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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

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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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Apple Cider Vinegar helps control blood sugar

Posted 10-12-2008 at 10:12 PM by randysgrandma

According to a little booklet that have called, "Garlic and Vinegar";

"Researchers found that taking vinegar was comparable to taking many antiddiabetes drugs like Metformin."

It goes on to say that "Carol Johnston, a professor of nutrition at Missouri State University East Campus.....vinegar can improve insulin sensitivity and control diabetes. In fact, drinking vinegar had the same effect as leading diabetes medicine, she reported, at cost...
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Low carb type 2 diabetes

Posted 10-12-2008 at 09:59 PM by randysgrandma

I just realized I could blog here.

I am a type 2 diabetic. After years of not having very good control of my diabetes, and ever increasing medications. I decided to take control of this myself instead of depending on today's medical system.

I told my doctor, shortly after I was diagnosed, that I want to be able to eat a normal diet and have my meds control my blood sugar.

I was living in a dream word. A diabetic trying to follow what passes as a normal...
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