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1. Apples In a Finnish study, men who ate the most apples and other foods high in quercetin had 20 percent less diabetes and heart disease deaths. Other good sources of quercetin are onions, tomatoes, leafy green vegetables, and berries. 2. Source: In 3 Weeks, 71% Type 2 Diabetics Were Taken off Medication 3. After 40 days of taking various amount of cinnamon extract, diabetics experienced not only lower blood sugar spikes after eating, but major improvements in signs of heart health. And you can sprinkle cinnamon on just about anything. 4. Cold-Water Fish Heart disease strikes people with diabetes twice as often as it does people without the illness, according to the American Diabetes Association. Diets high in omega-3 fatty acidsthe “good fat” in cold-water fish such as wild Alaskan salmon, sardines, and Atlantic mackerel can help lower artery-clogging LDL cholesterol and triglycerides while raising levels of HDL (good) cholesterol. 5. Fiber-Rich Foods A study at the Un...

When my glucose levels are high, the emotions I feel are far and reaching: from mild despair to total frustration. But the emotion that I have learned to summon to tackle high glucose levels effectively is patience. There are always a few exceptions, but in general, I find low glucose levels a bit easier to deal with than high glucose levels: just knock back a few glucose tablets and call it done. Of course there are many other frustrations with low glucose such as I may have to lay across the couch for ten minutes to optimize the rate at which perspiration is steaming from my body, but in general, I can move on quickly. For me, high glucose levels seem to take so much longer to deal with. It takes so, so, so very long for the insulin to work. Sometimes a high glucose can stay around for 6 to 8 hours. And it’s so frustrating! At first, there’s optimism. It’s just a number, right?! The number is just a piece of information that I use to manage my diabetes. My approach is to t...

Cinnamon & Diabetes A 12-week London study was recently conducted involving 58 type 2 diabetics with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels over 7 percent. Hemoglobin A1c is a marker for longterm glycemic control in diabetics. After 12 weeks on 2g of cinnamon per day, study subjects had significantly lower HbA1c levels, as well as significantly reduced blood pressures (systolic, SBP and diastolic, DBP). The researchers’ conclusion: “Intake of 2g of cinnamon for 12 weeks significantly reduces the HbA1c, SBP and DBP among poorly controlled type 2 diabetes patients. Cinnamon supplementation could be considered as an additional dietary supplement option to regulate blood glucose and blood pressure levels along with conventional medications to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus.” Among this spice's most impressive health benefits is its impact on blood sugar and ability to improve glucose control. Click Here To See The Presentation For example, just half a teaspoon of cinnamon a d...