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After meals blood sugar Strike the Spike Diabetes Self-Management

When interpreting your results, take your premeal readings into account since you are interested in
not just your after-meal reading but also in how much your blood sugar  level increased
because of your food intake

How to Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control

                Blood Sugar 101 Site - Diabetes Site

How to Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control          
         

Aging With Diabetes Self-Management

It used to be said that having diabetes aged people an additional 20 years. Today, thanks to
better tools for managing diabetes and preventing and treating its complications, people with
 diabetes have the opportunity to live longer than ever before.

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                Blood Sugar 101 Site - Diabetes Site

General Information.  Excellent site with alot of specific information on:

How to Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control

You Did NOT Eat Your Way to Diabetes
What is a Normal Blood Sugar?

The 5% HbA1cClub: They Normalized Their Diabetic Blood Sugars and So Can You

How Blood Sugar Control Works--And How It Stops Working

Painless Blood Sugar Testing
 

Download The Lower Your Blood Sugar Flyer
 

Download the chart
to help you Lower your
Blood Sugar........

You can Download
2 Flyers either in

mmol/L or mg/dl ........

Download   : The Lower Your Blood Sugar Flyer here (From Blood Sugar 101 Site - Diabetes Site). 

Conversion : UK Units  vs USA as follows:

              Diagnosing Diabetes

Am I Diabetic? How to Test Your Own Blood Sugar To Find Out

              Drugs and Food

The Truth about Oral Diabetic Drugs
A Diabetes Diet is Different from and Easier than a Weight Loss Diet

What Can You Eat When You are Cutting Carbs?

Help for When You Can't Control Your Eating

Helpful Supplements for Diabetes

Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes

Be Safe with Rx (Prescription) Drugs

           
              Complications

Neuropathy

Diabetic Tendon Problems

Diabetic Kidney Damage

                 Support

Download The Lower Your Blood Sugar Flyer and Spread The Word

Finding Support Online

Start Your Own Effective Type 2 Diabetes Support Group

                Blood Sugar 101 Site - Diabetes Site

The 5% HbA1cClub: They Normalized Their Diabetic Blood Sugars and So Can You

Blood Sugar Control - Mechanisms - How it Works--And How It Stops Working
To understand what happens as your blood sugar deteriorates from normal to pre-diabetes,
and finally, to full-fledged diabetes you need to first understand how blood sugar control
works in a normal body. Let's look at that now.
 

Blood Sugar Control- Normal Person
The key to understanding blood sugar control is to understand the role played by special
cells called Beta-Cells. These tiny cells are scattered through an organ called the pancreas
which is located just under your stomach. The job of the beta cell
is to produce insulin, store it, and release it into the blood stream at appropriate times.

 Can type 2 diabetes be reversed - Diabetic Weight Loss Q and A - Landry.com by Greg Landry, M.S
 

Q: Can type 2 diabetes be reversed? Are patients successful with this?

Q: When you first see a new type 2 diabetes patient what do you tell them about eating?

Q: Is fiber important? If so, why?

Q: Should certain fruits be avoided.

Q: So it's important to eat small quantities of food at one time? 

Q: Are whole grains important?

Q: Is diet for a type 2 diabetic any different from a general very healthy diet?

For Answers see  Can type 2 diabetes be reversed - Diabetic Weight Loss Q and A - Landry.com
by Greg Landry, M.S

Living with diabetes

Recently Diagnosed

For Parents & Kids

What should a person do to decrease there chances of developing type 2 diabetes?  
 Click here  Landry.com by Greg Landry, M.S

A: Maintain a reasonable weight, lose weight if you are overweight, and get moving -
 have regular physical activity, and make healthy food choices
 (which helps with weight loss and maintenance).

HelpLine

Diabetes UK Careline

Diabetes UK Careline provides support and information to people with diabetes as well as friends, family and carers.

By telephone

By email

Send your questions by email to:

Diabetes UK Careline: careline@diabetes.org.uk

Diabetes UK Careline Scotland: carelinescotland@diabetes.org.uk.

By post

FAQs

Here are some examples of the questions we are often asked:

• I’ve just been diagnosed. What should I do now?
• I’m finding it difficult to accept the diagnosis – how do I cope?
• What can I and can’t I eat? Can I still drink alcohol?
• What are the different types of tablets and insulin? What are the possible side effects?
• When/how often should I test?
• What should my blood sugar  levels be? What if they go too high or too low?
• What‘s the law about driving?
• I’m about to go on holiday abroad. How do I keep my insulin cool in a hot country? What else do I need to consider when travelling?
• My child has diabetes and finds it hard to give up his treats. Why don’t you recommend diabetic chocolate and sweets?

Answers to FAQs

If you have a question about diabetes, you may find the answer you need in frequently asked questions.

