HowToDiabetic's Blog Posts Tagged 'health' (3)

Nutritional Tip #5: Keep Your Home a Diabetic-Friendly Environment

 

This is a simple nutritional tip whose importance often gets overlooked by many Diabetics – especially those in the early stages of their diagnosis. It begins at the grocery store when you are cruising down the aisles looking to stock up on some good eats. You may already have an idea of what you want…

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Added by HowToDiabetic on September 26, 2011 at 8:09am — 2 Comments

Nutritional Tip #4: Limit Artificial Sweetener Intake

During the early stages of my diagnosis with Type 1 Diabetes artificial sweeteners seemed almost miraculous to me. At the time I was 10-years-old and fairly mature for my age, yet it still surprised me that I could consume these low calorie, so-called “free-foods” that contained artificial sweeteners…

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Added by HowToDiabetic on September 23, 2011 at 10:20am — 1 Comment

The Importance of Exercise

Exercise ranks as the second most important component (next to nutrition) towards achieving effective Diabetes management. Studies show that by excluding exercise from your daily routine, those without Diabetes are much more likely to develop it, while Diabetics are less likely to achieve adequate Hemoglobin A1c levels and remain in good control. To help curb the effects of a sedentary lifestyle I have compiled three essential exercise variables to keep in mind when planning future…

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Added by HowToDiabetic on September 20, 2011 at 11:40pm — No Comments

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Congratulations Diabetes Advocates Scholarship Recipients!

The Diabetes Hands Foundation and Diabetes Advocates Program is proud to announce and congratulate the members of DA who were granted scholarships to attend diabetes conferences in 2013! Thanks to a generous grant from Novo Nordisk, in 2013 we were …
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La Familia de EsTuDiabetes Sigue Creciendo

El Centro Nacional de Prevención de Enfermedades Crónicas y Promoción de la Salud en el Estados Unidos encontró que a partir de 2002-2009, el 11,8% de los hispanos mayores de 20 años, que viven en los EU, viven con diabetes …
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