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Ketone May Reduce Blood Sugar In Diabetics

Hot Flashes May Lead to Diabetes

Ketone supplements may help to lower blood sugar levels and help to reduce and control blood sugar spikes for diabetics as published in The Journal Of Physiology.     Type 2 diabetes and obesity have now become a growing global concern in the past few decades. Contributing factors to these conditions are linked to increased …

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What Causes High Blood Sugar in the Morning?

Key Diabetes Test Gives Higher Blood Sugar Readings in Black Patients

It often puzzles diabetics why their glucose is so high when they awaken, especially because most have not eaten for 8-12 hours. An occasional spike in morning sugar is OK, but consistently elevated glucose is problematic and should be addressed to your doctor. It often puzzles diabetics why their glucose is so high when they …

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Diabetes and Dating … What You Should Say …

Could a Little Alcohol Lower Your Diabetes Risk?

In bygone days, telling someone you just started dating or someone you want to date was very difficult. Back in high school my fist real girlfriend had her best friend tell my best friend because she was so embarrassed. I’m not sure if it’s any better today, but there are ways of making it easier. …

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Depression May Accelerate Cognitive Decline

Depression May Accelerate Cognitive Decline

Depression in patients with type 2 diabetes is a significant risk factor for dementia. In that major depression occurs in up to 20% of diabetics and it has been shown to increase the risk for retinopathy and other microvascular complications, as well as macrovascular complications like heart attack and stroke, researchers from the University of …

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Anti-Aging Lifestyle Benefits Diabetics

Antioxidant-Rich Foods Ward Off Stroke

A 12-week lifestyle modification program for overweight diabetic patients yields long-term benefits at 3 years. Among diabetics, sustained benefits are achievable when choosing to follow key anti-aging tenets in dietary choices and physical activity.  Osama Hamdy, from the Joslin Clinic (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues enrolled 141 patients with diabetes — 127 with type 2 diabetes …

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