The Glycaemic Index

Carbohydrates in Food  (http://www.carbs-information.com/)

GI Diet Method
 

Details of Glycemic Index Details of Glycemic Load GI Values of Carbohydrates blood sugar  Levels What is Hyperglycemia? What is Hypoglycemia? Glucose into Energy What is Glycogen? Digestion of Carbs What are Carb Blockers? How is GI Measured? GI Diet Low GI Diet GI Diet Plan GI Diet Book GI Diet Forum GI Diet Menu GI Diet Foods GI Diet Recipes GI Diet Food Recipes

Low GI Diet Recipes What Affects Glycemic Value? Glycemic Index Food Chart Glycemic Index of a Meal Health Effects of High GI Carbs Low Glycemic Index Pyramid GI Value For Beans GI Value For Bread GI Value For Cereal GI Value For Dairy Food GI Value For Drinks GI Value For Fruit GI Value For Meat/Fish GI Value For Nuts GI Value For Snacks GI Value For Starchy Carbs GI Value For Sugar GI Value For Vegetables GI Value For Whole Grains

Underling Causes

Death to Diabetes Beat & Reverse Type 2 Diabetes from an Ex-diabetic Engineer

PDF EBooks - Online Store - Death to Diabetes Beat & Reverse Type 2 Diabetes PDF Documents

Use EBooks and Documents

Products Online - Online Store

Useful Books DVDS

Death to Diabetes!
Beat and Reverse Your Type 2 Diabetes Now!
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Article

Delay The Prevention or Delay of Type 2 Diabetes -- 26 (Supplement 1) 62 -- Diabetes Care

There is now substantial evidence that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed.
Individuals at high risk of developing diabetes (those with pre-diabetes) can be identified easily.
It is not yet known whether the successful interventions will cost-effectively reduce
the morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes. Diabetes prevention policies
 that focus on lifestyle modification, specifically modest weight loss and increased
physical activity, are also very likely to have additional health benefits.
 

Blood Sugar 101 Site - Diabetes Site

Deterioration and the UKPDS Study

Do People with Type 2 Always Deteriorate?  Why doctors believe this toxic myth.

The single most dangerous idea you are likely to encounter as you begin your struggle to live a
healthy life with diabetes is the belief that science has proven, beyond a doubt, that no
 matter what you do, your Type 2 Diabetes will get worse.

Diabetes Australia - Type 2 diabetes

 

What is diabetes? There are two types of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type.	How serious is diabetes? People with diabetes are at risk of developing severe complications.
Risk factors and prevention Research has shown that type 2 diabetes can be prevented in up to 60% of cases.	I am at high risk of diabetes Have you taken the diabetes risk test and scored 15 or more? There is help available.
Preventing diabetes Get some tips to help prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.	I have diabetes Don't panic. Now that you have found out, you can start to take control.
Useful links Links to websites which provide valuable information on Diabetes.

Diabetes Education-Online Library : University of California, San Francisco

http://www.deo.ucsf.edu/type2/index.html

Videos

Diabetes EDucator - Online Teaching Center, San Francisco, CA UCSF Diabetes Education Online
 

Diabetes Menus Pre Diabetic Menus Prediabetes

Every week GlucoMenu^® displays new menus, recipes, grocery lists, and nutrition facts. 
Choose from multiple calorie levels:
1200, 1500, 1800, 2100, 2400.  Menus are easy to follow and include breakfast, lunch, dinner,
and snacks.

Diabetes Supplements & Diabetic Vitamins

Diabetes Supplements & Diabetic Vitamins /
Herbal Supplements for Diabetics

Buy Supplements and products for diabetes, a disease of the pancreas related to the release of
insulin into the blood stream.

Example of a herbal product.  Contains various herbs, vitamins and minerals

Gymnema Sylvestre Powder has been suggested in studies to have a promising ability to promote
healthy circulating insulin balance and serum lipid and triglyceride balance.

Biotin supports healthy fasting blood sugar , supports healthy plasma triglyceride balance, and improves
glucose intolerance.

Magnesium has a broad positive effect on overall health and insulin sensitivity.

Licorice Bark Extract has been suggested in studies to be effective against unhealthy blood sugar.

Zinc deficiencies can result in hair loss, diarrhea and skin lesions and could adversely affect eyesight,
taste, smell, and memory function.

Chromium has been shown in studies to improve glucose and lipid effects.

Cinnamon Bark Powder has been shown in studies to promote healthy blood sugar balance.

Banaba Leaf Extract has been shown in pre-clinical studies to support healthy cholesterol balance and
support the rate of glucose uptake.
These studies further suggested banaba contains insulin-like actions.

Vitamin C plays an important role in glucose metabolism and oxidative stress on the body systems.

Vitamin E promotes healthy insulin action, metabolic control, and endothelial function.

Bitter Melon Fruit Extract has been shown in preliminary studies to contain insulin-like properties.

Guggul Extract has been used for thousands of years to address illness, cholesterol and obesity.
It contains antioxidant, anti-swelling and hypolipidemic properties.

