Salads play an important role in any healthful cuisine, and low-Glycemic Index cooking is no exception. Enjoy fruit salads such as Fabulous Fruit Salad, Two-Layer Fruit Salad, Cherry-Apple Salad and Simple Pear Salad. (Glycemic Index, Diabetic Meal Planning)
Children who develop obesity-related diabetes face a much higher risk of kidney failure and death by middle age than people who develop diabetes as adults, a study suggests. (Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, Kidney Disease)
Most Americans think that medicinal herbs are a thing of the past. Nothing could be further from the truth. An estimated 80 percent of the world’s population still relies on herbs for treating and preventing disease. (Diabetes Research, Diabetes Nutrition)
In research conducted in Germany, diets of type 2 diabetic patients were analyzed and found to be deficient in one or more of 22 nutrients evaluated. More alarming, a whopping 97 percent of the diabetic patients did not obtain three to seven…
While diet, exercise, weight loss, and medications are prescribed for people with diabetes, more Americans are turning to nutritional support for additional help. Studies confirm that vitamin D and calcium supplementation are associated with a reduced risk of Type 1 and Type…
Study shows that acetyl-L-carnitine not only improves the symptoms of diabetic neuropathy, but also helps regenerate nerve fibers and vibration perception. (Diabetic Neuropathy and Diabetes Research)
There is a fat in the omega-6 family which is a powerful key to vibrant health and radiant beauty: GLA, or gamma linolenic acid. In fact, your body needs the right balance of omega-3s as well as GLA from the omega-6 family,…
Las personas con diabetes que mantienen controles rigurosos de los niveles de azúcar, tienen una probabilidad mucho menor de desarrollar pié diabético o daños en los nervios, según una nueva investigación de la Universidad de Michigan, realizada a nivel nacional. (Diabetes Research,…
People with diabetes who keep their blood sugar in check today will probably have a far lower chance of developing foot pain or other nerve damage tomorrow, according to new research results from a national study. (Diabetes Research, Neuropathy, Type 1 Diabetes,…
A collaborative study between Mayo Clinic and a medical center in Russia found that alpha lipoic acid (ALA) significantly and rapidly reduces the frequency and severity of symptoms of the most common kind of diabetic neuropathy. (Neuropathy and Diabetic Complications)