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Healthy food habits have a direct relationship to personal health and fitness. I have learned how all choices in life always have results or consequences. When Vic’s son Carter, was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes three months before his 21st birthday, I went to work trying to figure out just what a college kid who didn't know how to cook, could and would eat! Having enjoyed a lifetime of cooking for family and friends, I recognized a void for healthy, low glycemic, sugar free food that would be easy for any level cook and had high flavor to keep all our taste buds satisfied!

Symptoms of Diabetes

Are you wondering if you or a loved one might have diabetes? If you are at all concerned, you will want to educate yourself about the symptoms of diabetes, which can range from mild (almost undetectable) to severe. Diabetes is ...

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Preventing or Reversing Diabetes

Preventing or Reversing Diabetes (For Those Who Are Pre-Diabetic or Have Type-2 Diabetes) What if there’s a simple dietary answer to preventing diabetes—even if you’re already pre-diabetic? And what if there’s a simple dietary solution to reverse your reliance on ...

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Is It Possible To Reverse Diabetes in 30 Days?

Back in 2011, CNN made some waves when they reported on a Morgan Stanley Executive Jonathan Legg who was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes at 39. Unlike most people who hear the shocking news of a diabetes diagnosis, Legg did not follow ...

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Quick Snack Ideas for Diabetics

Have you recently been diagnosed with diabetes? You may have been appalled to discover that most of the popular snacks available are not healthy for diabetics. Even healthy-sounding snacks like granola bars, fruit leather and veggie chips are brimming with ...

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Insulin Brand Side Effects

Here are the 23 major types of insulin and their side effects.  If yours isn’t listed here let us know! Side effects the unintended action(s) of a drug. 1   acetohexamide (a-see-toh-HEX-uh-myde) an oral medicine used to treat Type 2 diabetes. It lowers ...

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Exercising with the Right Workout Plan

EXERCISING WITH THE RIGHT WORKOUT PLAN IS AN EXCELLENT METHOD OF CONTROLLING TYPE 2 DIABETES (T2D) Around 90% of diabetics are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and this is often referred to as a chronic lifestyle disease (The American Council ...

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Difference Between Type I and Type II Diabetes

Has your doctor told you that you are showing signs of being pre-diabetic? Has someone you love been diagnosed with diabetes? Have you been asked to cook a diabetes-friendly meal or to help someone control his or her diabetes? If ...

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The Benefits of Cinnamon

Cinnamon rolls for good health? Well, maybe not; however, cinnamon, a well-known and favorite spice which is included as a flavorful and aromatic addition to many healthy (and some not so healthy meals), does offer some life-altering health benefits when ...

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Sugar Substitutes for Diabetics

The Best Sugar Substitutes for People with Diabetes Has sugar gone from being a frequent guest at your house to one that rarely seems to cross the threshold? Perhaps sugar has been relegated to the “foods to avoid” list in ...

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Alcohol, Tobacco, and Diabetes

Alcohol and tobacco use are among the top causes of preventable deaths in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health. People who use these substances have a high risk for developing serious health conditions including: Heart disease ...

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