Posts Tagged ‘Blood Sugar Levels’
Alternative Health – Tips For Painless Finger Sticks When Testing Blood Sugar Levels
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
One of the most difficult facts of life as a type 2 diabetic is when you don't know your blood sugar levels you can't control your condition. While it might be tempting to call a psychic hot-line to get that information, the reality is the only way a diabetic can know their blood sugar levels is by finger sticks to draw blood samples to be read by their home glucometer.
What is So Important About Fiber and Blood Sugar Levels?
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Research indicates fiber slows your digestion and keeps blood sugars from rising quickly after a meal. Now this effect is so powerful it can actually lower your overall blood sugar levels. Because it slows digestion it also helps you to feel full for a much longer period. Soluble fiber is particularly important when you have type 2 diabetes as it helps to regulate your blood sugar levels.
What Diabetics Need to Know That Their Blood Sugar Levels Can’t Tell Them!
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Keeping track of blood sugar levels is essential to diabetes management. It is simply impossible to treat... or prevent... hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia and to evaluate the effectiveness of your prescribed medication and eating plan, if you don't know your blood sugars. For well-controlled diabetics, it may be OK to take blood sugar levels just once a week.
What is Insulin Resistance? And How Do Antioxidants and Exercise Help Lower Blood Sugar Levels?
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Type 2 diabetics are told their condition results from insulin resistance, that insulin resistance is a forerunner to type 2 diabetes. But insulin resistance is usually given a circular definition such as "insulin resistance is resistance to insulin." So, what is insulin resistance really?
Three Steps in Preventing Diabetes
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Misconception of diabetes will lead a disaster to us. A better understanding of diabetes is vital since the complications of diabetes are less severe in people who have well-managed blood sugar levels. So, it is important to know some preventing steps of the diabetes.