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I just finished an article concerning diabetes that I did for my brother, Cyclecyco. Our mother had diabetes and so did quite a few of our other relatives – on both sides of the family. I hope that this information is compact enough that those who need quick info find it helpful and easy to read. I did a whole lot of research on the subject and got pretty tired of reading four or five pages of long winded info that bored me in order to get a tidbit or two of real usable help here and there.

Here is the article in its entirety:

How to Treat And Control Diabetes Type 1 & 2

By MarlaineMarie on eHow

Type 1 diabetes requires daily insulin shots. Type 2 diabetes gives you more options for successful treatment, including oral medication, diet and exercise. Eating the right foods can help reduce the need for insulin even in Type 1.

Test your blood sugar often using whatever equipment has been ordered for you. Always take medications as prescribed, whether it’s oral or insulin injections.

Weight reduction can often reduce your medication or eliminate it if you are a boarder line diabetic. Daily exercise stimulates all the organs in the body and helps to reduce weight – of course. The body itself can produce everything you need to be healthy. A daily workout of 15 minutes a day can help get the body right.

Set up a meal plan you can live with and stick to it. Try new foods but pay attention to how they effect you. Have sweet things only as a special occasion treat!

Eat proteins in moderation but try to include some in every meal because they help even out the swing of insulin and glucagon production while countering the surge of insulin that carbohydrates produce. Eat fish, soy protein and poultry over red meats and avoid high fat content. Reduce sugar based things like soda and liquor.

Even fat is major in maintaining your hormonal balance, blood sugar level, increasing your immune system, giving you energy, and helps control hunger by producing a peptide hormone that triggers a sense of fullness 10 to 20 minutes after eating. It also helps give you supple skin, glowing hair and better nails. Eat natural fats – saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated. Avoid oxidized or rancid fats, trans-fatty acids and hydrogenated fats – that are in foods like peanut butters, margarine, non-dairy creamers, some mayonnaise, and deep fried foods.

Carbohydrates are considered sugar by the body and are stored away if not used by physical activity. You need carbs to keep the insulin–glucagon balance. A no carbohydrate diet will cause your insulin level to drop even further. Complex carbohydrates break down more slowly in the digestive tract, causing a less dramatic surge in blood sugar levels – and your brain needs the glucose that carbs produce. So if you are more active – more carbs and vise versa.

Non-starchy vegetables are also important because they contain fiber and important vitamins, minerals, and micro-nutrients your body needs to get and stay in balance.

Foods that significantly help regulate insulin and/or blood sugar:
Apple – beneficial because of its pectin.
Artichoke – contain large amounts of insulin.
Bananas – ripe and baked.
Butter milk – the lactic acid stimulates the pancreas, which produces more insulin.
Yogurt – strong antibacterial and boosts the immune system, while helping the pancreas produce more insulin.
Onions – virtually a cure all. Strong antioxidant and helps the body regulate itself.
Oats and oatmeal – it helps stabilize blood sugar and contains antioxidants.
Broccoli – great source of chromium that helps regulate insulin and blood sugar. It is also another cure all food for many diseases as well. It also has anti-viral and anti-ulcer properties, too.
Legumes – (Fava beans, anyone? Perhaps garbanzo, kidney or lima beans, instead?) beans and soybean products help regulate the blood sugar levels. One half cup a day reduces cholesterol by about 10%.
Garlic lowers blood sugar levels and increases insulin. Highly recommended for diabetics.
Groundnuts – (peanuts) help control blood sugar and a handful a day is recommended.
Grapefruit is excellent because it not only controls blood sugar but can help prevent diabetes in those who are at greater risk of developing it.

Tips & Warnings:
* Even if you have a food or drink you can’t give up – reduce the intake. Savor every bite or swallow – hold it in your mouth and let it linger. You will enjoy it longer – isn’t that the point of eating it? Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
* Oh – and as an added tip – olive oil. Give yourself a facial with it and let it soak in. Your body will absorb the best parts of it and benefit your skin as well! Or do a hot oil treatment on your hair with it! Shower or wash off after 20 minutes.
! This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment. Consult with your doctor if you are contemplating any major changes such as an new exercise regime.
! No matter what you might eat that regulates insulin and blood sugar, always do the daily blood checks!

One of my first friends on eHow – WriterGig – writes great articles on how to earn money online. She’s published a great book titled, How to Earn Passive Income at eHow.com!

It explains, in detail, how to earn money online by writing for eHow. I have personally seen my income going up every month by leaps and bounds. Even my brother, CycleCyco, has been earning money on his articles without doing much after uploading the articles he’s written. WriterGig can explain it a whole lot better than I can. Her recent blog post headline is:

My Work At Home Mom Blog
Thursday, October 2, 2008 eHow Earnings Just Shy of $900 for September

She is not kidding either! She shows her earnings page on her blog post! It is the legit earnings page I see when I log into my account, too – just not as much income yet! WriterGig – Congrats on your success! That is just a stepping stone to what she will be earning next month and then more the month after that!

One of the first things I learned about websites and making money online was concerning passive income as the best possible way to set up earnings that continue to build. The second thing was the mantra – Content is Everything! The third – Have multiple streams of income to truly make decent money working on the web. I know that eHow is a great way to make money every month.

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