Healthy Living Guide with Diabetes
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November 10, 2022 Category :Healthy Recipes 0
School is just around the corner, and this means it is time once again to think of your children’s lunch box. Here are some great ideas for making lunch tasty, fun, and most of all, really healthy. What’s even better is that it can actually be parents’ lunch box as well. Get everyone into the habit of having healthy meals, even away from home.
November 9, 2022 Category :People and Places 0
Jerwin Aguiba was a remarkable student. He finished fifth in his high school class (a class comprising almost 2,000 students). A math wizard, he was admitted to the country’s premier university to major in chemical engineering. He topped the board exam for chemical engineers after graduation, and, as was quite common for bright students, the university offered Jerwin a teaching post, which he more than willingly accepted.
November 8, 2022 Category :Healthy Advocacy| People and Places 0
According to Russian-American philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand, the ultimate moral value of each human individual is his or her own well-being. Since selfishness is, according to her, a rational concern with one’s own well-being, it turns out to be a prerequisite for the attainment of an ultimate moral value. For this reason, Rand believes that selfishness is a virtue.
November 7, 2022 Category :Healthy Advocacy 0
The success of diabetes mellitus management is largely influenced by what goes into our shopping carts and eventually into our mouths. This makes wise and healthy shopping habits essential in managing diabetes, the prevalence of which co knues to increase among Filipinos. Let us accompany you to your trip to the supermarket and usher you to the road to proper diabetes care and wellness.
November 6, 2022 Category :Healthy Advocacy 0
Even as advances in technology continue to make our lives easier, our children are paying a higher price for all the convenience of eating fast food (read: instant and processed) while playing their favorite games on the computer without even breaking a sweat.
November 5, 2022 Category :Healthy Advocacy| People and Places 0
A common misconception regarding the use of insulin in diabetes is its negative impact on social life and work performance. This negative perception often becomes a barrier in the successful management of the disease. There is a need to create an enabling environment where people on insulin can live a normal, healthy and active life.
November 4, 2022 Category :Healthy Advocacy 0
Children with diabetes often have type 1, or “insulin-dependent” diabetes, in which the pancreas doesn’t make insulin. They must administer insulin daily through multiple injections or an insulin pump. Children can also have type 2 diabetes. Though type 2 diabetes is usually found in older adults, it has been on the rise in children and adolescents. Children with type 2 diabetes are treated with diet and exercise, diabetes pills, and/or insulin.
November 3, 2022 Category :Fitness| Healthy Advocacy 0
As we draw close to the twilight of the fun-filled sunny season, it’s a signal to greet that time of the year which brings new life experiences and add another chapter in our lives. Without further ado, let’s welcome school year 2011-2012.
November 2, 2022 Category :Diabetes Research 0
Education is a very important tool in the management of diabetes. It is regarded as one of the pillars of diabetes management. This has been the primary reason for the establishment of diabetes clinics to provide patient empowerment through education, leading to successful clinical outcomes.
November 1, 2022 Category :Diabetes Research 1
Question: “I often get leg cramps at night. What could be causing this? Is this related to my diabetes?”
Answer:
Leg cramps are usually sudden contractions or tightening of the calf muscles that last a few seconds to a few minutes. Sometimes these involve the foot and thigh and frequently occur when you’re falling asleep or about to wake up.