Nothing is annoying like discovering you have been wrong for so long. Whenever we get into certain situations, we often start to ask around, It is not a bad thing, but it’s only unfortunate when it does become dangerous or not helpful at all in the long run. “I once had a patient who only …
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The goal is to keep the kidneys healthy and reduce any chances of getting kidney failure. Did you know that a diet full of saturated fat, sugar and salt can lead to kidney failure, in fact faster than you thought. First things fast, What is kidney failure? Basically, loss of kidney function over time is …
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How will you know your blood glucose level is too low? Hyperglycemia is bad, but hypoglycemia is very very bad. Hypoglycemia occurs when your blood glucose level falls too low, lower than 4.0 mmol/L. It can occur in people with type 2 diabetes, but it’s most common in type 1 diabetes. Low blood glucose level …
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What are protein foods? Proteins are a food group responsible for the building and repair of your body tissues and organs. There are so many sources of proteins including those from plants and from animals. For a healthy lifestyle, every individual is required to have a balanced diet, and proteins are part of a healthy …
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What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia? What is Diabetes Mellitus? A group of different diseases that are characterized by significantly high blood sugar levels. It can happen because of either insulin deficiency, insulin resistance, or insufficient insulin production. What is the role of insulin? Insulin is a hormone that is produced …
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Being diabetic doesn’t have to limit any individual from eating, as most diabetics are told to stop eating fruits among other foods. That is why we don’t say diabetic foods, what we love to call a diabetic-modified diet, just the regular foods that we all eat, only modified in terms of quality, quantity, and frequency …
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When you are choosing snacks for a diabetic individual, you will definitely ask yourself, which snacks should I pick? Are fruits okay? Don’t they have too much sugar in them? With your goal being to keep the blood sugar level under control as much as possible and prevent the effects of uncontrolled diabetes, you not …
Kidney damage, eye damage, wounds that are not healing, cardiovascular diseases, and even diabetic ketoacidosis are just some of themany complications that may arise when diabetes remains uncontrolled over a long period. In this case, hyperglycemia remains untreated. But the good news is, you can totally prevent the occurrence of all these life-threatening complications by …
When you look at your legs, do you see any wounds, how long have you had those wounds? Why are they not healing? You ask. How many times have you visited the washrooms? So many times, you probably have lost count, am I wrong? Because your kidneys are basically trying really hard to flush out …
Sugar? “ooh No, thank you.” I’m diabetic. You will hear this more often than not. Diabetes has become a major medical condition and it’s among the top causes of premature deaths. The most contributing factor is a change in our lifestyle and food choices, that often leads to type 2 diabetes. 1. What is Diabetes …