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Diabetes is seen by many people as a disease that prevents you from really having fun in life. You have to maintain a certain weight, your food choices are drastically limited and you have to contend with diabetes-related diseases that are seen as compromising your quality of life.
But this is the old way of thinking. Diabetes can be managed well without you stopping your enjoyment of life. With proper exercise, creative diet plans and more activities that help you get healthy, you can live normally like anyone else, enjoying pretty much the same things as people who do not have diabetes. It’s really all in the mind sometimes.
February 01 2011 | Tips | No Comments »
For those prone to the most common type of diabetes, type 2 diabetes, should note that prevention is a big deal.
According to statistics from the American Diabetes Association and the International Diabetes Federation, “almost 21 million Americans and 230 million people all over the world, are affected with type 2 diabetes. Experts of the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that diabetes would affect more than 48 million people by 2050.”
They urge the patients not to be scared, rather, they should improve their lifestyle, as a big step toward preventing diabetes.
The American Diabetes Association suggests five tips, which are:
- Lose the extra weight.
- Turn away from fad diets.
- Take plenty of fiber.
- Go for whole grains.
- Increase physical activity.
November 10 2010 | Tips | Comments Off
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Here are some ways to help your child stay healthy:
Parents can help their kids stay a healthy weight by limiting video games and television time to an hour or two a day. Creating opportunities to have fun without electronic diversions can be a family undertaking. Dancing to music or working with art supplies are all ways to fire a child’s imagination. Turning off the TV can help kids become more plugged in to the world around them. Let kids earn their TV time. For every minute they play outside, they can watch one minute of television. Thirty minutes of outdoor play will buy them a favorite half-hour television show later that day. Encouraging sports that the whole family can participate in can go a long way toward encouraging kids to be active. Some kids feel self-conscious when they are overweight and don’t want to participate in team sports. They might feel that they won’t be able to keep up, or that they’ll let the team down.
August 09 2008 | Camp and Exercise and Fun Run and General and Information and Open Letter and Research and Tips | Comments Off
One way to lose weight is to increase your physical activity. However, even if you do not lose weight, it is still very important not just to sit down the whole day–go for other physical activities. You will see a lower blood sugar, which would boost your sensitivity to insulin. Most probably, your blood sugar will be kept within the normal values.
Ask your doctor. He would probably advise you to take at least 30 minutes per day of moderate physical activity, say a brisk walk, a bike ride, or swimming. If you cannot afford to make a continuous work out, take smaller sessions that you can spread all through the day. You may also take the stairs instead of the elevator, or park your car in a farther place so that you could take extra steps in walking to your destination.
June 05 2008 | Tips | Comments Off
