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 Controlling Type II Diabetes Through Diet And Exercise by Sintilia Miecevole If you have been diagnosed with adult onset type II Diabetes, you may be able to control your condition through diet and exercise. Many people have genetic predispositions for adult onset diabetes, but the disease is usually brought on by poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle. It can be hard to reverse the damage caused by years of unhealthy living, but by changing the way you eat and exercise, you can help control your disease and can lead a fairly normal life without the need for insulin-regulating medicine. Before embarking on a workout plan or adhering to a new diet, you should first consult your doctor. He or she will probably make dietary suggestions and will usually refer you to a dietician who can help you plan your meals. The dietician will tell you what you can and cannot eat, and what you can eat in moderation. You will have to cut out all of the sugar from your diet. This means drinking diet sod...

 Diabetes And Weight Loss  by  Kirsten Hawkins Did you know that you can be 'just a little bit diabetic'? The condition is technically called 'pre-diabetes', and it is characterized by persistent high blood sugar levels. Pre-diabetes is a serious condition, though its symptoms may be so subtle that you don't notice them affecting your life. More importantly, it's an indicator that there is something seriously wrong with your body. Left untreated, over 50% of those diagnosed with pre-diabetes will develop Type 2 diabetes within ten years. If your doctor has told you that you are one of the more than 16 million Americans who has pre-diabetes, the American Diabetes Association has some very good news for you. In March 2005, the ADA released the results of the multi-year Diabetes Prevention Project. In a study that followed thousands of patients across the nation who had been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, the Diabetes Prevention Project found that patients who lost a...

 Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Diabetes Under Control by Jordan Soblick Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Diabetes Under Control What are diabetes problems? Too much glucose (sugar) in the blood for a long time can cause  diabetes problems. This high blood  glucose (also called blood  sugar) can damage many parts of the body, such as the heart,  blood vessels, eyes, and kidneys. Heart and blood vessel disease  can lead to heart attacks and strokes. You can do a lot to prevent or  slow down diabetes problems. What should my blood glucose numbers be? Keeping your blood glucose on target will prevent or delay  diabetes problems. For most people, target blood glucose levels  are: Before meals > 90 to 130 1 to 2 hours after the start of a meal > Less than 180 Talk with your health care provider about what your blood glucose  numbers should be. Print out this chart and record them. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ...

 Diabetes Facts  by  Mark Freeman Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body is unable to properly control the amount of sugar in the blood. The body cannot control the sugar in the blood due to the lack of the hormone insulin. Diabetes has long reaching and wide ranging health affects for those that suffer from it. Diabetes significantly raises the risk of heart disease and stroke, blindness and kidney failure. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to death. It is estimated that over 18 million Americans suffer from diabetes, and of these 18 million it is estimated that nearly one third are unaware they suffer from it. Diabetes is easily diagnosed using a fasting blood glucose test. This if the most accurate test available. A fasting blood glucose result of 126 or higher indicates diabetes. Generally a fasting glucose test is part of an annual physical for adults. Type 1 diabetes, or juvenile diabetes, is diagnosed in children and young adults. Type 2 diabetes is the most ...