Type 2 diabetes

  Having a healthy and balanced diet is key for everyone – but it’s even more important if you suffer with diabetes. Diabetics have to look closely at the carbohydrate counts in their diets when planning their meals – but one study has found the best pattern for type 2 diabetics. With type 1 diabetes, a person’s pancreas produces no insulin. In type 2, cells in the body become resistant to insulin, so a greater amount is needed to keep blood glucose levels within a normal range. It’s important that if you’re diabetic you always consult your GP if you’re going to change your diet or lifestyle. Experts have now found intermittent fasting could help control. and even eradicate type 2 diabetes. This type of eating has soared in popularity because it is considered less difficult than constantly watching what you eat. Rather, it just requires motivation to avoid food for a period of time, for example between 6pm and noon the next day. Intermittent fasting is also touted as improving heal...

  Dr David Lloyd discusses using diabetes drug for anti-aging Diabetes is a condition that causes the blood sugar level in an individual’s blood to become too high. There are two types of diabetes, Type 1, and Type 2. Type 1, says the NHS, is “where the body’s immune system attack and destroys the cells that produce insulin”. In contrast Type 2 is “where the body does not produce enough insulin, or the body’s cells do not react to insulin.” Type 2 is the most common form of diabetes, making up around 90 percent of those diagnosed. Diabetes, like every condition, has a number of signs and symptoms that can indicate if someone has the condition. However, the body can also send out signals when a person is pre-diabetic. If someone is pre-diabetic, it means that their blood sugar levels are high, but not high enough to class the person as having diabetes. READ MORE:  Visceral fat: The lipid-lowering herb to help burn the fat One of the symptoms of prediabetes is a rash. A "warning...

  Everyone starts their day with a routine, and like most people these days, mine starts by checking my phone. But where most people look for the weather update, local traffic, or even check Twitter or Facebook, I use my phone to peer an inch inside my daughter’s abdomen. There, a tiny electrochemical sensor continuously samples the fluid between her cells, measuring the concentration of glucose so that we can control the amount of insulin she’s receiving through her insulin pump. Type 1 diabetes is a nasty disease, usually sprung on the victim early in life and making every day a series of medical procedures – calculating the correct amount of insulin to use for each morsel of food consumed, dealing with the inevitable high and low blood glucose readings, and pinprick after pinprick to test the blood. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has been a godsend to us and millions of diabetic families, as it gives us the freedom to let our kids be kids and go on sleepovers and have ...

  Regular physical activity significantly changes the body's metabolite profile, and many of these changes are associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The study population included more than 7,000 men who were followed up for eight years. Men in the highest physical activity category had a 39% lower risk of type 2 diabetes than men who were physically inactive. Physical activity was associated with the levels of a total of 198 metabolites, i.e., compounds formed as a result of the body's metabolism, and increased physical activity had an impact on some of the same metabolites that have previously been associated with a health-promoting diet. In addition, the study showed that increased physical activity improves insulin secretion. A total of 1,260 metabolites were analyzed from the study participants' fasting glucose samples. The association of physical activity with the metabolite profile hasn't been st...

  Dr David Lloyd discusses using diabetes drug for anti-aging Diabetes is becoming an increasingly common condition. For those who are unfamiliar with the condition, there are two main types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. There is more to them than just a number, they both affect the body in different ways. During type 1 diabetes, the body’s immune system is attacking itself, destroying the cells that produce insulin. Meanwhile, during type 2, the body is either not producing enough insulin or the cells in the body are not reacting to the insulin produced. Both distinctive conditions in their own right; today’s focus is on the latter condition, type 2. One of the best ways to manage type 2 diabetes is through your diet and research suggests that herbs can be used to manage the condition. READ MORE: How to live longer: Best type of bread reducing both cardiovascular disease and cancer risk.