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Expert_badge Ginger Vieira

Ginger Vieira

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Type 1, Health & Chronic Illness Life Coach, personal trainer

ASK GINGER - Does insulin store fat or build muscle or both?

I hear and read about insulin completely unrelated to diabetes pretty often. Just like you said, insulin is responsible for both storing fat onto the body and for helping the body build muscle, but the balance between storing too much fat from too much insulin when you're trying to build muscle instead is a careful one.   Insulin transports... Read moreChevron
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Using Protein to Your Advantage with Diabetes

When I've had to follow low-carb protocols for weightloss sake over a long period of time or over a short period of time for weigh-ins before a competition, protein is my savoir. Not only does it help me burn fat because our bodies have to work so much harder to digest protein than they do in order to digest carbs,  some of it also turns into... Read moreChevron
Andrew Berry

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Changing Eating Habits Part II

Ok, so we covered the nutrition basics.   Changing your eating habits Part I Carbohydrates Proteins Losing weight with diabetes Eating well in a school cafeteria     Next we should talk about how to set your diet up. I’m assuming that other than having diabetes, you are a normal healthy person that wants to lose body... Read moreChevron
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Changing your eating habits - Part I

When it comes to diabetes and nutrition, there's a lot to know...but it's a very important part of your healthcare, and a better understanding of what you eat will make your diabetes that much easier to manage. If you are running high and low throughout the day, leaving you exhausted and feeling completely lousy, nutrition needs to become a more... Read moreChevron
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Ginger Vieira

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Protein & Diabetes - INTERVIEW with ANDREW BERRY

Hey, Everybody.   So far, Andrew Berry and I have discussed carbohydrates & diabetes, and healthy weight loss with diabetes. This interview is about protein. The American Diabetes Association has joined in with what some people have been touting for years, low-carb and higher protein diets consisting of lean, healthy proteins, can... Read moreChevron

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