Category Archives: Healthy living

Reduce Your Blood Sugar Variability

Reduce Your Blood Sugar Variability
Wide swings in blood sugar predict poor diabetes management Keeping your average blood sugar in a healthy range isn’t enough Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) uses a small device painlessly affixed on an upper arm. The unit measures glucose levels in the fluid between muscle cells every 5-15 minutes and periodically transmits that information to a…
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Cardiometabolic Health and Insulin Resistance

Cardiometabolic Health and Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistance predicts greater risk of chronic diseases But you can take steps to avoid insulin resistance Cardiometabolic health refers to the degree to which your heart functions properly, your circulatory system transports blood efficiently to all parts of your body (especially your heart and brain), and your blood sugar (glucose) stays in a desirable…
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If You Have Prostate Cancer, Keep Moving

If You Have Prostate Cancer, Keep Moving
Physical activity may limit prostate cancer progression Exercise can lower risk of dying from prostate cancer Prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment involve non-trivial risks of serious adverse side-effects. Might increased physical activity following cancer diagnosis reduce risk of mortality of prostate cancer patients? Researchers in Alberta, Canada, used physical activity data from a cohort of…
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Physical Activity Trackers

Physical Activity Trackers
Do they really promote greater physical activity? Or are they just toys? Electronic trackers monitor various aspects of physical activity to let us know the extent of our activity. But the more important function is to motivate those who use trackers to increase or at least maintain their levels of physical activity. Do trackers employ…
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