Stop Diabetes, Lower Blood Sugar Using Common Sense Tips

An article “Tips can stave off Type 2 diabetes” in the Denver Post today by Gwen Schoen gives a quiz about several ways to stave off Type 2 diabetes.  She has 7 true/false statements.
Statement #2 shares the following big tip which can help everyone:
“Just 30 minutes a day of moderate physical activity can significantly reduce [...]

I recently read a great article about the importance of breathing.
A simple way to keep stress down is to make sure you breath on a regular basis. Oxygen has a way to reduce stress in our system.
The simple rule to follow is:
Inhale for a count of 8 – hold that breath for a [...]

Laughter does a body good.
It releases various chemicals that help you fight against aging and disease.
It relieves a stressful situation, probably one of the biggest problems that diabetics face.
Sit back and watch this old clip of Johnny Carson and Jack Webb (aka Sgt. Friday on the Dragnet series)
These two minutes and 48 seconds will get [...]

Somewhere, within the last few weeks I read that drinking lots of green tea was instrumental in keeping blood sugar down. Lots of green tea was classified of at least 5 glasses per day.
So I thought to myself – who has time to drink all this green tea? I know I do not. But the [...]

Why does my doctor ask me to test my blood sugar levels before meals?
The main reason is to see how your diabetes control methods are working.  If you are taking medications as part of those control methods, your doctor may use this information to determine if your methods are adequately controlling your blood sugar levels [...]

As a diabetic I am always looking for better ways to take care of my diabetes and help others do the same. Here is a tip I think will help you. Chromium combined with picolinic acid to make up chromium picolinate gives you the best chance to absorb chromium.
If making your insulin more proficient is important [...]

An essential part of your diet should include some fats. There has been so much publicity on fats you could go bats about fats. So I thought I would streamline the conversation.
When it comes to fats – stay away from the trans fats and saturated fats.  These fats are found in meats, cheeses and oils [...]

If you really want to take the Pepsi Challenge and win, this is how you do it…
Drink less Pepsi (or Coke or other soft drink of your choice) this week. And then drink even less the next week and the week after.
The Ultimate Prize is yours when you eliminate soda altogether or at least minimize [...]

If your life is going 100 miles an hour and you don’t know where to get off the crazy merry-go-round that your on, you might want to look at all of your commitments and evaluate what is really important.
I was reminded today of how busy our lives get when I heard someone mentioned the song [...]

What four letter word is one of the leading causes of juvenile diabetes and adult-onset diabetes today?
S-O-D-A
Yes, almost all the soft drinks you consume are dangerous to your health. These “soft” drinks are actually “hard” on your body and are a major contributing factor to the poor health of people today, especially Americans. Since Americans [...]