Type 2 diabetes is a fairly common disease that affects more than 34 million Americans. If you’ve just been diagnosed with diabetes type 2, you may be feeling a wide range of emotions. Whether you’re overwhelmed, worried, or confused about your diagnosis, it’s important to remember that this diagnosis doesn’t have to be scary. While …
If you are living with diabetes, you probably know that the disease occurs when the body’s blood sugar levels are too high and you develop insulin resistance. While there is no cure for diabetes, medical professionals encourage diabetics to focus on developing a healthy lifestyle in order to manage the condition. But what about alternative …
A healthy diet and physical activity are two essential components of diabetes treatment. When diet and exercise aren’t enough to balance blood sugar levels, medication must step into the picture. But what about the natural supplements for diabetes that you often encounter in the vitamin aisle of drugstores? Which of these products are safe and …
Can diabetics safely take natural supplements? According to data from the Council for Responsible Nutrition, dietary supplements are more popular than ever these days. Even when you’re illness-free, many supplements claim to keep you healthy. For those who are at risk or already have diabetes, we face a sea of supplements, each claiming to manage …
For years, we have been hearing, from the medical profession, just how important eating well and exercising truly is for our bodies- and, for many of us, while we have “heard” the message, we have chosen, in many ways, to ignore it. The reality, however, is that if you suffer from diabetes, it has now …
The mere mention of the word “diabetes” can be quite scary to most people and, of course, being diagnosed with the disease will certainly change many things in your world It is currently estimated that approximately 8% of the population, in the US, has diabetes and it appears as though this trend is growing. Although …