Sweet foods raise my blood sugar, right? No, not always… Just because the food is not sweet does not mean that it does not contain sugar. So how do I know if food will cause my blood sugar to rise? The key is to know what foods contain the bad carbohydrates and sugar that cause…
You feel like you have cut enough calories from your diet and spent enough time jogging to finish seven marathons, but you are just not reaching your goal weight. The problem might have something to do with high insulin levels. It actually forms part of a vicious cycle, but the starting point is usually being…
Diabetes can be difficult to live with at the best of times, and if it is not managed properly it can lead to various other health issues. In order to start fighting diabetes, it is important to understand how it is caused. What causes Diabetes? Diabetes is diagnosed when your body cannot properly process sugar…
Following a Low GI diet could help you keep your blood sugar levels from rising after meals. What Is a Low-GI Diet? The basic premise behind the low-glycemic-index diet, low GI, is that all carbs are not created equal. Some cause big spikes in blood sugar and others have little impact on blood sugar levels. Specifically,…
If you have prediabetes, you might be one step away from type-2 diabetes… What is prediabetes? It is a health condition where the blood sugar levels are constantly higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as type-2 diabetes. If not treated, this can happen in less than 5 years. Prediabetes severely increases…
As somebody who suffers from diabetes, you are probably sick and tired of just hearing that you need to take care of your blood sugar level, right? While stabilising blood sugar levels should always be the main focus when trying to manage your diabetes, there are also other medical problems that may develop. These usually…
Living with diabetes can be tiring – not only from the actual disease, but also from managing the condition in general. Diabetes can be an inconvenience to live with, to say the least. Apart from limiting your dietary restrictions and increasing your risk of developing other serious health issues, it can lead to constant and…
Have you ever felt like your feet are simply on fire? Many people who suffer from diabetes notice that their feet sometimes go numb, and other times feel like they are standing in coals. But why does this happen? How Do Burning Feet Begin? The main cause of burning feet is nerve damage, or as…
If you have diabetes, you have probably felt your feet go numb, or start to hurt. One of the most common side effects of diabetes is problems with your feet. These problems are things like numbness, tenderness, discomfort, or pain in your feet. Why does this happen? It is greatly due to nerve damage caused…
I think we can all agree that diabetes by itself is already a pain to deal with. In this article I will show you how to deal with 5 of the most common diabetes skin disorders. The most common skin problems are: Scleredema diabeticorum Diabetic Limited Joint Mobility Acanthosis Nigricans Eruptive Xanthomas Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum.…