Alpha Lipoic Acid fights against oxidative damage to the lungs and vascular system. It can also support
healthy peripheral insulin sensitivity, insulin function, and healthy blood sugar balance

Example of a herbal product.  Contains various herbs, vitamins and minerals

Gymnema Sylvestre Powder has been suggested in studies to have a promising ability to promote
healthy circulating insulin balance and serum lipid and triglyceride balance.

Biotin supports healthy fasting blood sugar , supports healthy plasma triglyceride balance, and improves
glucose intolerance.

Magnesium has a broad positive effect on overall health and insulin sensitivity.

Licorice Bark Extract has been suggested in studies to be effective against unhealthy blood sugar.

Zinc deficiencies can result in hair loss, diarrhea and skin lesions and could adversely affect eyesight,
taste, smell, and memory function.

Chromium has been shown in studies to improve glucose and lipid effects.

Cinnamon Bark Powder has been shown in studies to promote healthy blood sugar balance.

Banaba Leaf Extract has been shown in pre-clinical studies to support healthy cholesterol balance and
support the rate of glucose uptake.
These studies further suggested banaba contains insulin-like actions.

Vitamin C plays an important role in glucose metabolism and oxidative stress on the body systems.

Vitamin E promotes healthy insulin action, metabolic control, and endothelial function.

Bitter Melon Fruit Extract has been shown in preliminary studies to contain insulin-like properties.

Guggul Extract has been used for thousands of years to address illness, cholesterol and obesity.
It contains antioxidant, anti-swelling and hypolipidemic properties.

Alpha Lipoic Acid fights against oxidative damage to the lungs and vascular system. It can also support
healthy peripheral insulin sensitivity, insulin function, and healthy blood sugar balance

Research Paper

Diet - change & control http--www.nutritionandmetabolism.com-content-3-1-16

Research Paper.

We determined that, of the carbohydrates present in the diet, absorbed glucose is largely responsible
for the food-induced increase in blood sugar  concentration. We also determined that dietary
protein increases insulin secretion and lowers blood sugar . Fat does not significantly affect
 blood sugar , but can affect insulin secretion and modify the absorption of carbohydrates.
Based on these data, we tested the efficacy of diets with various protein:carbohydrate:fat ratios
for 5 weeks on blood sugar  control in people with untreated type 2 diabetes.

The results were compared to those obtained in the same subjects after 5 weeks on a
 control diet with a protein:carbohydrate:fat ratio of 15:55:30.

A 30:40:30 ratio diet resulted in a moderate but significant decrease in 24-hour integrated glucose
area and % total glycohemoglobin (%tGHb).
 A 30:20:50 ratio diet resulted in a 38% decrease in 24-hour glucose area, a reduction in fasting glucose to near normal and
a decrease in %tGHb from 9.8% to 7.6%.
The response to a 30:30:40 ratio diet was similar.

Research Paper

Diet - change & control http--www.nutritionandmetabolism.com-content-3-1-16

Research Paper.

Findings were :
"We determined that, of the carbohydrates present in the diet, absorbed glucose is largely responsible for the
 food-induced increase in blood sugar  concentration. We also determined that dietary protein increases
insulin secretion and lowers blood sugar . Fat does not significantly affect blood sugar , but can affect
insulin secretion and modify the absorption of carbohydrates. Based on these data, we tested the efficacy
 of diets with various protein:carbohydrate:fat ratios for 5 weeks on blood sugar  control in people with untreated
type 2 diabetes.

The results were compared to those obtained in the same subjects after 5 weeks on a control diet with a

protein:carbohydrate:fat ratio of 15:55:30.

                    A 30:40:30 ratio diet resulted in a moderate but significant decrease in 24-hour integrated
                             glucose area and % total glycohemoglobin (%tGHb).                                                      
                    A 30:20:50 ratio diet resulted in a 38% decrease in 24-hour glucose area, a reduction in
                              fasting glucose to near normal and a decrease in %tGHb from 9.8% to 7.6%.                                                              
                  The response to a   30:30:40 ratio diet was similar."

 

