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More Obesity, Diabetes in South, Appalachia
Nov. 19. 2009 -- The CDC says the prevalence of obesity and diabetes in the U.S. is much higher in the South and Appalachian region than in most areas of the West and Northeast. In its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for Nov. 20, the CDC estimates obesity and diabetes prevalence for all 3,141
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Managing Diabetes With Exercise: 6 Tips for Nerve Pain
What kind of exercise is safe - and fun - if you have nerve pain from diabetes, called diabetic neuropathy? And how can you stay motivated after that first flush of inspiration fades? "It depends on where you're starting," says Dace L. Trence, MD, an endocrinologist and director of the Diabetes Care
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6 Diet Tips to Help Manage Diabetes Nerve Pain
If you have diabetes, you already know the drill. What you eat, when you eat, and how much you eat can send your blood sugar skyrocketing -- or make it plummet. For better or worse, "diet and diabetes" go together like salt and pepper. So if you need a little motivation to eat better - and who doesn
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A 3-Step Plan for Diabetic Neuropathy Treatment
If you have diabetes, you may already have experienced the nerve pain called diabetic neuropathy. If so, diabetic neuropathy treatment is important. Some symptoms are obvious: pain in your feet. But more subtle signs of neuropathy are just as critical to notice - and to treat. "We ask whether people
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Diabetic Nerve Pain: It's Not Just in Your Feet
For people with diabetes, nerve pain can be a serious problem. Would you recognize the symptoms of diabetic nerve pain? Nearly 21 million Americans have diabetes, and at least six out of 10 of them have some kind of nerve damage, called diabetic neuropathy, says the American Diabetes Association (AD
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Diet Beats Drugs for Diabetes Prevention
Oct. 28, 2009 -- Lifestyle changes resulting in long-term weight loss of just a few pounds proved to be roughly twice as effective as drug treatment for preventing type 2 diabetes in an ongoing government-sponsored trial. Researchers followed almost 3,000 high-risk patients for a decade in one of th
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Diabetes on the Rise in U.S.
Oct. 28, 2009 -- Diabetes cases are rising rapidly in the U.S., with the disease afflicting 11.3% of American adults in the third quarter of 2009, according to a new Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey. That's an increase from 10.4% in the first quarter of last year. That means about 26 millio
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Yellow Pea Flour May Help Diabetes
Oct. 28, 2009 -- Yellow pea flour may help prevent and manage type 2 diabetes by replacing whole wheat flour as an ingredient in creating low glycemic index foods. A new study suggests that yellow pea flour may be an inexpensive substitute for wheat flour to create healthier, low glycemic index vers
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7 Healthy Diabetic Desserts for Your Diabetes Diet
Chocolate mousse pies, parfaits, luscious cakes topped with fruit. If you have diabetes, you'll have to bid farewell to such desserts, right? Wrong, says Lara Rondinelli, RD, CDE, diabetes center coordinator at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. ''At diagnosis, people think that their life's
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Diabetes and Weight Loss: The Right Path
Diabetes and weight loss: They're the yin and yang of optimal health. There's no question about it: If you're overweight and have type 2 diabetes, dropping pounds lowers your blood sugar, improves your health, and helps you feel better. But before you start a weight loss plan, it's important to work
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