Diabetes Series – A Summary

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.