Diabetes Management Tools

Researchers at the Central Hospital of Enshi Autonomous Prefecture in Enshi, China, suggest taking in foods containing flavonoids can help prevent the development of Type 2 diabetes. That conclusion was the result of pooling eight earlier studies on the subject and analyzing them as if they were all one large study. The result of the pooled studies was published in May of 2018 in the journal Medicine (Baltimore). A total of 312,015 participants took part in the eight studies, and 19,953 of the participants developed Type 2 diabetes over a period of 4 to 28 years. The participants who had the highest intake of flavonoids had the lowest risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

People diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes know they should stay away from sugary foods, yet they often crave them. Cravings are triggered by the biological properties of the food itself: this means particular foods have a chemical makeup that causes us to crave them. So they have an addictive component like alcohol and drugs. Sugar as well as being sweet has a druglike effect which is why people crave sugar during times of stress. What do you crave when you get an energy slump around 3 pm?

Most people undergo a different development of Type 2 diabetes. Some are afflicted mostly due to the effect of years of poor food choices and their blood sugar levels start to climb. Others, because of being overweight for some years and not exercising, develop blood sugar and insulin dysglycemia which means they have abnormal glucose metabolism. Family history plays a part as well for many adults too.

In April of 2018, the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism reported on the use of the thyroid hormone to lower fat levels in the liver of participants who had been diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and Type 2 diabetes. Non-alcoholic liver disease or NAFLD is the generic term used when describing a condition that brings about a buildup of fat in the liver. NAFLD is a condition commonly occurring in overweight or obese people including anyone who has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

Motivation can have unpredictable effects. This may come as news to you because it is often implied motivation can only do you well. The idea is motivation helps you achieve and succeed. It provides a spark. It adds fuel to the fire. It is the essential ingredient for reaching anything that requires willpower and discipline. Of course, this is the idea.

Electric bicycles, as the name suggests, have motors that move the pedals making the vehicle go at least 20 kilometers an hour. Pedaling the old-fashioned way is also permitted, and in fact, encouraged. Researchers at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom explored how the use of electric bicycles could help to improve the health of people who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.