Choosing a healthy lifestyle can help you improve your health and reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes. Healthy lifestyles include eating a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, quitting smoking (or not starting), and minimizing stress. (Note: Specific guidance for maintaining a healthy lifestyle may change over time as new scientific recommendations become available.) Learn more about each of the factors that affect your lifestyle.   Eat a Healthy Diet   The Dietary Guidelines for Americans show how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases. A heart-healthy diet is one that is: nutritious and well-balanced low in saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, and salt high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains The Food Guide Pyramid and the Food Label are tools to help consumers make informed food choices  in the context of a healthy diet. Use the Food Guide Pyramid to help you choose healthy foods each day.   Consumer Nutrition and Health Information FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/lab-cons.html Nutrition MedlinePlus Health Information http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutrition.html Maintain a Healthy Weight Excess body fat leads to health problems such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Health professionals use a measurement called body mass index (BMI) to classify an adult's weight as  healthy, overweight, or obese. BMI describes body weight relative to height and is correlated with total body fat content in most adults. To find your BMI, use the chart on this page or National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's BMI calculator.    http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm BMI range: 18.5-25 -- healthy range 25-30 - overweight 30 or higher -- obese Having excess abdominal body fat is also a health risk. Men with a waist of more than 40 inches around and women with a waist of 35 inches or more are at risk for health problems. More than 60 percent of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While the  number of overweight people has been slowly climbing since the 1980s, the number of obese adults has nearly doubled since then. Excess weight and physical inactivity account for more than 300,000 premature deaths each year in the United States, second only to deaths related to smoking, says the CDC. People who are overweight  or obese are more likely to develop heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, gallbladder disease and joint pain caused by excess uric acid (gout). Excess weight can also cause interrupted breathing during sleep (sleep apnea) and wearing away of the joints (osteoarthritis). To lose weight, you must eat less and move more. Your body needs to burn more calories than you take in. For more information on losing weight, see: The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, 2001 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/  Losing Weight: More Than Counting Calories (FDA Consumer Magazine, January-February 2002) http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/102_fat.html NHLBI Aim for a Healthy Weight http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt  Overweight and Obesity CDC Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/  Obesity MedlinePlus Health Information http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesity.html Exercise Regularly   Exercise improves heart function, lowers blood pressure and blood cholesterol, helps manage diabetes, and helps control weight. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at NIH recommends that adults get at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on most days of the week. Talk to your doctor about what forms of exercise are best for you. For more information about exercise and physical fitness, see: Exercise and Physical Fitness MedlinePlus Health Information http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exerciseandphysicalfitness.html   Physical Activity CDC Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/index.htm

Dietary Guidelines For Diabetics

There are general dietary guidelines that diabetes sufferers can follow to help keep their blood sugar levels under control:

Supplements

Fat Blaster ingredients

Each FatBlaster tablet contains: Herbal extracts equiv. dry
 

Gymnema Sylvestre (Gymnema) Leaf 150mg

Chromium Picolinate (Equiv Chromium -6.2mcg) 50mcg

Garcinia Quaesita (Brindleberry) Fruit (Equiv. Hydroxycitric acid - 60mg) 1200mg
Paullinia Cupana (Guarana) Seed
(Equiv. Caffeine - 22.5mg) 500mg
Citrus Aurantium (Bitter Orange) Fruit 750mg
Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Rhizome 150mg
Coleus Forskohlii (Coleus) Root
(Equiv. Forskolin - 323mcg) 100mg
Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf (Equiv. Catechins - 3mg) 100mg
Fucus Vesiculosus (Kelp) Herb (Equiv. Iodine - 10mcg) 50mg

Other Ingredients:
Psyllium Husk Powder 250mg
 

Blood Sugar 101 Site - Diabetes Site

First Phase and Second Phase - Normal Insulin release by the body

Blood Sugar Control in Normal People

Basal Insulin Release

First Phase Insulin Release

Second Phase Insulin Release

Why Insulin Release Fails

Insulin Resistance

Rising Blood Sugar Concentrations Further Damage Your Ability to Produce Insulin

The Point of No Return for Fasting Blood Sugar?

Food pyramid he Diabetic Food Pyramid - A Guide To Healthy Eating

 

To learn more about the diabetic food pyramid visit http://www.diabetes-diabetic-diet-plans.com , a popular website devoted to help people with diabetes live a healthier life. The website provides  tips on diabetic food, cooking and diet plans, as well as information several complications associated with the disease.

List of Foods a Diabetic Can Eat

 Foods That Curb Hunger - Goodhousekeeping.com

Solid Foods Are More Filling

Eat Mindfully to Feel Fuller

Add These Foods to Your Diet to Curb Hunger

Gastric bypass cures diabetes

The Bypass Effect On Diabetes

A group of patients say they all had diabetes before the operation; post-surgery, none have diabetes.

Gastric bypass often cures type 2 diabetes, but other problems may arise
No doubt, remission of type 2 diabetes is one of the benefits of gastric bypass, but the exact reason

why remission follows the surgery isn't clear.
But it is controversial.

GI Index - Mendosa.com

The glycemic index should not be your only criterion when selecting what to eat.

The total amount of carbohydrate, the amount and type of fat, and the fiber and salt content are also
 important dietary considerations.

What About Protein and Fat?

Pizza

Rice and Potatoes

Too Complicated?

HbA1c
to glucose

HbA1c AND glucose

From www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk  

See for discussion below

see http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/easdec/prevention/what_is_the_hba1c.htm

Conversion

HbA1c
to glucose

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html

Use this calculator to convert HbA1c to Average Blood Sugar Level.

Conversion

HbA1c
to glucose

Shows Correlation between HbA1c &  Plasma Glucose:

Blood Sugar Levels

Blood Sugar Levels - Ideal --http--www.diabetesselfmanagement.com-pdfs-pdf_2102.pdf

POSTPRANDIAL blood sugar  GOALS
Ideally, your plasma glucose level about an hour after finishing a meal or snack should be in the
range specified here.

blood sugar  AND HbA1c CORRELATIONS
You can convert your glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) result into your average plasma glucose
levels over the past 2–3 months.

Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load  By David Mendosa !!!!!!!!!!!

See the Full Table here.!!!!!!!!!

This is the definitive table for both the glycemic index and the glycemic load.

Glycemic Index Lists

Excellent Site !!!!!!

George Spellwin's Elite Fitness Information: Glycemic Index Lists@
http://www.elitefitness.com/articledata/glycemic.html

Glycemic Values of Common American Foods

By David Mendosa

DietPower: 
 The only diet
software that
"learns" your
metabolism

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Just for Fun

 MedexSupply.com
 Diabetic Supplies

 MedexSupply.com
Wound Care

Just for Fun

Good Site !! !!!!!Type 2 Diabetes - Insulin Resistance and Diabetes - Diabetes - Obesity and Diabetes
 - Signs of Diabetes

http://www.about.com/  & http://www.diabetes.about.com/

Risk factors for type 2 diabetes:

Read more about the risks...

Symptoms:

Read more about symptoms of diabetes...

Why Does High Glucose Cause Complications?

Read more about complications...

What Are The Treatments Available?

Treatment

Read more about treatments...

Can I Prevent Diabetes?

Good Site !! !!!!!Type 2 Diabetes - Insulin Resistance and Diabetes - Diabetes - Obesity and Diabetes
 - Signs of Diabetes

What Are The Treatments Available?

Newly Diagnosed - Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes What's Next

http://www.about.com/  & http://www.diabetes.about.com/

A diagnosis of diabetes can really derail your lifestyle. All of a sudden, there are a lot of new
things to learn and many changes that have to take place. Where do you start?

Complications of Diabetes

How To Use A Glucometer

Getting Physical... Why Exercise Helps People With Diabetes

What is Type 2 Diabetes?

5 % HbA1c

Club

HbA1c - 5 % HbA1c Club

Get your HbA1c to 5 %

Read more......

Heart Attack

HbA1c = 7.0 and above = Greatest Risk

HbA1c and Post-Meal Blood Sugars Predict Heart Attack

Control of type 2 diabetes

Excellent Website !!

David Kinshuck, Pat Lamb, Urmilla Griffiths (Pat & Urmila: diabetes specialist nurses, Good Hope Hospital)  

Embrace your diabetes

Learning how to control type 2 diabetes...take control

What is happening in type 2 diabetes

First, there is a shortage of insulin

Second, there is insulin resistance.

Third, there are genes

These factors combine to cause type 2 diabetes

Pattern of progression

1. At the beginning of type 2 diabetes a healthy diet may be sufficient to lower the sugar and
   keep the HbA1c below 7%
2. Later, metformin is needed.
3. Later still, add Exanatide if overweight or other drug.
4. Later still insulin may be required

Testing you sugar/glucose level
 

See testing. If you 'embrace' your diabetes, you will gradually learn to control it and achieve an
HbA1c of 7% or below.
But to do this, you need to check to see your

• fasting blood sugar  levels are 4 - 7 mmol/l (72-126 mg/dl) (when you wake up)
• test your blood sugar  levels before meals between 4 and 7 mmol/l (72-126 mg/dl)
• remember, you still need tablets if you are ill; if you are being sick or cannot swallow the tablets,
  |let your doctor or nurse know.
• occasionally test after meals (preferred levels less than 10 mmol/l) (180 mg/dl )
• To achieve very good control (HbA1c 6.5-7.0%) you need a fasting pre-breakfast glucose
  less than 5.5 mmol/l (99 mg/dl ), pre-meal levels at other times less than 6.0 mmol/l (108 mg/dl )
  and after-meal levels (2 hours after a meal) less than 8.0 mmol/l (141 mg/dl).
• These levels cannot be achieved in all patients..but if you are well and are prepared to stick to a healthy
  diet and exercise your medication should be adjusted to achieve these levels, even if that
  means starting insulin.

Do you need tablets (or insulin), and if so what?

Metformin

Meglitinides

Gliclazide

Glitazones

Amaryl

Exenatide (Byetta) and Sitagliptin (Januvia)

If you need insulin, what type

Weight

Xenical and Rimonibant to help you lose weight

Rimonabant

Cholesterol, HDL, triglyceride

Typical Medication

Further information
 The UKPDS Study is summarised in a British Diabetic Association article. This is the study that has
guided recommendations concerning tight diabetic control and low sugars.
It cost £23 million and took 20 years, and the results are still being interpreted. UKPDS

Conversion

HbA1c
to glucose

HbA1c AND glucose

HbA1c
Information

HbA1c AND glucose

What is the HbA1C?

When should the HbA1C be measured?

How does your glucose level compare with your HbA1c

HealthyOntario.com - Diabetes

Diagnosis : See Other tips section.

