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Chamomile tea is good for diabetics

Posted 10-12-2008 at 10:51 PM by randysgrandma
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Chamomile tea is one of those things that I want to like, but I just can't like it.

I would also like to like, coconut oil, green tea and avacodos, but I just can't.

I did find some organic earl grey and green tea mixture that I liked. In the same box there was some organic chamomile tea that I could drink with just a little bit of distaste.

But for the most part, drinking...
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Cinnamon can lower blood sugar and cholesterol

Posted 10-12-2008 at 10:42 PM by randysgrandma
Cinnamon lowers bs and cholesterol edit | delete
Studies have shown that cinnamon lowers blood sugar and cholesterol.


You can purchase cinnamon capsules if you have problems tolerating cinnamon. But, I put about a half teaspoon of cinnamon on a larger spoon, about tablespoon size, add a little sweetener and take the cinnamon followed by a drink of tea.

I use organic cinnamon. The taste is similar to those red hot candies that are popular around the holidays, from
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Caffeine and type 2 diabetes

Posted 10-12-2008 at 10:40 PM by randysgrandma
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That morning cup of coffee may not be the best thing for a type 2 diabetic. Tea has a lot of health benefits, but for a type 2 diabetic, caffeine is not one of them.


Caffeine increase both glucose and insulin levels.

Type 2 diabetes is not so much a problem of glucose as it is a problem with the body's inability to use insulin effectively. The ineffecient use of insulin by the body is what causes the sugar to stay in
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VItamin D and type 2 diabetes

Posted 10-12-2008 at 10:32 PM by randysgrandma
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Excerpt from the article: Metabolic syndrome (also known as Syndrome X) has been strongly linked to vitamin D deficiency. One study out of Spain found that 61% of participants who had metabolic syndrome were also D-deficient. Metabolic syndrome is characterized by cardiovascular disease, abdominal obesity and insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes.

The relationship with
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Artificial Sweeteners can raise blood sugar

Posted 10-12-2008 at 10:26 PM by randysgrandma
Artificial sweeteners can raise bs levels edit | delete
For about a week, I was having some problems with my BS being higher than they had been for close to a month. I wasn't sure what was causing it, and thought it might be stress.





For and experiment, I checked my BS, it was 178, I drank a juice glass of water with a packet of the powder mixed in. My BS went up to 201!!


I looked at my generic 'sweet and low" packets,
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