Diabetes

Processed red meats identified as a major cause of diabetes Processed red meats—such as bacon, burgers and sausages—are a major cause of type 2 diabetes, the lifestyle disease that can lead to heart and other health problems. Nuts are a low-GI food that can control diabetes, say researchers Nuts are a great low-GI (glycaemic index) food—they don’t cause your blood glucose and insulin levels to increase—that every diabetic should be snacking on, a new study has discovered.

D for diabetes Vitamin D could be the answer to the rising rates of diabetes, according to the latest findings Oxygen-based therapy for diabetes Intermittent hypoxia therapy (IHT), or ‘Mountain Air Training’, boosts vitality and fitness by regulating oxygen (O2) intake. A typical therapeutic regime lasts two to three weeks, with daily one-hour... Diabetes: the real culprits - Drugs and diabetes: other influences in diabetes One factor in the diabetes epidemic may be prescription drugs and vaccines, some of which have been found to cause diabetes as a side-effect. Diabetes: the real culprits - High and low gi foods: good and bad carbohydrates High Glycaemic Index Foods Low Glycaemic Index Foods Beer 110 Wholemeal bread 50 Glucose 100... Diabetes: the real culprits - Signs and symptoms: how to know if you have diabetes * Common symptoms of type 1 diabetes include: frequent urination white spots (glucose-filled urine) on underwear frequent bladder infections The real culprits Says Allen Spiegel, who heads the US National Diabetes Institute, 'People cringe at the word epidemic, but by all criteria, we are witnessing an epidemic of diabetes.' Type 2 diabetes - The dangers of the new drugs Many patients with the type of diabetes that could easily be controlled with diet are turning to pills with side effects that could be worse than the disease itself. ... The scandal of human insulin The drugs industry rushed the new 'human insulin' onto the market and forced out animal insulin, leaving many diabetics far more ill and now with no alternative form of insulin. ...

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