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The Best Herbs and Supplements for Diabetes
These 10 herbs and supplements have shown promise in lowering blood sugar, boosting insulin sensitivity and reducing high blood pressure and cholesterol.
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8 Cures for Emotional Eaters
Boss yelled at you? Have some candy. It’s a late night and you’re feeling lonely? You need some ice cream. Food can temporarily make you feel better but it can’t solve the problems in your life. Read on for solutions to emotional eating problems.
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Sex and Diabetes
What you should know about sex when you have diabetes.
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An In-Depth Look at Nutritional Disorders
Few people in the developed world are short of food or suffer from a severe lack of essential nutrients. The majority of nutritional disorders and deficiencies in developed countries are caused by poor dietary habits or conditions that prevent digestion and absorption, limiting the body’s ability to draw the required nutrients from food.
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Could Hearing Loss Be Caused by Diabetes?
Hearing loss could be masking another problem. There's little you can do about it on your own, so you should see a doctor. You need to be checked for conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure, both associated with hearing problems.
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Cutting Down on Sugar
Although fewer of us take sugar in our tea or coffee, and we sprinkle less on our cereals and desserts, we are actually consuming more sugar, hidden away in processed foods, leading to weight problems and obesity.
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Kitchen Cabinet Cures for Diabetes
When you're feeling low, you don't necessarily need to go to the pharmacy every time. This article outlines some around-the-hosue remedies that might just get you feeling on top of things again.
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How to Control Extreme Eating
Over the last several decades, food producers have discovered that we have a seemingly insatiable desire for sugar and salt. They’ve responded by stuffing our food with mind-boggling amounts of these substances. This full-scale assault on our taste buds has the dangerous side effect of making us want more food.
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A Painless Future for Diabetes Blood Sugar Testing?
How new technology could replace needle-based diabetes blood tests with only a drop of saliva.
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10 Great Low-Glycemic Snacks
Low-glycemic foods are often rich in fiber, protein, or fat, though it’s not smart to eat fatty foods just for the sake of your blood sugar unless those fats are “good” (unsaturated) fats.
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10 Secrets for Healthier Grocery Shopping
Learn to avoid the common errors consumer often make when choosing their food products.
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Fight Diabetes: 5 Moves for a Longer Life
Diabetes stats just keep spiking — a staggering 350 million people around the globe now have the disease. That means more heart attacks, more strokes, and a shorter life expectancy, even if you're otherwise healthy. Eat right; exercise more — the advice is simple but sometimes hard to follow. What do top experts suggest for closing that gap?
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Kiss Meat (and Diabetes) Goodbye?
A dinner of tabbouleh, sliced fresh tomatoes, and marinated chickpeas sounds tasty—and the fact that it doesn’t contain meat may help control your diabetes.
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Exercising Safely With Diabetes
Having diabetes doesn’t mean you have to avoid physical activity. It just means that you need to take more precautions than others do when you work out. Here’s how to get on the road to regular physical activity and stay the healthy course.
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