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Aerobic vs. Anerobic for Patients with Diabetes: Combining resistance training, such as weight lifting, with aerobic workouts appears to be the most beneficial for type 2 for long-term control of blood sugar control than either form of exercise alone, researchers report. For any type of exercise training lasting 12 weeks or longer, the researchers found, hemoglobin A1C levels fell by 0.8 percent. There was some evidence that combining aerobic exercise with resistance training had more of an effect than either type of exercise alone. Diabetes Care, November 2006.

Once Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Reduced Cognitive Decline
Enriched Bread Reduces Energy Intake and Increase Feeling of Fullness
Mars Chocolate Lowers Cholesterol, Study
Love plums and apricots? Try a pluot! Also referred to as dinosaur eggs, pluots were developed in the late twentieth century and are grown in Washington and California. They are mostly plum, which gives them their plum-like skin, but much sweeter and more flavorful than either fruit alone.

Compound in Red Wine Counters Effects of a High-Calorie Diet
Perceptions of Obesity Varies by Race: Compared with overweight white Americans, overweight black Americans are two to three times more likely to say their weight is average -- even after they've been diagnosed as overweight or obese by a doctor, a new study finds. It's estimated that about 75 percent of black Americans are now overweight or obese. However, there's been less pressure for blacks to lose weight because of a cultural acceptance of higher body weight and heavier body shapes. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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Supplements

Use Folic Acid to Cut Heart Disease, Say Experts
Alpha-Lipoic Acid Improves Diabetic Neuropathy
Herbal Medicine Silymarin May Help Sugar-Control in People with Type 2 Diabetes

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Odds are that gamblers have more health problems, Including diabetes: People who gamble at least five times a year have more health problems than people who gamble less frequently, a new study reveals. And people with a severe gambling addiction are the most likely to report serious health problems, such as increased heart rate, angina and liver disease when compared to people who have never had a gambling problem. "One of the questions that has never been answered is whether gambling is associated with health risks," said co-author Nancy Petry, Ph.D., an expert on gambling disorders from the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. "Helping practitioners look at the broader issues - that gambling doesn't occur in isolation - is a potential outcome of this research."

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Latest News: Scary Diabetes Statistics!

Cost Of Treating Diabetes Continues to Surge in US
One in Six Americans Have Pre-Diabetes and Most Don't Know It
Raised Blood Glucose Levels Cause More Than 3 Million Deaths Each Year

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Latest News: New Health Risks - You Didn't Know!

Oral Steroids Trigger 2% of All New Cases of Diabetes
High Sugar Intake Increases Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
Study Links Job Stress to Doubling the Risk for Diabetes
More Evidence Showing Breastfeeding Protects Against Type 2 Diabetes
Panic Attacks Exacerbate Diabetes Symptoms
"Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you." 
-Aldous Huxley  

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Healthy and Tasty Recipes - Good for Diabetics! recipes
The holidays are here. Relax with these great brunch recipes.

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"Forty" is the only number which has its letters in alphabetical order. "One" is the only number with its letters in reverse alphabetical order.

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Islets of Humor™ humor

December 2006 

 

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Defeat Diabetes® Public Awareness Programs
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DIABeducation™ diabeducation
by Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDE

These are warning sings of severe stress which can have drastic consequences on glucose and blood pressure levels. Read More

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To help in the cleaning of tarnished silverware, rub tarnish with salt before washing.
The Salt Institute

December has been a busy month preparing for the holidays and making gift and wish lists.  Have you considered a useful gardening tool for that gift?   There are so many new tools to choose from, one should first consider the list of basic gardening tools for a small garden. Read More

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Hospitalization of Obese Patients More than Doubles: Hospital stays of obese patients increased by 112 percent between 1996 and 2004, rising from 797,000 to 1.7 million, according to a new report by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The federal study looked at the hospital stays of patients who were admitted for their obesity and the stays of obese patients hospitalized for other diseases. Based on findings in Obese Patients in U.S. Hospitals, 2004, HCUP Statistical Brief # 20

Nasal Insulin Spray Moving Forward with Phase 2 Trials

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A Feat of Strength
The strong young man at the construction site was bragging that he could outdo anyone in a feat of strength. He made a special case of making fun of one of the older workmen.

 

After several minutes, the older worker had had enough. "Why don't you put your money where your mouth is?" he said. "I will bet a week's wages that I can haul something in a wheelbarrow over to that building that you won't be able to wheel back."

 

"You're on, old man," the young guy replied.

 

The old man reached out and grabbed the wheelbarrow by the handles. Then he turned to the young man and said, "Alright. Get in."

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Kevin's Tech Tips  Kevin

 

You can use the Standard Width command to set all the columns in an Excel worksheet to a new uniform width. Read More

 

Insert a Watermark in Word
In a Word document, you can add a watermark to each page. A watermark is a pale image or set of words that appears behind text on each page. Read More

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Opening Stuck Jars: To open a jar that just won’t open, put on some latex gloves used for
dishwashing or cleaning. These give you a tight grip that won’t slip, and the jar should open more easily.

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