Posts Tagged ‘Blood Glucose’

Wednesday Wellness Tip: Benefits of Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise for People with Diabetes

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Part of motivation to exercise is really understanding the benefits.

If you have never distinguished the differences between aerobic exercises and anaerobic exercises, take a look at these facts to learn just how important both types are.

Any type of exercise in general is going to improve your health, but planning your workouts throughout the week will give you better results. It’s like testing your blood sugars strategically in the morning, before a meal and two hours after your meal.

You could just check at random times in the day, but you learn more and can improve your health more if you strategically check.

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Diabetic Retinopathy: Effective Treatment to Prevent and Slow This Microvascular Disease

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Diabetic retinopathy is a disease where blood vessels in the eye tissue are damaged by diabetes.

High amounts of glucose in your blood for extended periods of time or in frequent intervals can make blood vessels leak which causes the retina to swell. Also, irregular new blood vessels can develop from high blood sugars.

Both of these problems contribute to blurry vision and vision loss.

It’s a scary thing but it can be prevented!

The number one prevention plan is to keep your blood sugars in the normal range. But doctors have been studying other ways to prevent retinopathy or at least to slow down its progression.

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Wednesday Wellness Tip: Foods That Won’t Spike Your Blood Sugar

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

We haven’t found the magic pill yet to completely control your blood sugars, but we have discovered that some foods won’t spike glucose in your blood and some foods will help to slow the spike.

Try to pair some of these foods with each of your meals and snacks to prevent huge spikes that leave you feeling dizzy, sleepy and nauseous (not to mention damaging to your eyes, nerves, blood vessels, tissues, etc).

The foods listed below most likely will not cause a significant rise in your blood sugar. Remember though, everyone is different and may react differently to these foods.

A bowl of fiber-filled oatmeal might cause one person to spike but another person to have great control after breakfast. When trying a new food, test consistently (before the meal, 2 hours after starting to eat, and later to check for a delayed spike) to see how your body responds.

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