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Blood Sugar and Diabetes

by Rod McDonald on May 26. 2010 in Ailments/Diseases, Diabetes

Controlling diabetes it is not always easy but with knowledge and effort you can live, play, and have fun like anyone else.

A diabetic blood sugar level will fluctuate and is hard to control. Monitoring blood sugar regularly will show a pattern of high and low times through each day.  For example, morning blood sugar tends to be lower than it would be later on in the day.  A person will learn to see how eating effects how they feel. They will have good days and bad, but if eating properly, getting reasonable exercise, and plenty of sleep, they can enjoy life and not let the disease control them.

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Keep Your Blood Sugar Normal

by Rod McDonald on Apr 28. 2010 in Diabetes

The amount of blood glucose in your body varies through the day according on how much and what you eat during the day. If you eat foods composed mostly of simple sugars and carbohydrates this will cause the glucose in the blood stream to swing widely from high to low.  A normal blood sugar level is considered to be between 70 and 110 mg/dL.  The higher end after you eat and the lower end after fasting for several hours.  In fact typical normal blood sugar levels upon arising after a good night s sleep should be in the 70 to 100 mg/dL range.  Higher than that can indicate a medical problem is on the way and even higher readings indicate diabetes has taken hold.

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Types of Diabetes

by Rod Macbeth on Dec 11. 2009 in Diabetes

What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? There are many ways of explaining this depending on how you look at it. There are differences in the causes, physical factors and treatment.

1. Causes

Diabetes mellitus of either type 1 or type 2 is a condition where the body either does not produce enough insulin to regulate blood sugar levels, or does not respond adequately to insulin, or both. If it is not treated, this causes an excess of sugar or glucose in the blood, leading to complications. Eventually, if severe and left untreated, it would cause death.

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Back Massage – A Proven Way to Relieve Back Pain

by Rod Macbeth on Nov 02. 2009 in Uncategorized

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Back pain is a common ailment; however, people may get better within a few weeks through massage therapy. Massage is known to improve blood flow and eases tension, thus providing relaxation to muscles. While gentle massages are pleasurable, it does not necessarily offer relief to sufferers of acute lower back pain. Combining massage with other treatments, such as physio and chiropractic therapy , is likely to produce better results. In addition, back massages, in combination with non-medical treatments, back exercises and good diet, ensures gradual pain relief.

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