Heart and Blood Vessels

Heart - Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke -  American Diabetes Association- All About Diabetes -

Did you know that 2 out of 3 people with diabetes die from heart disease and stroke?

For People with Diabetes and Their Loved Ones

Heart and Blood Vessels

Heart - Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke -  American Diabetes Association- All About Diabetes -

Did you know that 2 out of 3 people with diabetes die from heart disease and stroke?

For Health Professionals
In this section, you'll find a lot of information, including the 2006 Clinical Practice Recommendations
related to diabetes, heart disease and stroke; the Link Library; and Diabetes & Cardiovascular
 Disease Review, the American Diabetes Association/American College of Cardiology newsletter
 featuring information on treatment guidelines, research advances, and patient education tools.
 In addition, check out the Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Toolkit (available in both English

& Spanish), which contains reproducible patient education handouts to use in your practice.

Herbs

HERBS OF INTEREST

Search hundreds of herb websites:

Herbs

HERBS OF INTEREST

Search hundreds of herb websites:

Helpful herbs and supplements

http://www.naturalherbsguide.com/tools/disorder-library-feed/diabetes.aspx?showLinks=true

Testing

Home blood sugar  Test

Chart

HonestFoodGuide.org - The food guide built to benefit you, not Big Business

The Honest Food Guide (HFG) is now available for downloading free of charge and is:

• Free from the corruption and influence of various food industries (dairy, beef, junk foods, etc.)
• Designed to benefit you, not Big Business
• Offers genuine nutritional information, not watered-down information designed to boost the sale
   of milk, beef and grains

HonestFoodGuide.org - The food guide built to benefit you, not Big Business

The HFG was created by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, a man with a mission of teaching people how to be healthy. Adams is a holistic nutritionist who overcame obesity, crippling pain and chronic disease using natural health strategies he freely shares with others. To learn more about the Health Ranger and his articles, reports and books (many are freely available), click here.

Normal People and disruption

How Blood Sugar Control Works--And How It Stops Working

To understand what happens as your blood sugar deteriorates from normal to pre-diabetes, and finally,
to full-fledged diabetes
you need to first understand how blood sugar control works in a normal body.

How to cure type 2 diabetes Book

It's proven: Diabetes can be reversed. According to a groundbreaking new study completed by
 researchers at UCLA and other California universities, changes in diet and moderate exercise actually
reverse diabetes in at least 50% of patients
 in only three weeks! In only three weeks time, the amount of cholesterol and free radicals in the
 test subjects' blood was lower and their nitric oxide levels were higher, which are all factors in
stopping diabetes before it takes its toll on limbs and life.

How to Lower

& Testing

How to Lower Your Blood Sugar 0 From Blood Sugar 101.Com

How to Lower Your Blood Sugar

Heart and Blood Vessels

http--www.heartwise.com.au

Magazine promotes healthy living and lifestyle - to help your heart blood vessels and diabetes

Hunger

Hunger - Insulin can cause  it

When there's too much insulin, blood sugar levels begin to fall (hypoglycemia), triggering a feeling
of hunger and the constant need to eat, which also causes weight gain and fat storage.

Hunger & Carbs

Hungry - Diabetes - Addicted to Carbs

Carbs make us hungry. When we're hungry, we eat more. The more we eat the more we want,
so we gain weight. It's the classic
 vicious circle of addiction.

 

Exercise works like a charm to lower glucose levels. The best time of the day to exercise is
 after a meal. This doesn't mean that you put your fork down and run out the door,
but maybe within the following two hours. Even a brief 10-minute walk can make a difference
in postprandial (after meals) glucose levels.

Why Do Diabetics Become Obese?

Cause and Cure of Type 2 Diabetes:  by Dr. James Howenstine, M.D.

Hunger

Cure and Cause of Diabetes

When consumed in food or drinks the refined sugar rapidly goes into the blood stream and
produces a sharp rise in blood sugar values.  
The pancreas secretes large amounts of insulin to promptly return high blood sugar values to normal.

Sharp rises in insulin output may cause overshooting the desired blood sugar and it is common for
these individuals to have blood sugar
values plummet to low levels with symptoms of low blood sugar (weakness, sweating, cloudy thinking,
lack of energy, hunger, shakiness).

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Which fats

to use

Cure and Cause of Diabetes :  by Dr. James Howenstine, M.D.

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Oils &
Trans fats

Fast Foods

Cure and Cause of Diabetes :  by Dr. James Howenstine, M.D.

When consumed in food or drinks the refined sugar rapidly goes into the blood stream and produces a
sharp rise in blood sugar values.
The pancreas secretes large amounts of insulin to promptly return high blood sugar values to normal.

Sharp rises  in insulin output may cause overshooting the desired blood sugar and it is common for
 these individuals to have blood sugar values plummet to low levels with symptoms of low blood sugar
(weakness, sweating, cloudy thinking, lack of energy, hunger, shakiness).

