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Being Fit Is One of the Solutions to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes!

Published on May 16, 2012 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

Can You Be a Type 2 Diabetic and Be Healthy?

Published on March 12, 2012 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

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 [...]

More Still on Diabetics and Goal Setting, Part 3

Published on May 2, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

Yesterday I posed a question about the 8 goals that Mr. Joe Diabetic wanted to accomplish during the year. The question was which goals are the true goals that will cause a cascade of benefits that incorporate some of the other goals. I gave you a hint … there were two of them. Did you [...]

How Can A Diabetic Boost Metabolism? Part 2

Published on January 24, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

The second factor that influences metabolism is exercise. What is really interesting is that researchers have found that if “Man A” weighs 150 pounds (68 kg) and does 3 sets of 10 reps of 100 pounds (45 kg) on the bench press and “Man B” weighs 225 pounds (102 kg) and does the same workout [...]

How Can A Diabetic Boost Metabolism? Part 1

Published on January 8, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

It seems that no matter what they do, the weight won’t come off. Most diabetics learn pretty quickly that there’s more going on than what meets the eye when they try to solve a weight problem. Simple answers aren’t enough. That’s why one of the most important things that diabetics can do is consider looking [...]

How Do I Know If My Diabetes Program is Successful?

Published on June 14, 2010 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

When you’re working hard at reducing your blood sugar levels each and every day, you will eventually get to the point where you’ll think to yourself, “Is this working for me? Or do I need to change what I’m doing?” There are six ways you can tell if your type 2 diabetes program is successful. [...]

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 [...]