Physical activity is known to be one way of preventing or controlling Type 2 diabetes and pregnancy-related diabetes which is known as Gestational diabetes. One reason for this could be a protective effect of muscle tissue. Scientists at St. Marianna University in Kawasaki, Japan, found a link between low muscle mass and insulin resistance. Their study, reported on in November of 2018 in Endocrinology Journal, included 96 pregnant women with an average age of 34 years, diagnosed with Gestational diabetes. Their body mass index (BMI) averaged 22 kg/meter squared or…
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Stable Blood Sugar Levels Helps to Optimize Fine Motor Skills
According to a study reported on in June of 2018 in the medical journal Psychiatry Research and Neuroimaging, keeping blood sugar levels in a healthy range is one way to protect a person’s fine motor skills. Scientists at the Australian National University in Canberra and the University of New South Wales in Sydney found people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes had poorer fine motor skills than the individuals who had normal healthy blood sugar levels, due to changes that had taken part in their brain. Their study included 271 individuals…
Read MoreType 2 Diabetes and Healthy Living – Shift Your Focus to What Matters
Are you trying to improve your health? Lose weight? Treat Type 2 diabetes? First, you need to determine your goals. Then you need to plan your approach. Finally, comes the execution. But it will be all for naught if you are not focused on every stage. Mainly on what matters most. Determine your goals. Let us say your goals are simple and have already been listed. Losing weight, reducing blood sugar, and improving health are all common goals for many adults, especially in this day and age. Decide to focus…
Read MoreSimple Tips to Help You Control Your Blood Sugar
Being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes can lead to anxiety, fear, and a lot of confusion about what types of foods you should be eating. It also usually comes with the harsh reality you may be faced with taking medication for the rest of your life. However, the good news is there are steps you can implement in your diet and lifestyle that can help improve your overall health, and potentially even reverse you Type 2 diabetes. Let us look at the top four tips on living healthy with diabetes……
Read MoreLow Blood Sugar in Older People
The human brain is rich in nerve cells and is the most energy-demanding organ in our body. Our brain uses half of our body’s sugar energy. Thinking, memory, and learning are linked closely to your sugar levels and how efficiently your brain uses this source. When blood sugar levels go extremely low, as in poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes, brain damage can result. Older adults are especially vulnerable. Johns Hopkins University and the University of Chicago in the United States reported their findings in June of 2018 in the medical…
Read MoreHigher HbA1c During Pregnancy May Predict Full-Blown Diabetes
After being diagnosed with Gestational diabetes or diabetes of pregnancy, women have 3 to 7 times the risk of developing full-blown Type 2 diabetes within the following 7 to 10 years. Predicting the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes could be helpful in knowing which women to watch closely post delivery. In June of 2018, the medical journal Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice reported workers at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, found a link between HbA1c levels in women with Gestational diabetes and their risk…
Read MoreFive Simple Dietary Changes You Can Make to Improve Your Blood Sugar
Making changes to your diet can be hard, and it can be intimidating. You may not know where to start, and all of the recommendations you find online can make things super confusing. The good news is improving your Type 2 diabetes can be done with just a handful of simple yet very effective dietary changes. Let us take the confusion out of which foods you should and should not enjoy by talking about five simple yet effective dietary changes you can make to improve your blood sugar levels… 1.…
Read MoreFasting Blood Sugar Helps to Diagnose Gestational Diabetes Early in the Pregnancy
Gestational diabetes which is also known as pregnancy-related diabetes carries risks for both mother and child. The sooner the disease is diagnosed, the sooner it can be treated. At present, the condition is diagnosed between the 24th and 28th weeks of pregnancy with the use of the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Investigators at Peking University’s Hospital in Beijing and several other research facilities in China and the United States have found that fasting blood sugar levels can be used to diagnose Gestational diabetes at the 19th week of pregnancy.…
Read MoreType 2 Diabetes and Healthy Eating – Are You Eating These Three Foods?
Worldwide the mass consumption of refined sugar and various additives such as high-fructose corn syrup is creating an epidemic of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and thyroid disorders. Becoming a “hidden sugar detective” is one of the best things you can do to support your overall health, and it all starts with looking at where sugar hides. While sugar hides in almost everything we eat today, some foods are worse than others. We are going to look at the top three foods notoriously known to have sugar added so you can…
Read MoreRecent Studies Show Inflammation Leads To Diabetes
When most experts talk about diabetes, they focus mainly on blood sugar level. However, new research shows inflammation plays a major role in diabetes. This article will pinpoint the most important facts about inflammation and its role in the development of diabetes. Also, it will provide you info about anti-inflammatory foods that could help you fight the inflammation in your body. Is our inflammatory response good for us? The inflammatory response is the most important defense mechanism of the body. Our immune system plays the key role in it, and…
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