by Diabetes Support | Mar 12, 2014 | Diabetic Articles
People today are being put on drugs to handle the blood sugar levels of diabetes, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, and high cholesterol. Are drugs the answer to these health challenges or do they just make things worse? Factually, medical drugs are not the...
by Diabetes Support | Mar 12, 2014 | Diabetic Articles
There are 17 million diabetics in the United States and 80 million more who are in some stage of insulin resistance. A diet high in carbohydrates and lack of nutrition are the two main factors in creating insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is a...
by Diabetes Support | Mar 12, 2014 | Diabetic Articles
Overweight people with type 2 diabetes can keep their weight and blood sugar under control over the long term by following a low-carbohydrate diet, Swedish researchers reported in the journal Nutrition and Metabolism. In a recent 44 month study (3 years, 8 months)...
by Diabetes Support | Mar 12, 2014 | Diabetic Articles
A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine medical journal looked at low-carbohydrate diets and found that they are an excellent way for people to lose weight. A three-week study published in the March 15, 2005, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine found that during a...
by Diabetes Support | Mar 12, 2014 | Diabetic Articles
Many individuals when first diagnosed with diabetes are directed by their physician onto a “low fat” diet and warned about the dangers of eating foods that contain fat or cholesterol. The overwhelming evidence now shows that this is totally opposite of...