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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 [...]

How To Keep From Being Negative About Your Type 2 Diabetes

Published on July 31, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

When you have diabetes, you have most likely been told you will not get over it. That’s because over 90% of all doctors believe there’s nothing you can possibly do to reverse it. What a shame this is! The truth is most doctors are pretty comfortable with their lifestyle and rarely believe anything outside 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 [...]

More On Diabetics Setting Goals, Part 2

Published on May 1, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

After setting your goals for the year, you must prioritize them. For example, a diabetic might have these goals: • lower Hemoglobin A1c from 9 to 6 • lower blood sugar from 220 to 170mg/dL • lower blood pressure to normal • lose 40 pounds • reverse peripheral neuropathy • reverse cataracts • boost immune [...]

Setting Goals is Everything for Diabetics!

Published on April 22, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

We don’t have to wait until the end of the year to make resolutions of what we will accomplish in the future. We can create goals on a monthly basis. You can say to yourself, “On the first day of the month of January I will take action to solve xyz problem. I will proceed [...]

What is the Outlook for Overcoming Type 2 Diabetes?

Published on March 26, 2010 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

Years ago, when someone received a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes, they only had one choice … go on medication and consult with a dietitian for an hour or two. Luckily, things have changed. With thousands of research studies on the topic of diabetes, the world is different now. We know a thousand times more [...]

Which Foods Are High in Chromium?

Published on March 8, 2010 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

Chromium is no doubt one of the most important trace elements needed for type 1 and type 2 diabetics. A deficiency clearly affects glucose tolerance and impairs glucose metabolism. Besides that, chromium deficiency can contribute to the complications that many diabetics suffer from such as impaired immunity, increased infections, high cholesterol levels and peripheral neuropathy [...]