Best Honey For Diabetics
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Major Food Components
Carbohydrates
Compared to fats and protein, carbohydrates have the greatest impact on blood sugar (glucose). Except for dietary fiber, which is not digestible, carbohydrates are eventually broken down by the body into glucose. Carbohydrate types are either complex (as in starches) or simple (as in fruits and sugars).
One gram of carbohydrates provides 4 calories. The current general recommendation is that carbohydrates should provide between 45 - 65% of the daily caloric...
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From Our Experts
Use of Honey
Almost four years ago in my “Diabetes Update” newsletter I wrote about an ancient remedy that is being used again to treat stubborn... Read more »
Ask Gretchen II
Editor's note: This is a humorous post and is not intended to be taken literally. Q: I was just diagnosed with diabetes, and the doctor... Read more »
Test Strips in the Sandbox
Reprinted with permission of Amy Tenderich of www.diabetesmine.com. FOUND at the Tenderich household on a typical day (this was last... Read more »
Remembering my Diabetes Diagnosis
Reprinted with permission of Amy Tenderich of DiabetesMine.com "Mom, what's the weirdest thing that ever happened to you?" (my... Read more »
Diabetes, Sugar, and Urine: a Joke of Observation
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From Our Sources
Diabetes in Children: What parents need to know about type 1 d...
Finding out your child has type 1 diabetes can be terrifying, and figuring out how to work diabetes care management into your life can be downright... Read more »
The skinny on sugars and sweeteners
Recent studies have tied too much sugar consumption to diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and other health concerns. Because of the scrutiny many... Read more »
A spoonful of honey may ease allergies
Thousands of allergy sufferers claim that taking a spoonful of local honey every day has eased their pollen allergies. Experts say honey contains... Read more »
Experts: Don't give honey to very young children
A reader writes to Joe and Theresa Graedon of the People's Pharmacy about their recent recommendation of lemon and honey as a home remedy for coughs.... Read more »
Honey may ease sinus woes
The natural germ fighters found in honey may help bring relief to people suffering from the painful inflammation of sinusitis. Canadian researchers... Read more »
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