With a well-planned diet, diabetes sufferers need not give up their favourite grub.
One step at a time: Lifestyle changes can help with diabetes control. Mdm Tan Kim Wahy brisk walks for three hours every day.
FOR those who have been newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, sticking to a diabetes – friendly diet during the initial weeks, or months, can be a daunting and frustrating experience. This is especially so if you've never given a second thought to what you eat.
Proper management of diabetes is the key to staying healthy and to prevent damage to tissues and body organs. Uncontrolled diabetes in the long term can lead to complications such as cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, blindness, erectile dysfunction and foot infections.
Self-monitoring of blood glucose is vital in the management of diabetes. People with diabetes are advised to keep their blood glucose level as close as possible to normal at all times to prevent cardiovascular disease and other complications such as kidney failure, blindness and foot infections.
Self-monitoring of blood glucose plays a vital role in the management of diabetes. Studies have shown that self-monitoring of blood glucose helps to achieve better diabetes control as it enables people with diabetes to keep track of their blood glucose levels, and to make appropriate choices in their daily lifestyle (diet, physical activity and insulin or medication doses) to manage diabetes. To help you get started on self-monitoring, here are a few common questions and answers on the topic.
Meal times can be a struggle for people with diabetes. Unsure of how to go about choosing their food, it is not uncommon to witness family members or friends with diabetes who are unable to resist their bout of "sweet-tooth" – only to beat themselves up with guilt later on.
Carbohydrates are the primary fuel for the body to perform most of the bodily functions. If our diet does not contain enough carbohydrates to supply the body with glucose for energy, or if the body cannot use glucose properly, then stored fat in the liver is broken down. When this happens, ketones are produced.
For a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby, it is important to keep blood glucose levels in the normal range.
Eating wisely can help control patients' blood sugar levels, but survey finds majority depend solely on medication
Losing weight is not always easy. But understanding how critical weight loss may be to both preventing and controlling type 2 diabetes is a step in the right direction.
Losing weight is not always easy. But understanding how critical weight loss may be to both preventing and controlling type 2 diabetes is a step in the right direction.
Losing weight is not always easy. But understanding how critical weight loss may be to both preventing and controlling type 2 diabetes is a step in the right direction.
Madam Lee Poo Leong has colorectal cancer. Last November, the 59-year-old housewife was diagnosed with stage three of the cancer, which means the tumour had spread to nearby lymph nodes but not to any other organs.
Weight loss due to cancer is different from weight loss due to dieting. Cancer-induced weight loss is caused by changes in the body that result in decreased appetite, burning more calories than normal and increased breakdown of muscle.
Elaine Young explains why cancer sufferers must eat well if they are to fight the disease.
For people with type 2 diabetes, exercise is an essential part of their treatment plan. Exercise helps make the body more sensitive to the action of insulin. Additionally, for people who do not have diabetes, regular exercise is thought to help reduce the risk of its occurrence.
Whether a person has type 1 or type 2 diabetes, it's important to find a regular exercise program that works.
For people with diabetes, checking blood sugar levels before exercise is the most essential step in an exercise routine. Lower blood sugar may occur as quickly as two days after beginning a new exercise plan, especially if you exercise vigorously.
Losing weight is not always easy. But understanding how critical weight loss may be to both preventing and controlling type 2 diabetes is a step in the right direction.
If you or a loved one has type 2 diabetes, you may be wondering why the disease has seemingly occurred suddenly. You probably have heard all sorts of explanations about the causes of this condition. Let's examine some of these risk factors that can have a profound impact on your health.
Even though the incidence of diabetes has increased dramatically over the past several years, many people are still unaware that they have the disease.
The human body is not meant to have high levels of circulating insulin. High insulin levels may keep blood sugar levels normal, or near normal; however, in some people, the potential damage to health can be significant.
Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy when the mother's body is not able to make and use all the insulin it needs.
People who develop type 2 diabetes usually experience two preliminary stages: insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance.
Have you ever eyed a new food and wondered how much it would raise your blood glucose? Nutrition researchers wonder the same thing and they use a tool called the "glycemic index" to compare different high-carbohydrate foods.
What would cause your blood sugar to rise higher? One bowl of rice or one teaspoon of sugar?
Pick wisely when it comes to lifestyle choices, like eating right, to enjoy a good quality of life.
FOR those who think that good care and time are the main things that help heal wounds, think again. Successful healing requires plenty of nourishment from the right diet, especially so for those with diabetic or pressure ulcers, burn or trauma injuries, or surgical wounds.
Ever wondered how your body is able to process all that we put through our mouth?
It is important for seniors to adopt a complete and balanced diet and lifestyle practices that prevent and manage chronic conditions, thereby strengthening the immune system and thus maximizing their chances for successful aging.
Old people risk being malnourished even if they don't look thin.
The American Heart Association's 2006 diet and lifestyle recommendations are intended to prevent cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of death in America. Similarly, in Singapore, cardiovascular disease is the No. 2 killer of Singaporeans.
Losing weight is not always easy. But understanding how critical weight loss may be to both preventing and controlling type 2 diabetes is a step in the right direction.
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