By Jhenalyn So

As we have discussed earlier, taking control of your glucose, sodium and carbohydrates intake is a key to enjoying dining out without the guilt.
To continue, aside from those mentioned in the previous entry, controlling your portion sizes when dining out is also a good way to keep track of your diet.
Avoid anything that [...]

By Jhenalyn So

I just had a satisfying meal with my parents this lunch. They were going to the hospital for my father’s regular check-up and we decided to meet in the mall and we had lunch together.
If you are a diabetic, with the strict diet plan that you need to follow, preparing your food at [...]

By Jhenalyn So

My father has been fighting high blood pressure for more than 10 years. Having noticed his sudden drastic loss of weight and being tiresome last year, our family decided to consult another specialist.
We actually thought that it was his heart failing. He had two mild attacks before and we were expecting that we [...]

By Geoffrey Borgonia
In this third part of the series where we discuss the benefits of exercise in prevention and management of diabetes we move on to aerobic exercise. But first a quick recap of effect of exercise on blood sugar levels:
Insulin is normally released from the pancreas when the amount of blood [...]

By James Ryan Toledo
We have already discussed what diabetes is and how it adversely affects the body. Just a recapitulation on what have we discussed thus far: diabetes is a debilitating disease caused by the inability of the body to either produce enough insulin or process insulin altogether. It can persist [...]

By James Ryan Toledo
This article continues our discussion of the different types of diabetes. In this installment, we will talk about gestational diabetes.
Unlike the other two forms of diabetes (Type 1 and 2 diabetes) which are lifelong diseases, gestational diabetes only occurs to pregnant women and is just a temporary condition. [...]

By James Ryan Toledo
This articles continues where we left off in our discussion of Diabetes types.
We have previously discussed type 1 diabetes, a variant of the disease that is more closely associated with children. What we will be discussing now is the most common type of the disease which is the [...]

By Geoffrey Borgonia
In this second part of a series, we will delve into more specific exercise regimens that would benefit those suffering from Diabetes. But first a quick recap of Effect of exercise on Blood sugar levels:

Insulin is normally released from the pancreas when the amount of blood sugar (glucose) [...]

By James Ryan Toledo
Starting with this article, we will be discussing the different types of Diabetes their symptoms and treatments.
Type 1 Diabetes is the rarest type of diabetes, with about five to ten percent (5-10%) of diabetics inflicted. It is also known as ‘juvenile diabetes’ as it occurred more in children, [...]

By James Ryan Toledo
It is common knowledge that diabetes is a debilitating disease, a silent killer that affected countless people a majority of which did not know that they were diabetic until it is too late. In an everyday situation, a diabetic looks like any other normal, healthy human being, not unlike [...]