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[23 Apr 2011 | No Comment | ]
How to Control Diabetes with Cholesterol Lowering Diet

Keeping a control over cholesterol that contributes to diabetic condition is made to work effective with the help of cholesterol lowering diet. Diabetes management program focuses on the bodily activities that include the food intake, daily physical activities and the nutrient intakes. Eating habit contributes more to the development of the body health and keeps them regulated with control to fight various diseases. Fitness starts with the dieting process followed by a regular exercising activity and fresh mind state.

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[22 Jun 2010 | One Comment | ]
Yoga Exercises Reduce Blood Sugar in Diabetes

Diabetes & Yoga
Introduction –
Diabetes mellitus represents a cluster of metabolic diseases characterized by high levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia). This may be as a result of defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both.
Insulin is a hormone secreted by beta cells of islets of langerhans, situated in pancreas. The glucagons produced by alfa cells have anti-insulin action. Both in unison keep a constant glucose level in the blood. Insulin also acts as gate keeper, where, only in its presence can the blood glucose enter the body cells and provide …

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[22 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
How Does a Person Aquire Diabetes ?

How Does a Person Aquire Diabetes ?
Diabetes is a condition where the body, or to be precise the pancreas, loses its ability to create insulin, the chemical necessary to regulate blood sugar levels. As we take in food, a substance called glucose enters through the bloodstream, and it is insulin’s role to make sure that that glucose is carried to different parts of the body, in turn fuels us with the energy we need. Diabetes is often considered as a silent disease, much like cancer and nearly five out of …

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[22 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
What PreDiabetes means ?

Definition
By Mayo Clinic staff
Prediabetes means that your blood sugar level is higher than normal, but it’s not yet increased enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes. Still, without intervention, prediabetes is likely to become type 2 diabetes in 10 years or less. And, if you have prediabetes, the long-term damage of diabetes — especially to your heart and circulatory system — may already be starting.
The word pre-diabetes refers to is going on within you body prior to the time when you actually develop diabetes. type two diabetes is the …

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[22 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
Exercise and Managing Diabetes

Managing Diabetes – Understanding the Issue
Is managing diabetes possible? The attitudes towards diabetes may range from indifference to extreme fear and agitation. Therefore, a clear understanding of the disease will help promote a proactive attitude towards its management. Simply put, diabetes is a condition in which the amount of glucose in the blood is too high because the body cannot handle it properly. This condition results from the inability of the pancreas to produce sufficient amounts of insulin. Insulin is the hormone that enables the body to properly use glucose …