With the passage of time this massive output of insulin provoked by huge sugar intakes takes a
toll on the pancreas and reaches the point where the pancreas is unable to produce any greater quantities of insulin. When this occurs sugar no longer enters the cells in adequate amounts to prevent rising blood sugar values.
The diagnosis of diabetes can be made with now elevated blood sugar values but the problem
obviously began many years earlier with the first signs of insulin excess.

What Causes Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes?

 Why Does Arteriosclerosis Plague Diabetic Patients?

Why Do Diabetics Become Obese?
What Role Does U.S. Soil Play In The Diabetic Problem?
Diabetics are at increased risk for mineral deficiencies

How Can Type 2 Diabetics Recover From Their Illness?

To regain normal blood sugar values requires:

Guidelines Toward Recovery From Type 2 Diabetes

DHEA May Postpone Or Prevent Insulin Resistance

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Fruit

Cure and Cause of Diabetes :  by Dr. James Howenstine, M.D.

Sugar in the form of fruit contains fiber that delays absorption and thus moderates the rise in
blood sugar values when fruit is consumed.
Refined white sugar, sucrose, and dextrose lack fiber and nutrients. When consumed in food
or drinks the refined sugar rapidly goes into the blood stream and produces a sharp rise in blood
sugar values. The pancreas secretes large amounts of insulin to promptly return high blood sugar
values to normal.

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Insulin and Obesity

Cure and Cause of Diabetes :  by Dr. James Howenstine, M.D.

Why Do Diabetics Become Obese?
When the pre-diabetic person is experiencing chronic high insulin values with too many
 carbohydrate calories, this insulin is converting some of the excess glucose into the fat
triglyceride, which gets stored in fat cells which end up distended in an obese patient.

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Insulin resistance

Insulin levels -in insulin resistance -  phantom of the metabolic opera

Why identify the metabolic syndrome?

Why does insulin resistance matter?

Why not to measure insulin resistance

Why does this debate matter?

Insulin levels: insulin resistance:  in cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes 

Low Carb Diets

Jimmy Moore’s Livin’ La Vida Low Carb Blog

This is a Blog.  A helpful site with useful discussions.

Kidney disease

Kidney Disease Learn the Symptoms - by Diabetes Self-Management

People who have diabetes are at increased risk of developing kidney disease and should be screened
annually for it, starting at the time of diagnosis.

Fats

Know Your Fats by the American Heart Association

Knowing which fats raise LDL cholesterol and which ones don't is the first step in lowering your risk of heart disease. In addition to the LDL produced naturally by your body, saturated fat, trans-fatty acids and dietary cholesterol can also raise blood cholesterol. Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats appear to not raise LDL cholesterol; some studies suggest they might even help lower LDL cholesterol slightly when eaten as part of a low-saturated and trans-fat diet. The American Heart Association's Nutrition Committee strongly advises these fat guidelines for healthy Americans over age 2:  read more ...... For example, a sedentary female who is 31–50 years old needs about 2,000 calories each day. Therefore, she should consume less than 16 g saturated fat, less than 2 g trans fat and between 50 and 70 grams of total fat each day (with most fats coming from sources of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, such as fish, nuts, seeds and vegetable oils). Saturated Fat Hydrogenated Fat Unsaturated Fats (Polyunsaturated and Monounsaturated) Trans-Fatty Acids and Hydrogenated Fats                 How are trans-fatty acids harmful?                 Is butter better than margarine?                 Regulating your intake of trans-fatty acids

Small, dense LDL particles,

LDL - small Dense LDL - Using Apolipoprotein B Levels to Assess Cardiac Risk

Although low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol remains the lipid value commonly used to assess
cardiovascular risk, apolipoprotein (apo) B may better reflect lipid risk. Six categories of evidence
 support this conclusion: small, dense LDL particles, as measured by apo B, are more commonly
present in persons with coronary artery disease (CAD) than an increased LDL cholesterol level;
increased very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) secretion by the liver results in increased small,
dense LDL particles; small, dense LDL particles are more atherogenic than normal LDL particles;
apo B more accurately identifies CAD risk than do LDL cholesterol levels; apo B assays
do not require fasting and have been well standardized for use in routine laboratories;
and the level of apo B continues to predict CAD risk during statin treatment.

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Small, dense LDL particles,

LDL - small, dense LDL particles, as measured by apo - RCPA - The Manual - Apolipoproteins - serum

Reference Values;  Interpretation of Test; References

Before and after meals

Levels  Pre & Post Prandial (after meals).  Read full article for information.

blood sugar  control.

The ADA currently recommends keeping blood sugar  levels before meals between 90 mg/dl (5mmol/L) and
 130 mg/dl (7 mmol/L) and keeping blood sugar  levels one to two hours after meals below
180 mg/dl (10 mmol/L) for most people.

Remember:

 Conversion :  UK vs American (USA) units  1mmol/L =18 mg/dl    CLICK HERE:   

Conversion from mmol/L (UK Units) to mg/dl (American Units)

Feet

Feet Problems

Taking Steps Toward Healthy Feet

Here are some of the most important steps you can take now to prevent diabetes-related foot complications:

Controlling blood fats.

