Archive for February, 2012

Good Foods and Info for Diabetes

February 16, 2012

Food & Fact                                                 Cinnamon,  Cayenne, Spices,  Avocado, Fish, Cider, soy, natural sugars, Vitamin D, E, and pretty much all other vitamins, minerals, solids, and fluids you need in your body. Any kind of food that is slow absorption and releases sugar slower to give energy for a longer period of time is beneficial. That’s why, [...]

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Paula Deen and Type 2 Diabetes

February 16, 2012

HaHaHa Ok, this is just funny but in a way sad. All the news says she has had Type 2 Diabetes for three years now but didn’t tell the public and probably not even herself because she wasn’t treating, controlling, or taking charge of it. The only thing she apparently did was have gastric bypass [...]

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Artificial Pancreas Implanted in Diabetic man

February 16, 2012

Do or Don’t with Artificial Pancreas Ok, well, we’ve heard these stories before. It may be successful in the long run and may not. It’s the game of a toss-up. Obviously this man has had Diabetes for at least 30 years and unable to do anything for 7 years because of complications, sounds to me [...]

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“Walk it Out” with Diabetes, even with ulcers

February 16, 2012

Get a move on! (if possible) Walking, running, jogging is great! Being a diabetic with poor circulation is no fun but the more you move around the better your body is at keeping warm or staying cool. For some people, though, their feet may not be in the greatest shape because of not taking care [...]

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Diabetes & Dementia

February 16, 2012

Keep Mind, Body Sharp With or Without Diabetes There are always ways to stay sharp, keep your mind sharp, and doing things that will stimulate your brain to think critically. Such as reading, learning and seeing new words, crosswords, soduku, math, science, and any analytical-critical-problem-solving skills and habits. It’s good for you mind, body, and [...]

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Bad Habits Cause Risk Factors Especially in Cardiovascular Area With Diabetes

February 16, 2012

by Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Smoking, Diabetes Increase Risk of Heart Attacks, Strokes, Death     They’re called “risk factors” for a reason – people with high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and/or a smoking habit are much more likely to have heart attacks, strokes and other manifestations of cardiovascular disease, including death. A new study [...]

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