Type 2 diabetes is out of control in the U.S.
Tag Archives: Diabetes
Green Tea for Diabetes Prevention
- 01
- Mar
certain compounds found in green tea appear to help regulate blood sugar, a process that’s impaired in diabetics
BMI: Better Than Genetics for Predicting Diabetes Risk
- 26
- Oct
Body-mass index (BMI) certainly has its critics, particularly because it doesn’t always provide an accurate measure of overall health or fitness. For example, two adult males can each have the same BMI of 26 (considered overweight), even though one clearly is overweight, while the other is loaded with muscle. That said, BMI has a role […]
Strength Is Your Ally Against Diabetes – and It Doesn’t Take Much
- 22
- Apr
Type 2 diabetes is no laughing matter, but that doesn’t seem to be motivation enough for many Americans. The unhappy truth: According to the American Diabetes Association, 1.5 million adults are diagnosed with diabetes every year and nearly 100,000 die, making it the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. Like we said, no […]
Type 2 Diabetes: Bad for the Brain
- 11
- Mar
Type 2 diabetes is no fun for anyone, regardless of age, with potential symptoms such as fatigue, blurred vision, unintended weight loss, frequent infections and slow wound healing; and potential complications including heart disease, kidney problems, and nerve damage, sometimes leading to extremity amputation. Alzheimer’s disease is another potential complication of type 2 diabetes, which […]