Controlling blood pressure.

Smoking cessation.

Daily foot inspection.

Foot care habits.

Evaluating footwear.

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Remember:

 Conversion :  UK vs American (USA) units  1mmol/L =18 mg/dl    CLICK HERE:   

Conversion from mmol/L (UK Units) to mg/dl (American Units)

Foot Problems

Some Causes-

Blood Fats

Feet Problems

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Other ways to reduce risk

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GP Lifescirpts

Lifescripts - Department of Health and Ageing - Lifestyle Prescriptions

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Dr Agatston, a cardiologist, and author of the  "The South Beach Diet"  says in  his book that
"it is the small dense LDL that does the more damage, i.e.  apolipoproteins. 

Lowering Risk

Lower Cholesterol to Lower Heart Risk Diabetes Self-Management !!!

Treating dyslipidemia
Drugs for lowering LDL cholesterol

Lowering triglycerides

The role of diabetes drugs
Combination therapy

Following some trials ....."these results led the researchers to conclude their report with a
 declaration that "statin therapy should now be considered routinely for all diabetic patients
at sufficiently high risk of major vascular events, irrespective of their initial cholesterol concentrations."

"You can ‘convert’ a person with metabolic syndrome to what is essentially a nondiabetic state
with diet modification and exercise," Dr. Keilson says. "In true diabetes, though, the
 risk of heart disease is profound, and many physicians will go directly to pharmaceutical
therapy to give their patients maximum protection."

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Some Values: 

Source: www.employees.org/~alokem/cholesterol.html

 

Total cholesterol	LDL cholesterol
desirable less than 200 mg/dL (< 5.18 mmol/L) borderline high 200 - 239 mg/dL (5.18 - 6.19 mmol/L) high 240 mg/dL and above (> 6.19 mmol/L)	optimal less than 100 mg/dL (< 2.59 mmol/L) near optimal 100 - 129 mg/dL (2.59 - 3.34 mmol/L) borderline high 130 - 159 mg/dL (3.34 - 4.12 mmol/L) high 160 - 189 mg/dL (4.12 - 4.90 mmol/L) very high 190 mg/dL and above (> 4.90 mmol/L)

Conversion mg/dL to mmol/L or vice versa click below

http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/cholesterol/cholesterol_units.html

Small, dense LDL particles,

Lower Cholesterol to Lower Heart Risk Diabetes Self-Management !!!

"These dense LDL particles are particularly dangerous, because they can more easily cross the
endothelium—the lining of the arteries—and enter the wall of the vessels." Fatty deposits in
 arterial walls lead to atherosclerosis."

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Some Values: 
Source : www.employees.org/~alokem/cholesterol.html

 

Total cholesterol	LDL cholesterol
desirable less than 200 mg/dL (< 5.18 mmol/L) borderline high 200 - 239 mg/dL (5.18 - 6.19 mmol/L) high 240 mg/dL and above (> 6.19 mmol/L)	optimal less than 100 mg/dL (< 2.59 mmol/L) near optimal 100 - 129 mg/dL (2.59 - 3.34 mmol/L) borderline high 130 - 159 mg/dL (3.34 - 4.12 mmol/L) high 160 - 189 mg/dL (4.12 - 4.90 mmol/L) very high 190 mg/dL and above (> 4.90 mmol/L)

LDL particles

Lower Cholesterol to Lower Heart Risk Diabetes Self-Management !!!

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Some Values: 
Source : www.employees.org/~alokem/cholesterol.html

 

Total cholesterol	LDL cholesterol
desirable less than 200 mg/dL (< 5.18 mmol/L) borderline high 200 - 239 mg/dL (5.18 - 6.19 mmol/L) high 240 mg/dL and above (> 6.19 mmol/L)	optimal less than 100 mg/dL (< 2.59 mmol/L) near optimal 100 - 129 mg/dL (2.59 - 3.34 mmol/L) borderline high 130 - 159 mg/dL (3.34 - 4.12 mmol/L) high 160 - 189 mg/dL (4.12 - 4.90 mmol/L) very high 190 mg/dL and above (> 4.90 mmol/L)

Alternative treatments - diabetes - WebMD

A health treatment that is not classified as standard Western medical practice is referred to as
complementary and alternative medicine

Anti-Inflammatory Diet Improves Postprandial Glucose, CV Health

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Small sized particles 

(Apo B)

Apo B - RCPA - The Manual - Apolipoproteins - serum

Explanation of Test for Small sized LDL particles.  The small size LDL is possibly the one that
does more damage according to reports

Statins &

LDL

HDL Triglycerides

Lower Cholesterol to Lower Heart Risk Diabetes Self-Management !!!

The first drug of choice to lower LDL cholesterol levels is usually a "statin."  Statins also have the
bonus effect of lowering triglycerides as much as 35% and raising HDL levels 10%.

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