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    Why me?...

    Hi Michael090382, hugs and not to mention you are definitely not alone. I would recommend, try 'different'sports activity & not just stick with one... keep exploring, till the best suited sports activity 'finds' you ;) In my experience, 4 - 5 acupuncture sessions might help as well, along with...
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    yoga

    Hi sharoness, congrats. Are you writing a scientific paper? If yes, then these systematic review on 'yoga for diabetes', will help you a lot! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=yoga+diabetes+systematic+review
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    Newbie diagnosed with impaired glucose tolerance

    @sally and james wrote "Whole fruits would not be harmful if they remained whole. When I next see a whole pineapple in the lavatory pan, I'll let you know". That's so kind of you Sally, but 'no, thanks'. You can save it for yourself later. When I meant whole fruit, I meant 'as a fruit & not as...
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    Newbie diagnosed with impaired glucose tolerance

    Hi, It is the commonest of myths in diabetes, that fruits cause trouble in blood sugar levels in diabetes, it has been proven that it is not (Christensen et al., 2013) Fruits are not harmful when they are consumed as whole fruits.
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    Newbie diagnosed with impaired glucose tolerance

    Hi, It is just impaired glucose tolerance or prediabetes and not even type 2 DM. Nice to hear that you are trying hard in improving physical activity. Try adding 2-3, if not 5 servings of fruits/vegetables/salads per day. Your body will take care of the rest. Keep yourself emotionally stable &...
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    Worried, Again!

    Hi, I am not exactly sure when you were diagnosed with type 2 DM, but your glucose levels seems to be on a good range. First & most important thing, try to understand that stress hormones like cortisol 'increases blood glucose levels'. You are doing really good & continue with it, getting...
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    prediabetes

    Hi, wonder whether you have tried fruit tea instead of the normal tea, which doesn't obviously need milk or sugar and gives a wonderful flavour which is healthy too. It did definitely work with my father, who is now on his track to green tea which has helped him lose weight and help overcome...