon with Mango Salsa, Beef Satay with Peanut Sauce. Recipes have dietary exchange information. (Free Recipes)
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The Villainous Role Your Blood Sugar Plays
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Your body needs blood sugar. Like gas in a car, it's the fuel that makes you go. Without it, your life would quickly grind to a halt. But when your gas tank is full, you don't need any more fuel. There's no point in pouring gasoline all over the upholstery, the steering wheel, and the dashboard! (Diabetes Management, Blood Sugar)
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Diabetics Can Count On Chromium
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Chromium, an essential dietary mineral, plays a central role in how the body uses insulin to burn sugars, carbs, fats, and proteins for energy. Because of this insulin-enhancing role, chromium can be especially helpful in controlling, and sometimes reversing, some of the symptoms of prediabetes and type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes. (Chromium, Type 2 Diabetes, Syndrome X)
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Diabetic Recipe - Low-Carb Cookies
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Pumpkin Polka Dot Cookies, Buttery Almond Cookies, or Chocolate Chip Cookies are sure to please the whole family! Try one recipe or try them all! (Diabetic Meal Planning, Low-Carb Diet)
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Stress Can Cause Nutrient Deficiencies
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Enough of the Right Nutrients Can Prevent Stress, and Controlling Stress Can, in Turn, Prevent Nutrient Deficiencies. Water-soluble nutrients such as the B vitamins, vitamin C, and all of the minerals are generally excreted at a faster rate during periods of stress.
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Diabetic Recipes - Tailgate Party
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Don't just flip burgers for your next tailgate party. Celebrate your team with your friends and offer a delicious plate of Apple Coleslaw, Kick-off Kabobs and Veggie Barbecue Pitas Snacks. (Diabetic Meal Planning)
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Red Wine Ingredient - Resveratrol - Fights Diabetes In Mice
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Even relatively low doses of resveratrol--a chemical found in the skins of red grapes and in red wine--can improve the sensitivity of mice to the hormone insulin, according to a new report. As insulin resistance is often characterized as the most critical factor contributing to the development of type 2 diabetes, the findings "provide a potential new therapeutic approach for preventing or treating" both conditions, the researchers said. (Diabetes Research, Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance)
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