Category: Diabetes
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5 diabetic-friendly recipes to try
India is fast becoming the diabetes capital of the world with 69.1 million cases reported, the second-highest number in the world, according to the International Diabetes Federation. Keeping diabetes under control is essential to living a long and healthy life. The right diet and diabetic recipes play an extremely important role in keeping blood sugar…
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World Diabetes Day: Here’s Everything You Need to Know About it
Once described as a ‘silent killer’, the numbers associated with diabetes are a loud wake-up call today. According to the International Diabetes Federation, in 2017, 425 million adults (20-79 years) were living with diabetes; India is home to 72 million of them. Deaths due to diabetes have increased largely, and these fatalities have been primarily…
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All you need to know to ‘Beat Diabetes’
The number of people with diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. In 2014, 8.5% of adults aged 18 years and older had diabetes. By 2030, the World Health Organization estimates that diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of death across the world. Faced with alarming statistics, the…
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10 Tips for Diabetics to Build Muscle
November 14 is observed as World Diabetes Day. High time to better know this metabolic disease and learn how to live with it! A person with diabetes has high blood glucose (blood sugar) either because the body’s insulin production is inadequate or because the body’s cells do not respond properly to insulin or both. There are…
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5 Diet tips for Diabetics to manage their Sugar Levels better
Can I drink whole milk? Is white bread bad for me? Do I have to avoid everything deep-fried? If you are Diabetic, you may have probably had these questions and many more. As a Diabetic, you have to closely monitor your diet to keep blood sugar levels in check. But apart from what foods to cut…