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April 16th, 2012

cancerandobesity.org – The amount of glucose causes the body to suffer from many diseases. People with diabetes should maintain stable blood sugar levels for diabetes complications did not occur. Complications of diabetes mellitus are likely to attack the body’s organs below.

• Eyes. Blood sugar levels that not stable can cause organ damage to the eye. Blood sugar levels that often swing can cause problems of fluid balance in the lens of the eye. The lens may absorb too much liquid can make your eyes dilated and make vision blurred. Optic nerve and blood vessels that send blood to the retina can also be damaged as a result of diabetes. In addition to glaucoma and cataracts, diabetes can cause blindness.

• Skin. Complications of diabetes usually affect the skin. Infections caused by fungi and bacteria are the main things on the complications of diabetes that affects the skin. The itching is often arising because of diabetes and these things are caused by poor blood circulation. A complication of diabetes that affects the skin or the so-called diabetic dermopathy is characterized by brownish-red spots on the skin. Complications of diabetes usually occur in those who had suffered from diabetes for 10 to 20 years.

• Bone. Did you know that bone density can be affected as a result of type 1 diabetes? Not only bone density, the risk of fractures or broken bones is also very high for people with diabetes. While type 2 diabetes seems to avoid the presence of osteoporosis. To prevent a reduction in bone density, patients with type 1 diabetes are encouraged to consume vitamin D or high calcium diet.

• Blood Pressure. Diabetes can cause heart problems that caused by high blood pressure. Risk of stroke to be double in five years since someone adjudged suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes causes poor blood circulation that affects blood pressure and heart disorders.

• Foot. Sure you have heard that a diabetes patient should be amputated legs. Infection on the feet often makes the sufferer of diabetes, allow his feet. Infection on the feet is caused by poor blood circulation. Blood flow to the legs often disturbed that eventually give rise to peripheral arterial disease in the legs. This narrows the blood vessels because of the accumulation of fat. But diabetics cannot feel pain or heat due to this constriction. There is an infection that has developed unconsciously by the patient.

• Kidney. When insulin is not produced so glucose cannot be converted into glycogen as energy, the result is glucose will continue to circulate in the blood vessels. As a means of filters in the kidney is the body that serves to filter too much blood. Blood sugar that is too much will harden the kidneys work. Hard works of the kidneys that can continuously make the kidneys stop working someday.

There are so many terrible diabetes complications. Therefore always keep the stability of blood sugar levels to minimize the occurrence of complications.

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Sugar Substitute for Diabetics

April 5th, 2012

cancerandobesity.org – Sugar substitutes can be artificial sweeteners and natural sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners are permitted in some countries may be different from the rules and regulations that apply in other countries. As cyclamate permitted its use in Indonesia apparently has been banned by the Food and Drug Organization in the United States because of its safety is doubtful.

Although its use is permitted, it is still consumption of artificial sweeteners should be limited because the study of artificial sweetener consumption in the long term has not been done. In the supermarket we often see drinks are labeled sugar free. But you do not be fooled by the sugar-free label, because these drinks taste still sweet on the tongue and a bitter taste will follow. This is characteristic of drinks that use artificial sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners, is recommended only for people with diabetes consumed. Meanwhile, people who do not have diabetes is generally best to eat sugar with a limited number. In addition to low and even zero-calorie, artificial sweeteners do not contribute to the destruction of the teeth, not as a natural sweetener.

If some artificial sweeteners such as Stevia and Xylitol have been proven safe use, corn syrup was recommended to be reduced.

Although low-calorie artificial sweetener, its consumption should also be balanced with a natural sweetener that is considered more secure.

Honey
Maple Syrup
Sugar Maple
Agave Nectar

Once again the key word to suppress blood sugar levels is the amount of sweetener use. Although you have to replace regular sugar with natural and artificial sweeteners that have a lower calorie, sugar substitute is not a magic that will lower your sugar levels. Amount of use it must be considered primarily a natural sweetener instead of sugar for about the same calories as sugar. Always look behind the label of food or beverage packaging to ensure the total calories contained in food.

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Cinnamon Lowering Blood Sugar Levels

March 26th, 2012

cancerandobesity.org – Has it ever occurred to you that seasoning are available in your kitchen can be very useful? Lately a lot of debate about the effects of cinnamon on blood sugar levels drop.

One study that supports is the research by Dr. Richard Anderson and his colleagues to test the effects of cinnamon on blood sugar levels, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol.

The study involved 60 people with type 2 diabetes, comprising 30 men and 30 women, average age 50 years and over. They were divided into 6 groups randomly selected. The first group consumed 1 gram of cinnamon per day, the second group consumed 3 grams, and a third group taking 6 grams of cinnamon per day. Group 3, 4, and 5 placebo capsules with an amount equal to the consumption of cinnamon in the 1.2, and 3. The result after 40 days, those who consume cinnamon blood sugar levels drop by 18-29%, triglycerides 23-30%, LDL cholesterol 7-27%. Whereas HDL cholesterol was found not show significant changes

This means that consuming cinnamon 1, 3, 6 grams per day for patients with type 2 diabetes can lower blood sugar levels of diabetic complications and risks associated with high blood pressure and heart. Whereas the placebo capsules did not have any effect on blood sugar levels and total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol.

Many people with diabetes who have tried to add a half teaspoon of cinnamon in the tea at breakfast for a few months and get their blood sugar levels down. Cinnamon has been investigated to improve glucose metabolism. It should be emphasized that the cinnamon will not cure your diabetes, just cinnamon can lower blood sugar levels. Of course, that does not mean you are free to consume cinnamon sugar and carbohydrates consumed. Food should still be maintained. To add cinnamon in your diabetic diet, tries to follow these instructions:

Always consult your doctor if you want to add ¼ to ½ teaspoon of cinnamon per day in your diet. Although there are many studies that claim that cinnamon lowers blood sugar levels, but you also must know the doctor extra food in your diabetic diet menu.
Always use the same dose every day to avoid the sugar levels raise and fall.
Use powder cinnamon or cinnamon sticks. Because methylhydroxychalcone polymer (MHCP), the main content in cinnamon which has a similar effect of insulin not found in cinnamon oil.

Although there is still much debate about the effects of cinnamon, but it never hurts to add ¼ – ½ teaspoon cinnamon. No side effects unless you are allergic to cinnamon.