Month: August 2013
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Snacks
A Word on Non-Nutritive Sweeteners Non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) include: Aspartame,(Nutrasweet,Equal), Saccharin (Sweet’NLow), Sucralose (Splenda), and Stevia (Truvia, PrueVia). NNS do not add calories, nor do they add nourishment. In theory these sweeteners should support blood glucose control and weight management but there has been some controversy. For example, some studies indicate that persons who drink more than twenty-one diet sodas per week are twice as likely to become … Continue reading Snacks
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Diabetes and Insulin
Has your diabetes physician recommended that you start insulin? This may be for one of several reasons: The available oral medications do not adequately control your blood glucose. You have type 1 diabetes or latent autoimmune (slow onset type 1) diabetes. Intensive control is necessary for you, for example in hospital. Diabetes is naturally progressive. Talk to your diabetes physician about insulin today. What is … Continue reading Diabetes and Insulin
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Diabetes and Your Meal Plan
EAT WISELY When you have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes or diabetes you will receive essential advice about your meal plan. The goal is to maintain blood glucose control while maintaining your nutritional needs, sometimes known as medical nutrition therapy. Other goals will include to lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels, adequate blood pressure control and weight loss. The meal plan is individualised, but generally consists of regular meals … Continue reading Diabetes and Your Meal Plan
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Diabetes and Depression
Depression must be managed adequately because this disorder may affect one’s decision making; memory and ability to self-manage. A person with depression may be unable to function effectively at work or at home and therefore may not be able to handle basic self management such as: following diet and exercise routines, performing home blood glucose monitoring, refilling prescriptions, visits to diabetes physician taking medications as … Continue reading Diabetes and Depression
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Diabetes and Alcohol
There are often questions about alcohol use when you have diabetes. Alcohol intake is not encouraged for the following reasons: Alcohol use may result in hypoglycaemia especially if you use insulin or drink alcohol without eating food. Alcohol can increase triglyceride levels, leading to hyperlipidemia. Alcohol may impair your ability to recognise hypoglycaemia and may cause unhealthy eating behaviours due to impaired judgement. Alcohol adds … Continue reading Diabetes and Alcohol
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