Diabetes Care: Insulin Management, Fitness & Healthy Diet

What are the emergency signs of diabetic shock? Proper care includes managing insulin resistance, implementing fitness protocols, and following low-glycemic diets.

Anemia & Glucose

Anemia refers to a range of problems with your red blood cells. You may have heard it called "tired" blood because one of the major symptoms of anemia is fatigue. Your glucose, or blood sugar, can indirectly contribute to anemia in a few ways. One of the most common pathways is through your kidneys.

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Healthy diet

Can a Diabetic Eat Bananas?

If you have diabetes, you may have heard that bananas are too sweet or too high in sugar to fit into your diet.

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Can Diabetics Eat Watermelon?

Watermelon is a favorite fruit to many, but if you have diabetes, you may wonder if its sweetness might spell trouble for your blood sugars.

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Diabetes and Sweating After Eating

Although often ill-timed and embarrassing, sweating after eating is something diabetics can treat. This condition is called gustatory sweating, and it often involves profuse sweating on both sides of your face, scalp, neck and chest.

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Can a Diabetic Eat Spaghetti?

After a diabetes diagnosis, your may fear you have to give up your favorite carbohydrate-rich meals like spaghetti and other pastas. Although it’s true that you need to keep careful watch over how many carbs, calories and fat you take in, you can accommodate an occasional serving of spaghetti.

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Can Diabetics Eat Sugar Free Candy?

One of the most persistent myths is that sugar is off limits to people with diabetes. In reality, if you have diabetes, you can enjoy foods like desserts provided you keep within an overall healthy eating plan. But be wary of claims about sugar-free products like candy.

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Fructose and Glucose in Bananas

Bananas are among the most popular fruits enjoyed in the United States. Chiquita Brands International claims that the average American eats 27 pounds of bananas each year. Bananas are cheap and available year-round, and with their sugar content they provide a quick burst of natural energy to power you through your day.

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Diabetics & Phentermine

As many Type 2 diabetics are overweight or obese, prescription weight-loss drugs like phentermine provide an important treatment option to help diabetics control their condition by managing their weight. Phentermine works both as a stimulant and an appetite suppressant. At the time of publication, the U.S.

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Strawberries

Can Diabetics Eat Strawberries?

Red, ripe, sweet and juice, strawberries are a delectable delight. Not only can you safely eat strawberries if you have diabetes, but in fact you are encouraged to do so. Strawberries and other fruits have numerous health benefits and are a healthful part of the diabetic diet.

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Effects of a Big Meal on Glucose Levels

Eating big meals can cause your blood sugar levels to increase dramatically. If you are otherwise healthy, your body has a system to quickly usher the blood sugar out of your blood and into the cells where it belongs.

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