We all know that losing the excess fat stored in our body make us healthier and get us rid  from a number of medical conditions. The benefits of weight are also evident in patients suffering from diabetes. As we age, our risk of getting type-2 diabetes augments; however, the risk is comparatively low for people with normal body weight. If you are overweight or obese, losing the excess weight will definitely help you in reducing the risk of developing diabetes. We suffer from diabetes due to an increase in the blood sugar levels. A person with normal body weight is unlikely to have high levels of blood sugar and is thus less prone to diabetes. If you have already developed diabetes, losing body weight will help you in reducing the blood sugar or blood glucose levels. Once you can reduce the blood sugar levels through weight  [...]

We all know that diabetics should avoid eating sweets. However, according to medical experts, diet of a diabetic might contain honey in extremely petite amount. Honey includes sugar in high concentration; a teaspoonful of honey contains more calories compare to one teaspoon of sugar. If you are a diabetic and have planned to take honey in a small amount with your daily diet, you must decide the amount of honey to be taken only after monitoring how much carbohydrate you are consuming within a day. This will help you to ensure that you are not exceeding the daily limit of carbohydrate intake in spite of consuming honey. However, never consume honey in big quantities, as it might lead to steep rise of the blood sugar levels. Honey contains two sugar types, fructose and glucose. Majority of the honey varieties contain a higher concentration of fructose. The more will be the amount of fructose present in the honey, the sweeter it will be. One tablespoon honey includes 17.3 grams sugar  [...]

The holiday season can be quite tricky for people with two conditions – obesity and diabetes; and if you have to deal with both, you’re in big trouble; or so it might seem. Once the holidays are here, you’ll feel like every corner seems to be tempting you with the sweet treats on display. The sugar filled high-calorie temptations can be quite tough to stay away from. From the time of Thanksgiving Day, it almost seems like the beginning of a horse race. Once the starter fires the pistol, there is no looking back. You begin on an obstacle race which would include hurdles like gravies, side dishes, pies, sauces, cookies and even candy. Once the race has begun, along comes Christmas; and if anything it might end only at New Year’s. Think about it; it almost seems like the very air  [...]

Did you know that your diabetes and the hours you get some shut eye are majorly connected? ‘What’s the connection between sleep and diabetes?’ you’d think. Truth be said, if your blood sugar is really high, you will end up getting up to go easy on your kidney, by urinating. This would mean that you wouldn’t be sleeping as well as you should have been. It is common knowledge now that diabetes often comes accompanied by sleep problems. There is a bunch of studies coming up in recent times that will help prove that not being able to sleep well and sleep adequately will increase the person’s risk of falling prey to diabetes. Low Sleep = Higher Levels of Blood Sugar According to experts, high levels of blood sugar can easily be considered a red flag for sleep disorders or problems with sleeping and staying asleep. There is a higher incidence of