Surprise your family with a prizewinning casserole for dinner tonight. Enjoy easy dishes like Cheesy Squash Bake, Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole, Baked Ratatouille-Sausage Penne or Dill Salmon Quiche. (Diabetic Meal Planning, Diabetic Diet)
Three out of five people with diabetes have one or more complications from the disease. In the United States, more than 200,000 people a year die from all types of diabetic complications. (Diabetic Complications, Heart Disease, Stroke, Neuropathy)
There is good news for those with diabetes. “People are living longer; there’s less heart disease, fewer amputations and less eye disease,” says Richard Jackson, M.D., senior physician at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. The key is catching associated problems early.…
People with high cholesterol levels and taking statins reduced their frequency of major cardiac events by about 20 percent when supplemented with the omega-3 of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), researchers have reported. (High Cholesterol, Heart Attack, Sudden Cardiac Death)
Neuropathy is one of the best arguments to fight blood glucose control. It’s a nerve disorder that can affect almost every system in your body. It results from bursts of high blood glucose that cause oxidative stress to the nerves. (Peripheral Neuropathy,…
Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains the single largest killer of American men and women. One of every five deaths in the United States is caused by heart attacks-in 2004, for example, there was one evey minute. About 38% of the people who…
What do college students, fitness enthusiasts and people who worry about getting older have in common? They-and many others-can benefit from L-carnitine, a nutrient found in many energy drinks and in dietary supplements designed to support exercise performance and a long life…
It’s easy to pin a lagging libido on stress, depression, age, or lack of sleep. But when you have diabetes, there may be an underlying factor – symptoms related to diabetes. (Diabetic Complications, Erectile Dysfunction, ED, Depression)
About one in every four diabetics experience frequent bouts of constipation, making it by far the most common gastrointestinal issue for people with diabetes. The problem afflicts both type 1 and type 2 diabetes sufferers, and is known to be significantly more…
The results of a major review of published research that examined the relationship between depression and level of omega-3 fatty acids in the diet suggest that omega-3 fatty acids have antidepressant effects. (Depression, Fish Oil, Omega Fatty Acids)