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What’s The Best Exercise For Type 2 Diabetics?

Published on July 31, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

Exercise is just as important as diet, and in some cases as important as drugs in managing Type 2 diabetes. That’s because exercise: lowers blood sugar and improves insulin sensitivity, prevents or delays Type 2 diabetes, lets you store more blood sugar, burns more body fat, keeps the weight off, dramatically reduces the risk of [...]

Type 2 Diabetes – The Facts in a Nutshell!

Published on December 27, 2009 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

Insulin is a natural chemical that our body uses to convert the sugar that our blood absorbs during the digestive process, into the energy that our body cells need in order to function properly. Type 2 diabetes is a reaction to the abnormally high levels of sugar in our blood that accumulate when our natural [...]