Diabetes is one of the most occurring chronic conditions in children. Children with diabetes are at special risks for health. There is no cure for diabetes, but good control is possible. A child with diabetes is diagnosed with either type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an immune disorder causing the body to make little or no insulin. Insulin is necessary for the body to use food.
Diabetes and Fitness
Improve your Control of Diabetes with Exercise It’s no secret that exercise is the second most important part of maintaining a normal blood sugar range. Second only to diet, regular exercise does the most to help you control your diabetes. Diabetes and fitness are a good combination…especially if you want your diabetes blood sugar to stay as close as possible to a normal range blood sugar.
What Not to Do Diabetes
What Not to Do The goal of this blog is to help you beat diabetes and get control of your blood sugars and your health. Not many people talk about what not to do as a diabetic. Below are some things that almost guarantee losing your battle with diabetes. Doing these things is like encouraging your most harmful enemy. So please, if you find yourself doing the things you
The Three Modes of Type 2 Diabetes Management
I like to look at diabetes management as a problem-solving exercise. To solve the problem you need to be be on top of three inter-related things; control, nutrition, and fitness. What you do in one of the three areas affects what happens in the other two. Control is what we are all after. Control of blood glucose levels, good HgA1c numbers, cholesterol, and blood pressure are all things that people with type 2 diabetes need to pay attention to. Depending on your situation you may also be keeping an eye on kidney function, neuropathy, vision problems, any any of a host of potential complications.
Start Your Day With a Fat Burning Breakfast
One of the keys for me to lose weight during the last few weeks has been having the discipline not to overeat. A key for controlling my blood sugar is to measure how many carbs I eat in a meal. For the last six weeks I have eaten the same thing for breakfast every morning. It’s a breakfast that meets both of my goals. It keeps me satisfied until my next meal and gets my day off to a great start.
Refried Bean Chili
We had to be out around dinner time on Friday night and decided to eat out. We have a favorite Mexican restaurant in the city so we decided to scare up a 4HB meal there. One of the dishes we had was chili. We have never had it made this way. It was very similar to refried beans except with meat and the appropriate seasonings added. We just loved it!
Remember to Be Kind to Yourself
A few years ago one of my running mentors had entered the Ironman Triathlon in Penticton. He was a real student of running and fitness. He had undergone a substantial lifestyle change several years earlier and is still a real inspirational person in our neck of the woods. Because of his extreme interest in triathlon he chose to go to Penticton a day early to attend a clinic that was conducted by several world class triathletes.
Stalled on 4HB Try a Cheat Vacation Beat Type 2 Diabetes Learning to live with Type 2 Diabetes
Many of us get stalled on our way to our ultimate weight loss goals on the Four Hour Body diet. For me the stall started around Christmas time last year after losing 30 lbs in about six months. That was about 15% of my body weight. 15% seems to be a pretty normal amount for anybody to lose without taking “extreme measures” in dieting according to some articles by nutritional experts that I have read.
Diabetics Should Exercising Consistently To prevent Cardiovascular Ailments
Cardiovascular disease is the leading bring about of death in people with diabetes. In these with variety 1 diabetes as young as 20-39 years old, the threat of dying from a cardiovascular or cerebrovascular occasion is 5 occasions larger than those without the need of diabetes. This population group benefits a lot more from physical exercise than an typical person does.
Why Proper Oral Hygiene Is Essential For Diabetics
Diabetes and oral health are extremely closely linked. When fantastic dental wellness must be practiced by everyone, diabetics have even more reason to make sure that their teeth and gums are in the ideal doable condition. Individuals with diabetes are more prone to gum disease and dry mouth. Also, managing blood sugars might be far more challenging when infection is present in the mouth.