Glucose levels, blood pressure, food, exercise, weight and sleep quality are all interrelated. But the connections between these factors are not know with certainty. Now new hi-tech monitoring devices you can use in your daily routine are promising to show you how these factors affect each other so that you have better control over your diabetes. Continue reading “Hi-tech devices for self-monitoring your diabetes”
Category: Food
Bread for Diabetics
Bread is highly nutritious and is eaten with most meals in many cultures. But some types of bread are not suitable for diabetics. Here’s the low-down on what breads diabetics should and should not eat. Continue reading “Bread for Diabetics”
Cinnamon — the Wonder Spice?
Cinnamon is said to be of significant help in controlling the blood glucose levels of type 2 diabetics. But just how effective is it and is it safe to use? Continue reading “Cinnamon — the Wonder Spice?”
Flaxseed — A Super Food?
Its proponents claim that flaxseed can help reduce the risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke and some cancers. Fact or Fancy? And is flaxseed suitable for type 2 diabetics? Continue reading “Flaxseed — A Super Food?”
Integrative Nutrition – Facts & Myths
Nutrition as a stand-alone therapy has an incredibly weak scientific basis. However integrative nutrition is becoming more acceptable among conventional medical practitioners. But what is integrative nutrition and what is it used for? Continue reading “Integrative Nutrition – Facts & Myths”
Flash Glucose Monitoring
All diabetics know that regularly monitoring the level of glucose in their blood is necessary if they are to control their diabetes, but many find regular testing difficult. A novel monitoring system … flash glucose monitoring … is currently undergoing clinical testing. But what is FGM and will it indeed be an improvement over traditional self-monitoring? Continue reading “Flash Glucose Monitoring”
High cholesterol reduces risk of death!
Received opinion is that having high levels of cholesterol in your blood-stream increases your risk of heart disease and stoke. However, a recent reliable Scandinavian study has found that higher levels of cholesterol may be linked with a reduced risk of death overall. What exactly is going on here? And what are the implications for type 2 diabetics? Continue reading “High cholesterol reduces risk of death!”
Is there really a link between dietary fat and heart disease?
In Good Food, a recently-published book, the eminent physician Dr John McKenna cast doubt on the long-held consensus that there is a link between dietary fat and heart disease. But does this opinion stand up to scrutiny? And if it does, what does this imply for the low-fat diet I and many other type 2 diabetics are using to beat our diabetes? Continue reading “Is there really a link between dietary fat and heart disease?”
Artificial sweeteners – are they safe?
If you are a type 2 diabetic, cutting down on the sugar you ingest is vital for controlling your blood glucose successfully. Over the last fifty years artificial sweeteners, used to flavour food, drinks, dietary supplements and medicines so that they taste sweet, have been introduced. But are they safe? I don’t have the definitive answer but here are some thoughts. Continue reading “Artificial sweeteners – are they safe?”
Processed Food
Despite rumours to the contrary and the shrill shrieks of food faddists, processed foods are not all bad. Indeed, it would be hard to imagine a modern economy and civilisation without the food processing industry and the supermarket chains that distribute processed food products. Here is a balanced view on food processing. Continue reading “Processed Food”