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How A Rock Star Manages His Life With Diabetes!

Published on December 21, 2010 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

Bret Michaels on diabetes and how he manages his rock star lifestyle. He has Type 1 diabetes where his blood sugar levels stay high because there is no insulin around to deliver the sugar to the cells. In other words, the “insulin bus” is on strike. Thank goodness we have insulin for this purpose. This [...]

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 [...]

Should Diabetics, Type 1 and Type 2, Take Multivitamin Supplements?

Published on February 23, 2010 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

When it comes to nutrition, there’s never a one-size-fits-all type of supplement. Supplement manufacturers will lead people to believe that everyone should take a one-a-day vitamin and when they do, they will get all the vitamins and minerals they need. This couldn’t be farther from the truth! Babies have different requirements for vitamins and minerals [...]