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Knowing what to eat can be confusing. Everywhere you turn, there is news about what is or isn’t good for you. Some basic principles have weathered the fad diets, and have stood the test of time. Here are a few tips on making healthful food choices for you and your entire family.

• Eat lots of vegetables and fruits. Try picking from the rainbow of colors available to maximize variety. Eat non-starchy vegetables such as spinach, carrots, broccoli or green beans with meals. <<<<< More >>>>> »
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Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles. <<<<< More >>>>> »

Diabetes treatment is expensive. According to the American Diabetes Association, people who have this disease spend an average of $13,243 a year on health care expenses.

Many people who have diabetes need help paying some of the bills. It’s a good idea to start by looking for an insurance plan that covers as many diabetes-related expenses as possible. A variety of governmental and nongovernmental programs exist to help, depending on whether you qualify. <<<<< More >>>>> »

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• 12/22/2006 New Event - Alberta -Diabetes & You - Taking Charge of Your Health
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Being diagnosed with diabetes or knowing someone who is diagnosed with diabetes may throw up many questions about how it fits into your daily life. From how it makes you feel to managing diabetes at work or whilst you are driving. This section provides lots of information about how diabetes can fit around you and your life. <<<<< More >>>>> »

Reference Material on Diabetes

NYT GUIDE TO ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE:
Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus is a group of diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels that result from the body’s inability to make or use insulin, a hormone pro-duced by the pancreas that plays a vital role in metabolism. Symptoms include increased thirst and urination, hunger, weight loss, fatigue, and blurred vision. Diabetes can lead to debilitating and life-threatening complications including blindness, memory problems, kidney disease, heart disease, nerve damage, and amputations.  <<<<< More >>>>> »

Oral-lyn Results for Type 1s: Results Demonstrate Metabolic Control in Diabetes Showed a Significant Improvement When Compared to Standard Therapy
posted 04/27/2006

Three-month results of a long-term six-month clinical trial performed in 24 adolescents and 5 young adult patients with type-1 diabetes mellitus (DM) using Oral-lyn, the buccal insulin. This data continuously showed that replacing just 1 one daily subcutaneous injection (s.c.) of regular insulin with Generex Oral-lyn™ during the day, improves parameters of metabolic control in the same manner observed with intensively monitored standard therapy. <<<<< More >>>>> »

Diabetes websites too complicated
Language used was beyond average comprehension

Online health advice for people with diabetes is often too complex to understand, analysis suggests.

A scientist at Bath University looked at pages about diabetes on 15 internet health sites run mainly by charities and official bodies.

He found people would need a reading ability of an educated 11 to 17-year-old to understand the sites.

However, he said the average reading age of people in the UK was equivalent to an educated nine-year-old.

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What is a healthy diet?

A healthy diet is a way of eating that that reduces risk for complications such as heart disease and stroke. Healthy eating includes eating a wide variety of foods including vegetables, whole grains, fruits, non-fat dairy products, beans, and lean meats, poultry and fish. There is no one perfect food so including a variety of different foods and watching portion sizes is key to a healthy diet. Also, make sure your choices from each food group provide the highest quality nutrients you can find. In other words, pick foods rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber over those that are processed. <<<<< More >>>>> »