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    how to cope with interrupted sleep and diabetes

    I am a new mum but I did not give birth to my twin sons. They are 7 weeks old I was diagnosed with diabetes 2 in October last year [NOT gestational because I have never been pregnant] interrupted sleep is reportedly very bad for diabetics so how does a new mum cope with needing to feed babies...
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    The Most Recommended Foods To Lose The Extra Weight

    this is except for people who have impaired metabolism and cannot digest carbohydrates and starches, resistant or not for me - I have lost 50 kilo by limiting carbs to no more than 20 grams a day and making sure the rest is half protein and half fats [if you do not eat fibre you need to eat...
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    diabetes greatest in countries which consume most grains

    take a look http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/agr_g ... onsumption http://diabetesmapsandgraphs.com/diabetes2025.htm so India has a great number of people with type 2 diabetes despite having a so-called healthy grain based diet for example lentil curry and rice [it is not the saturated...
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    low carb eating without special cooking

    the simple rule is that whatever food is presented to you while visiting friends for example - just have the protein [meat, fish, chicken, egg, cheese] and the light veggies and avoid the starches [bread, crumbs, flour, noodles, rice, potato, chips, peas, corn and beans] so if you go to take...
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    vested interests keeping diet advice wrong

    watch these documentaries and you will see how big business is involved and how they are causing dietary guidelines to be incorrect for most of us http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... redirect=1
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    4.9 blood glucose today

    I am impressed I thought I would never ever get any better readings than 6's but here I am getting 4's this is the first time ever! I wanted to share because no matter how impossible that goal might seem, you will get there if you do not give us I was diagnosed in October with blood glucose...
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    do blood glucose levels get better

    I was wondering if the longer you low carb the better blood glucose or is it a case of what improvements you see within a few weeks - that is as good as it is going to be does anyone know?
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    diabetic socks for restless leg syndrome

    I just thought of this tip last night and just got to share it I have a calf muscle that sometimes drives me crazy and I have been punching it to stop it feeling so crampy or restless and driving me nuts I found relief wearing what the call diabetic socks which I bought for $30-00 from the...
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    I have just been given a clean bill of health

    and I want to share it with my friends here it was through the good advice I read here that I was able to get my clean bill of health My endocrinologist s very happy because in every category that my blood was tested, it passes my blood glucose is now in the pre-diabetic category and not...
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    i will beat this disease

    I have been diagnosed with type 2 back in August 2012 with a fasting blood glucose reading 12.3 I tested myself this morning when I woke up and it is 6.7 i am still very new to this so i want to know if anyone knows what the first reading in the morning should be an hi to everyone and if we...