Erythritol a Natural Sugar for Diabetics

If you are a type 1 or type 2 diabetic, and want to enjoy tasty foods and drinks, but you don't want the effects of common sugar then look no further than the great natural sweetener Erythritol.

Erythritol, also known as "Organic Zero and ZSweet", is a sugar alcohol found naturally in many plant foods. It is commonly made from sugar cane.   Erythritol is essentially calorie free. It has 0.2 calories per gram, and does does not cause stomach cramping or diarrhea when used in moderate amounts. It comes in packets for use in beverages and in granular form for baking. It is wonderful for blood sugar control.

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Your Concise Reference for High Fiber Foods

High-fiber foods Looking to add more fiber to your diet? Fiber — along with adequate fluid intake — moves quickly and relatively easily through your digestive tract and helps it function properly. A high-fiber diet may also help reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Here's a look at the fiber content of some common foods. Read nutrition labels to find out exactly how much fiber is in your favorite foods. Recommended fiber amounts for women is 21 to 25 grams a day and for men is 30 to 38 grams a day. Feel fr^ee to copy and print the list.

Fruits Serving size Total fiber (grams)* Raspberries 1 cup 8.0 Pear, with skin 1 medium 5.1 Apple, with skin 1 medium 4.4 Figs, dried 2 medium 3.7 Blueberries 1 cup 3.5 Strawberries 1 cup 3.3 Banana 1 medium 3.1 Orange 1 medium 3.1 Raisins 1.5-ounce box 1.6

Grains, Spaghetti, whole-wheat, cooked 1 cup 6.3 Barley, pearled, cooked 1 cup 6.0 Oat bran muffin 1 medium 5.2 Bran flakes 3/4 cup 5.1 Oatmeal, quick, regular or instant, cooked 1 cup 4.0 Popcorn, air-popped 3 cups 3.6 Brown rice, cooked 1 cup 3.5

Bread, rye 1 slice 1.9 Bread, whole-wheat or multi-grain 1 slice 1.9

Legumes, nuts & seeds Serving size Total fiber (grams)* Split peas, cooked 1 cup 16.3 Lentils, cooked 1 cup 15.6 Black beans, cooked 1 cup 15.0 Lima beans, cooked 1 cup 13.2 Baked beans, vegetarian, canned, cooked 1 cup 10.4 Sunflower seeds, hulled 1/4 cup 3.6 Almonds 1 ounce (22 nuts) 3.3 Pistachio nuts 1 ounce (49 nuts) 2.9 Pecans 1 ounce (19 halves) 2.7

Vegetables Serving size Total fiber (grams)* Artichoke, cooked 1 medium 10.3 Peas, cooked 1 cup 8.8 Broccoli, boiled 1 cup 5.1 Turnip greens, boiled 1 cup 5.0 Sweet corn, cooked 1 cup 4.6 Brussels sprouts, cooked 1 cup 4.1 Potato, with skin, baked 1 medium 4.0 Tomato paste 1/4 cup 2.7 Carrot, raw 1 medium 1.7 *Fiber content can vary between brands.

Source: High-fiber foods - MayoClinic.com

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Connection Between Thiamine (Vitamin B1) and Diabetes

Researchers at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, have discovered that deficiency of thiamine – Vitamin B1 - may be key to a range of vascular problems for people with diabetes. They have also solved the mystery as to why thiamine deficiency in diabetes had remained hidden until now.

The University of Warwick researchers, led by Professor Paul Thornalley, have shown conclusively that diabetic patients are thiamine deficient in blood plasma. They were also able to solve the mystery of what was happening to thiamine in diabetic patients and connect it more closely to vascular complications in diabetic patients.

The team found that thiamine concentration in blood plasma was decreased 76% in type 1 diabetic patients and 75% in type 2 diabetic patients.

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Avandia Meeting Monday

An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration will meet Monday to discuss Avandia a diabetes medication. They will also discuss the safety of Actos a diabetes drug, reported the USA Today.

They will hear from Steven Nissen of Cleveland Clinic whose study touched off a firestorm about the safety of the two drugs. The panel could recommend no change up to withdrawal of the drugs from the market. Glaxo-Kline continues to hold steadfast their drugs are safe.

Avandia Linked to Bone Fractures in Men

This from medtrackalert.com:


"A small clinical study suggests that the diabetes med Avandia may increase the risk of bone fractures in men as well as women. This analysis of 32 patients' data follows a 2006 study that suggested Avandia was linked to fractures in older female diabetics. Critics of the study say that the study group is too small and the data too old to be accurate. (The Times) UPDATED 2007-07-03"

Soda Not Good For Diabetes

Qualityhealth.com reports that some scientists believe that the unceasing demands a soda habit places on the pancreas may ultimately leave it unable to keep up with the body's need for insulin – eventually leading to diabetes. While no studies have definitively proved this, the daily consumption of soda does contribute to other problems, such as obesity – a leading cause of diabetes.

Health Benefits of Cinnamon - Cinnamon and Diabetes

Health benefits of Cinnamon – Cinnamon and Diabetes

Cinnamon is one of the oldest remedies used in traditional Chinese herbalism. It was traditionally used for many health conditions. Cinnamon and diabetes prevention has a longstanding connection.

Cinnamon comes from the inner bark of the shoots of a tree (Cinnamomum Zeylanicum) that grows predominantly in India, China, and Ceylon.

