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Diabetes Information
People at risk of getting the disease drop by a staggering 60
percent if they manage to lose just 10 pounds by following a
healthy diet and engage in regular exercise such as walking,
according to a report published in the New England Journal of
Medicine. (May 3, 2001).
Are you a diabetic? If so, you are definitely not alone. Recent
numbers report that there are some 18 million Type 2 diabetics.
Most of the time, we focus on health or skin care completely
ignoring the importance of our feet. Foot care is equally
important especially for diabetic people to avoid foot
complications.
In a time not too long ago, there lived a little girl named
Lindsey. (Real story.
When it comes to diabetes, small changes can make a big
difference -- even in the middle of an epidemic that currently
affects more than 2 million Americans and Canadians, and costs us
an estimated $13.2 billion per year.
Adult onset diabetes, like the common ulcer of a few years ago,
makes a lot of work and provides a lot of money for the medical
system. There was a cure for the biological disease of stomach
ulcers but the doctors were telling us it was stress-related
(Everything is stress-related to some extent, as the Pauling
research that won a Nobel Prize for Vitamin therapy [especially
'C'] has proven.
One of the biggest mistakes that weight loss failures make is
cutting out carbs altogether. An example of this flawed ideology
is the Atkins diet.
There are two main types of diabetes, type I and type II. Type I
diabetes is characterized by the pancreas making too little or no
insulin.
Avandia, a compound of rosiglitazone maleate, is an oral
antidiabetic agent. Avandia pills increase insulin sensitivity
for patients with type 2 diabetes, or non-insulin-dependent
diabetes.
Exercise is often recommended in treating type 1 (insulin-
dependent) and type 2 (noninsulin- dependent) diabetes ~ both as
a stand-alone activity and in combination with diet and drug
therapy. For people who are heavily dependent on medicines,
exercise cannot replace drugs but it does contribute to
normalizing the glucose metabolism.
There are two main types of diabetes, type I and type II. Type I
diabetes is characterized by the pancreas making too little or no
insulin.
Diabetes can briefly be defined as a state when the body's blood
glucose is too high. The body does require a certain amount of
sugar in the blood; however, those suffering from diabetes have
levels much higher than what is needed.
Until obesity became epidemic, type 2 diabetes was virtually
unheard of in children and teens. It was originally called
"adult-onset" because it was mainly seen after middle age.
While exercise and eating guidelines are based on good scientific
principles, they do not necessarily agree with human nature or
common sense. Recent history tells us that we are better off
encouraging the mediocre people who are willing to include
exercise in their daily lives, rather than cramming guidelines
down the majority of those who want to fight the inevitable.
Living with multiple health problems can complicate things. As a
diabetic balancing the levels of carbohydrates, (starches and
sugars) with the level of insulin requires thought and
discipline.
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