Tag Archives: type 2 diabetes

Minimize Post-meal Blood Sugar Spikes

Minimize Post-meal Blood Sugar Spikes
Post-meal blood sugar spikes increase health risks Reducing excess blood sugar (hyperglycemia), especially after meals, reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. A review linked hyperglycemia to increased risk of complications of type 2 diabetes. Physicians use glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) to measure blood sugar over the previous 2-3 months. The American Diabetes Association recommends that persons…
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HIIT Type 2 Diabetes

HIIT Type 2 Diabetes
Reduce blood sugar Type 2 diabetes reflects excess blood sugar over long periods of time. Increased physical activity reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and improves its management. Physical activity increases muscle demand for blood sugar thereby reducing blood sugar levels. Researchers in Canada tested whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) could reduce excess…
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Weight Gain During Adulthood

Weight Gain During Adulthood
American adults gain lots of weight over time Weight gain predicts poor health outcomes Has the weight gain of American adults increased the prevalence of obesity over the first 18 years of the 21st Century? Researchers at the National Center for Health Statistics used data from nine waves of the nationally representative National Health and…
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Eat Better to Improve Your Metabolic Health

Eat Better to Improve Your Metabolic Health
Limit carbohydrate intake Keep your blood glucose in a healthy range The medical establishment has long advocated a low-fat diet to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Yet, accumulating evidence supports limiting carbohydrate intake leads to equal or better results. Researchers at the University of Connecticut tested the idea that the biological markers of…
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