Tag: lifemasters
group name: diabetes
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July 14, 2007 09:59 AM EDT --
I've been a diabetic for over ten years now. It has been a real challenge. While I was on oral medications I went through a roller coaster of sugar highs and lows. Some of the . . .
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August 06, 2007 01:14 PM EDT --
Q. First it was Vioxx and now Avandia. Why can’t doctors and the government screen out unsafe medicines?
A. The FDA requires testing for effectiveness and safety before it approves a drug. As citizens, . . .
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July 23, 2007 10:01 AM EDT --
Q. I read about a study at UCLA in which men with type 2 diabetes were in a program combining aerobic exercise, low-fat diets, and relatively high amounts of “good” carbohydrates. Half of them . . .
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July 30, 2007 05:42 PM EDT --
If it’s untreated or poorly treated, diabetes can cause serious complications, such as eye, kidney, and nerve damage (see Figure, below). Nearly all complications develop from having high blood glucose . . .
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March 18, 2008 09:36 AM EDT --
A healthy diet includes plenty of dietary fiber, but you may be wondering just what that means. Here are the facts you need to know about fiber-rich foods and how they can benefit you, from lowering your . . .
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August 20, 2007 12:42 PM EDT --
In the past few years, several such studies have proved that you can protect yourself against getting diabetes by changing your lifestyle and that most people can make the changes successfully. One very . . .
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August 06, 2007 01:15 PM EDT --
More than 180 million people worldwide have diabetes, the World Health Organization says. That number is expected to double by 2030. Diabetes causes serious health problems, such as blindness, kidney damage . . .
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July 09, 2007 12:31 PM EDT --
No matter which type of diabetes you have, the foods emphasized in your eating plan are good for everyone in your family. A diet low in saturated fats, cholesterol, and sweets, but high in fiber, fruits, . . .
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August 14, 2007 10:21 AM EDT --
Vitamin D has long been recognized as vital to bone health because the body needs the vitamin to absorb calcium. But research has suggested that it may be good for a lot more than just bones. Ample intake . . .
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August 14, 2007 10:23 AM EDT --
Q. My husband has type 2 diabetes and has started eating two eggs about three times a week. He’s looking to fill up on low-carb foods he likes. But I’ve read that eggs may not be a good idea . . .
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August 16, 2007 03:27 PM EDT --
Controlling the level of glucose (a type of sugar) in your blood—your blood glucose level–can be a challenge if you have diabetes. Learning how to track the amount of carbohydrate you eat will . . .
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September 10, 2007 12:41 PM EDT --
One of my girlfriends is a doctor whose husband is a young, insulin-dependent diabetic man who doesn’t like to keep track of his blood sugar levels. She’ll sneak a peek at how often he . . .
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June 28, 2007 10:16 AM EDT --
Diet therapy is crucial to treating diabetes, but the approaches are quite different for type 1 and type 2. In type 1 diabetes, your diet must be coordinated with your insulin regimen. Because the goal . . .
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August 16, 2007 03:51 PM EDT --
It can always be tempting to go barefoot or wear open-toed shoes around the house. If you have diabetes, though, this can be a dangerous practice. People with diabetes are commonly affected by neuropathy . . .
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August 20, 2007 12:44 PM EDT --
Medications that help keep blood sugar under good control should not cause a problem with erections. In fact, better control of diabetes is likely to help a man maintain erectile function.
Diabetes causes . . .
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September 04, 2007 11:15 AM EDT --
Gastroparesis means that the stomach muscles do not contract properly, causing fluid and food to linger far longer than normal. Gastroparesis can be an extremely troubling complication of both type 1 and . . .
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September 17, 2007 03:59 PM EDT --
Most of us, (doctors included!) think we need to lose some weight, so we resolve to eat better and get more exercise. Often, though, that resolve vanishes before the pounds do. (Think of how many overweight . . .
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July 09, 2007 12:34 PM EDT --
In the management of diabetes — and many other diseases, for that matter — the benefits of exercise can’t be overstated. Exercise helps control weight, lower blood pressure, decrease . . .
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July 23, 2007 09:59 AM EDT --
Move over, blood sugar. In the fight against diabetes, it’s time to focus on managing cholesterol problems and blood pressure, too.
Ever since diabetes was first described more than three thousand . . .
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July 30, 2007 05:43 PM EDT --
Q. What does it mean if my fasting blood sugar level is high (135–145) but my glycosylated hemoglobin test is negative?
A. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) defines diabetes as having a fasting . . .
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