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Diabetes: Tips To Keep Your Eyes Healthy

September 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Hello everyone.  Today's guest post comes from Ultralase who offer laser eye surgery and are specialists in vision correction. ----- Many people know a range of outcomes of diabetes. While sufferers are likely to be hit by weight loss, lethargy, hyperventilation, abdominal pain and nausea, a lot of individuals are unaware of how it affects eye health. With eye care, you may be able to identify the problems early and act accordingly, even with something as drastic as laser eye surgery from http://ie.ultralase.com/. Here is a quick guide to the links between diabetes and eyesight, as well … [Read more...]

What is Diabetes?

September 6, 2009 By 7 Comments
A close up of a dictionary definition of diabetes.

In the past I have written a number of articles on diabetes.  Today I want to bring all this diabetes information together and give the topic an extensive write up. WHAT IS DIABETES? Diabetes  mellitus (often abbreviated to simply diabetes) is a disease that develops when your blood glucose levels become extremely high because either: - Your body is not producing enough insulin. - Your body is not responding to insulin properly. In non-diabetic people the pancreas responds to high blood glucose levels by releasing insulin.  Insulin allows your body's cells to take glucose from … [Read more...]

The link between Diabetes and Fitness

July 29, 2008 By 2 Comments
Silver dumbbells, a yellow tape measure and white weighing scale

A lot of my recent blog posts have been focussing on diabetes. Since this is a fitness blog I hope you have made the link between diabetes and fitness. For those of you who have not, I will be outlining the link between the two in this article. 1) THE CAUSES OF DIABETES:- As I discussed in my article on the causes of diabetes it is currently unknown what causes the various types of diabetes. However, type 2 diabetes is associated with a number of risk factors including inactivity and obesity. Both of these risk factors can be eliminated by doing more exercise and eating more healthily. … [Read more...]

7 Types of Damage Caused by Diabetes

July 28, 2008 By 1 Comment
An elderly womans foot being examined

As regular readers of this blog probably know by now, diabetes develops either when your body stops producing insulin or your body's cells stop responding to insulin. As a result your body struggles to convert blood sugar/glucose into energy and your blood sugar levels start to rise. Over time these high blood sugar levels cause damage to your blood vessels, nerves and organs. In this article I will be outlining the main areas of your body that diabetes can cause damage to and discuss how this damage can be avoided. 1) THE HEART:- If you suffer from diabetes then unfortunately you have an … [Read more...]

6 Steps for Treating Diabetes Effectively

July 27, 2008 By 1 Comment
Diabetes Equipment

My last few articles have discussed the various types of diabetes, aspects of diabetes and a number of treatments for diabetes. In this article, I am going to bring this information together and explain how you can treat diabetes effectively. Diabetes (whatever the type) is essentially caused by your body not getting enough insulin (a hormone which helps the body convert blood sugar into energy). This is usually a result of; your cells becoming resistant to insulin, your pancreas (a gland which produces a number of vital hormones) not producing enough insulin or a combination of both. This … [Read more...]

Manage Diabetes with Exercise

July 8, 2008 By 5 Comments

In my previous article I discussed how important diet can be when controlling your diabetes. However, exercise can also be a very important factor when treating diabetes. In this article I will discuss how exercise can help control your diabetes, the precautions you should take when exercising and finally which exercises are the most effective at fighting diabetes. So how does exercise help control your diabetes? Well it actually helps in multiple ways. I have outlined three of the most important below: 1) BETTER BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL:- When you exercise you need more energy. Your … [Read more...]

500 Delicious Diabetic Recipes

June 29, 2008 By 2 Comments

My last few posts have discussed diabetes in detail so I thought today I would give you all a relevant freebie which is not quite so information intensive.  Plus, my last post was 8 Ways to Manage Diabetes with a Healthy Diet so I thought that now would be the perfect time to give this freebie away.  The freebie is an ebook that I put together entitled 500 Delicious Diabetic Recipes.  The ebook does exactly what it says, providing readers with 500 (well 515 actually) diabetic recipes.  Whatever you want to eat there should be a recipe for you here, whether it be beef, chicken, pasta, rice, … [Read more...]

8 Ways to Manage Diabetes with a Healthy Diet

June 28, 2008 By 4 Comments

This is yet another article I wrote when the Free Fitness Tips blog was just a baby. It is also another article which I have decided needs a rewrite. Partly, because I feel it could be written with a lot more detail and partly because some of the statements were just plain wrong. In particular, this one sticks out; “Specifically, diabetics need to avoid refined sugar which is found in candy, cookies, cake, chocolate and donuts. Refined sugars enter the bloodstream and release insulin, which causes your glucose levels to go sky-high. Unfortunately, if you are diabetic then these foods … [Read more...]

The Symptoms of Diabetes

June 17, 2008 By 7 Comments

This is another article that I wrote when the Free Fitness Tips Blog was just getting started. However, after reviewing it I have decided it is due for a significant rewrite. So here is the new and improved version of 'The Symptoms of Diabetes'... ----- As I have discussed in my previous diabetes articles the symptoms of diabetes are often quite difficult to notice. However, if you know what to look for you have a much greater chance of identifying the symptoms. In this article I am going to discuss with you the major symptoms of diabetes and explain why they occur. 1) … [Read more...]

Testing for Diabetes

June 15, 2008 By 2 Comments

I originally published this blog post on October 16th 2007. However, since then this blog has come along way and so has my writing (or at least I hope it has). After re-reading some of my initial posts I identified this one as a post that I could improve a lot. So without further ado, please read the new, improved version of 'Testing for Diabetes'. Diabetes is a disease which develops when the cells in your body are no longer getting enough insulin (a hormone which helps your cells convert glucose into energy). There are a number of causes which vary depending upon the type of … [Read more...]

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