Healthy Living Guide with Diabetes
May 22, 2022 Category :Diabetes Research 0
A recent study found that treating depression among low-income minority patients also improves these patients’ HbA1c and systolic blood pressure.
February 9, 2022 Category :Diabetes Research 0
A new US study says eating whole-grain breakfast cereal reduces the risk of heart failure. “The significant health benefits of whole-grain cereal are not just for kids but also for adults. A whole-grain, high-fiber breakfast may lower blood pressure and bad cholesterol and prevent heart attacks,” said the study’s main author Dr. Luc Djousse of the Harvard Medical School in Boston .
November 9, 2021 Category :Diabetes Research 0
According to the ADVANCE (Action in Diabetes and Vascular disease: preterAx and diamicroN-MR Controlled Evaluation) study, intake of two blood pressure (BP) lowering drugs may cut the risk of kidney disease by 20 percent. This is applicable even in patients who don’t have high blood pressure. » Continue Reading
August 24, 2021 Category :Diabetes Research 0
Women who drink cola often are at an increased risk of raising their blood pressure level, a new study found. Data from two large Nurses Health studies, involving about 155,000 women, found that those who drank just one caffeinated cola drink every day had a slightly higher risk of high blood pressure. While those who drank more colas daily had an even higher risk, says researchers. The association between blood pressure and cola drinking was found to be consistent both for younger and older women, regardless of whether the cola was regular or diet. » Continue Reading
June 30, 2021 Category :Diabetes Facts| Diabetes Research 0
If someone asks you to rate your familiarity with ABCs from one to 10, you will probably say 10. However, this does not pertain to the typical alphabet you learned in pre-school. Knowing this set of ABCs is even more beneficial and could actually save the lives of most diabetics. The ABCs of diabetes refer to hemoglobin A1C, Blood pressure and Cholesterol. » Continue Reading
June 26, 2021 Category :Diabetes Facts 0
I have diabetes and a heart condition. Is it I true that I should avoid coffee? » Continue Reading
June 13, 2021 Category :Healthy News 0
One of life’s greatest marvels is the human brain. It coordinates our thoughts, emotions, movement, behavior and sensation. In short, it directs all that we think, feel and do. Its billions of nerve cells are connected to the rest of the body through a network of specialized tissues called the nervous system. » Continue Reading
May 17, 2021 Category :Diabetes Research 0
Being diabetic makes you at risk for stroke. A stroke occurs when blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted and brain tissues are damaged. Several studies have shown that people with diabetes are at a greater risk for stroke compared ko people without diabetes regardless of the number of risk factors they have. Poor management of blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol make diabetics prone to suffer and eventually die from stroke. Don’t wait for stroke to hit you. Empower yourself by heeding these tips to prevent stroke in diabetes. » Continue Reading
May 8, 2021 Category :Diabetes Facts| Diabetes Research 0
Vanessa is distressed about her father who recently experienced a mini stroke attack, his second in a span of three years. Her family didn’t make a big fuss at first since it was just a minor stroke. After seeing a physician a couple times after the attack, his father returned to his old unhealthy lifestyle despite having been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes the year before. The succeeding mild stroke, however, alarmed Vanessa’s father and the whole family. » Continue Reading
April 21, 2021 Category :Diabetes Research 0
Vertigo, or dizziness is an incident wherein you experience unbalance and unsteadiness as a result affecting the brain or ears. Diabetes is such a diverse condition with many complications, and so it has always been associated with vertigo in a lot of ways by affecting different parts of the body.