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Archive for July, 2008

10 Useful Tips For Prediabetics to Keep Trim

One of the most important thing to do if you want to reverse prediabetes is to lose weight.  A 10 to 15% weight loss can reduce your risk of developing into Type 2 Diabetes by 50%.
Here are 10 Useful Tips to Keep Trim

Exercise regularly
Never skip meals and try to eat more meals a day in smaller [...]

There is No Such Thing as a “Diabetic Diet”

What is a “Diabetic Diet”?  I used to ask this question and now i know that there is no such thing.  There only exist a diet known as “Balanced Diet”.
Therefore, a recommended diet for diabetes and prediabetes is no different for a normal person - that is to eat healthily.
A Balanced Diet:

choose different kinds of [...]

Things I Hate Most About Being a Prediabetic

photo from lomi21
I have been diagnosed with prediabetes for almost 1 year and the here are some of the things i hate most about being a prediabetic

when my son offers me a candy and i have to say NO to him. Now he don’t give me anymore
more half the people i talked to never heard prediabetes [...]

Why Preventing Prediabetes is Important

Quit smoking is one of the ways to prevent prediabetes too
photo by mzacha
Can you believe it?  There are 54 million prediabetics in USA alone.  The numbers are staggering and is on the rising trend.  Worse still are that most of them don’t even know it.

Is Bitter Melon Good for Prediabetes

You bet! Bitter Melon or commonly known as Bitter Gourd has been in the news recently for helping diabetes to control blood glucose levels for diabetes.
I did a search and find some good information from ”Diabetes Cure Guide“, some extract as below
“People wonder how this vegetable fights diabetes. Scientific research claimed that the bitter gourd controls sugar in [...]

5 Things to Do To Prevent Prediabetes

If you have Prediabetes or Impaired Glucose Tolerance IGT, it means that your blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be considered diabetes (Read here for the tests for prediabetes and diabetes).
Do you know that once you developed into diabetes, there is no turning back and you have to [...]

Metformin for Diabetes and Prediabetes

I realised that there are quite a substantial interest in readers trying to find out more information on Metformin for diabetes and prediabetes so I shall write an article on this.
What is Metformin?
Metformin is one of the most common oral anti-diabetic drug / medication. It falls under the drug class called Biguanides. Metformin is [...]