Cinnamons unique healing abilities come from three basic types of components in the essential oils found in its bark. Cinnamon is so powerful an antioxidant that, when compared to six other antioxidant spices (anise, ginger, licorice, mint, nutmeg and vanilla, cinnamon prevented oxidation more effectively than all the other spices (except mint) and the chemical antioxidants.

Cinnamon can help normalize blood sugar by making insulin more sensitive. The cinnamon and diabetes connection with blood sugar balance have in the past been overlooked until recently.

You can add the cinnamon to your coffee before brewing, tea, orange juice, oatmeal, cereal or just about anything you eat. Cinnamon pills are also available, and can be found easily via an online search.

If you decide to use cinnamon and are diabetic, I would advise notifying your physician and monitoring your blood sugar levels. To get the maximum health benefits of cinnamon, you want to make sure you only use the Cinnamomun cassia form of cinnamon.

Based on past studies, it seems that cinnamon may lower blood glucose, triglycerides and LDL cholesterol in people with Type 2 diabetes.

In the future, you are likely to see more research about cinnamon and diabetes.

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FDA Knew About Avandia Dangers 5 Years Ago

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Public Citizen, (http://www.citizen.org/publications/release.cfm?ID=7523), a national non-profit public interest organization reported today that the US Government as far back as 2002, knew about the potential of Avandia to lead to heart failure.

Public Citizen was able to secure a FDA memorandum, (http://www.citizen.org/documents/AvandiaMemo.pdf), from Health and Human Services Team Leader and Drug Safety Evaluator, Lahn Green to David Orloff, Director of Metabolic and Endocrine Drug Products at HHS that warned of the connection between rosiglitazone, commonly known as Avandia(registered trademark) and congestive heart failure.

Yet we the public (victims?) are just finding out about the dangers of the drug today. In a war, the fatalities that one comes to expect is known as an, "acceptable risk". Apparently, the government was willing to wait five years and create an acceptable risk of death by not fully advising patients of the potential risks of Avandia. What other chemicals approved by the FDA are killing us today with their full knowledge and acquiescence. Is the profit and kickback motive that strong?

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Wonder Drug Avandia in Question

CBS, the Associated Press and other news sources reported today that Avandia the diabetes, "wonder drug", may not be so wonderful after all.

Although Glaxo Smith Kline, the developers opf Avandia, say the benefits outweigh the risk, the New England Journal of Medicine reports that people taking Avandia to help lower their blood sugars may face a 43% higher chance of heart problems, and a 64% higher chance of cardiovascular problems while taking the drug.

It is reported that last year the Avandia developer changed the medicine's label to reflect this higher risk. They are recommending that patients who take Avandia not stop taking the drug on their own because of possible uncontrolled rises in blood sugar. Such patients should confer with their doctors.

We agree with the advice that patients not cease taking Avandia. However, people have to begin to put pressure on their doctors to recommend natural treatments for diabetes and other chronic conditions. We simply are getting tired of revelation after revelation about these chemically manufactured "cures".
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Natural Ways To Treat Diabetes by: Gray Rollins

Diabetes is a disease caused when the body does not properly produce insulin. Seven percent of the population in the United States has diabetes. There are two types of the disease. Type one diabetes is where the body does not produce insulin and type two is where the body resists insulin. The majority of people diagnosed with this disease have type two. Symptoms of diabetes include extreme thirst, hazy vision, excessive hunger, weight fluctuation, fatigue and frequent urination. Diabetes is often controlled with insulin and prescription drugs, but diet and exercise play a large part in the ability to control the disease. There are also herbs that can help reduce the effects of diabetes.

Ensure a healthy diet by concentrating on foods such as vegetables, grains, fiber and legumes. These foods will help regulate sugar in the blood stream. Avoid junk food and foods that contain sugar such as cakes, cookies and other sweets. Alcohol, tobacco and caffeine should also be avoided to maintain a nourishing diet.
Exercise helps promote good health and combats against the negative effects of diabetes. It is important to exercise regularly and keep an appropriate weight. People who are inactive or overweight have a higher risk factor for diabetes and are prone to suffer from more side effects caused by the disease. It is especially important to exercise to build muscle. Starting a weight program will increase muscle mass which will increase sensitivity to insulin.

There are many herbal remedies recognized for their therapeutic properties of treating diabetes. They are commonly found in pharmacies and grocery stores and can be a great natural remedy. Prickly pear cactus has shown positive results in the treatment of this disease and was recently recognized by the International Diabetes Center as a viable natural remedy. Bitter Melon has been used for years in Asia, Africa and South America for treatment. Garlic will reduce sugar levels and is a healthy way to add flavor to food while benefiting from its curative traits. Other common herbs are ginseng, psyllium, fenugreek, bilberry, dandelion and burdock.

Vitamin supplements are frequently used to help treat diabetes with the most commonly recommended ones being vitamins B6, C and E. Also, zinc, selenium, alpha lipoic acid, chromium and vanadium are commonly used. Rather than take individual supplements, some patients opt for a multivitamin to add to their diet.

Diabetes is a disease that affects a large portion of the population. The risks associated with it are serious but can be controlled with lifestyle change. Ensuring a well balanced diet and good exercise routine will help in preventing side effects. Also, proper use of herbs, vitamins and natural remedies will help prevent the necessity for more traditional means of medication.

About The Author
Gray Rollins is a featured writer for MyDiabetesInfo. To learn more about Diabetes Treatment, visit http://www.mydiabetesinfo.com/diabetestreatment/ and http://www.mydiabetesinfo.com/naturalcurefordiabetes/