Diabetes Series - A Summary

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Having recently finished my series on diabetes, here is a summary post containing all the recent articles for easy reference:

• What is Diabetes? - article describing what diabetes is, the signs and symptoms, and risk factors for developing the condition.
• Dietary Advice for Diabetes - details on what a healthy diet for diabetics is, with some additional information on portion control.
• Understanding Diabetes - Animation - two short clips from the American Diabetes Association explaining some of the aspects of diabetes in detail.
• Diabetes - How Important is Weight Loss? - information on losing weight, and how this can help you to gain control of your diabetes.
• Diabetes - How Important is Exercise? - article detailing the benefits of exercise for diabetes, suitable activities, and tips for increasing your physical activity throughout the day.
• Monitoring Your Diabetes - information on monitoring your blood glucose levels, and the recommended target levels for blood sugars.
• Adapting Your Recipes - tips on how to adapt your favourite recipes to make them fit into your healthy eating plan.
• Eating Out with Diabetes - practical tips on how to make healthier food choices when eating out.
• How to Prevent Diabetes - tips on preventing, or delaying, the progression of pre-diabetes to type II diabetes, including some of the known risk factors, and other tips.

Previous articles you may also be interested in:

• Can the Glycemic Index Help You? - explanation of the GI, and how it may be used to help control diabetes.
• Glycemic Index Food List - list of 100+ foods, rated according to their glycemic index, and also details on how to interpret the GI score.