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Diabetes Mellitus is a group of serious metabolic diseases that are increasingly affecting more and more people around the world. Despite our growing awareness and understanding of this disease, its prevalence continues to rise almost uncontrollably. In 2000, the World Health Organization estimated that at least 171 million people around the world are suffering from diabetes and according to recent projections, of all the children born in the year 2000, one in three will suffer from diabetes in their lifetime.

Within the human body, whenever carbohydrates such as bread, rice and cake are ingested, it is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract as glucose. While glucose is a highly volatile molecule, it is also a major source of energy for our body. In particular, the brain and Continue Reading

As most people already know, diabetes is on an incredible increase in the United States. While most people have heard the term diabetes, few really understand what diabetes is, and more importantly, the symptoms to look out for. Over 25 million people have diabetes and 6 million more have it and don’t even know it. Diabetes has become a very serious health issue. There is no cure for Type 2 Diabetes at this time.

How does one get diabetes?

Whenever we eat our food, the body goes to work in its natural process of taking the food and changing it into energy. It does this by turning it into sugar, or glucose, while digesting it. This is what gives us energy. During this process, the pancreas releases insulin which controls the amount of sugar in our bloodstream. This is Continue Reading

Introduction
Proper nutrition is essential to effectively manage diabetes. Keeping blood glucose level as close to normal (non-diabetes level) as possible is the only goal of a healthy eating plan for people with diabetes. This can be easily achieved by eating well-balanced meals and healthy food in the right amounts.

Diabetes Diet to Manage Diabetes
A diabetes diet can help to manage diabetes and insulin levels. Diabetes diet must be balanced with the intake of insulin, oral diabetes medications and daily activities. Find tips on making healthful food choices for those having diabetes.

- Eat lots of vegetables such as spinach, carrots, broccoli or green beans with meals.

- Eat lots of citrus fruit such as oranges, sweet lime, Continue Reading

One of the most frequent questions people with diabetes ask is “What can I eat?” After all, diabetes is at root a metabolic disorder, affecting the way your body derives energy from food. Myths abound when it comes to diabetes and food—one of the most common being that there is a “diabetes diet” that prohibits sugar and lists other items to avoid.

If you have diabetes, your body cannot make or properly use insulin. This leads to high blood glucose, or sugar, levels in your blood. Healthy eating helps to reduce your blood sugar. It is a critical part of managing your diabetes, because controlling your blood sugar can prevent the complications of diabetes.

Wise food choices are a foundation of diabetes treatment. Diabetes experts suggest meal Continue Reading

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease caused by the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin or to use the insulin produced in the proper way. Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death among Americans; over 15 million Americans suffer from one form or another of this disease.

Type 2 diabetes, once known as adult-onset or noninsulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar (glucose), your body’s main source of fuel. Type 2 diabetes is often preventable, but the condition is on the rise fueled largely by the current obesity epidemic.

Type 2 diabetes used to be known as maturity onset, or Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes. It develops mainly in people older than 40 (but sometimes occurs in younger people). In the UK Continue Reading