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Posts published in July 2021

What is the biggest contributor to diabetes?

Diabetes is a blood sugar disorder. Excess glucose in the bloodstream doesn't get into the cells and muscle tissue of the body where it acts as fuel to be burned as energy. Diabetics often find themselves sluggish…

Can you have a healthy pregnancy with diabetes?

Among diabetic pregnant women, the most common problem when it comes to their baby's health is the condition called "macrosomia" or having a baby with large body. This is because the blood of the mother with diabetes…

Does protein increase blood glucose levels?

Much the same as fiber, eating quality protein with your snacks and meals can have a positive affect on your blood sugar levels. By combining protein and carbohydrates you will slow the digestions of the carbohydrates in…

Adjusting Your Diabetic Diet for Special Occasions

Birthday parties, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and more are holidays and special occasions that are centered on food. For most people these are times to anticipate the celebration and the eating. For a diabetic it can be a…

How To Relieve Stomach Gas?

While having gas may be one of the eternal subjects of bawdy humor, anyone who has it doesn't think of it as a joke. Stomach gas can not only cause belching and flatulence, but it can also…

Is TLC good for diabetics?

The Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) diet was developed with more than diabetics in mind. It is a diet that is recommended to people with high cholesterol, heart or other cardiovascular diseases and those that have been diagnosed…

How do you get rid of sciatica pain fast?

Your sciatic nerve can be found running from the end of the spine, down the leg, and all the way to the toes. Did you also know that the sciatic nerve is the largest one in your…

What exactly is diabetes?

Diabetes is a blood sugar disorder. Excess glucose in the bloodstream doesn't get into the cellsand muscle tissue of the body where it acts as fuel to be burned as energy. Diabetics often findthemselves sluggish and tired.…

Diabetic friendly foods

Even though there are free foods on a diabetic diet it doesn't mean that you don't have to pay for them. What it does mean is you can eat them freely without considering them an exchange or…