Food for type II diabetes

A food for type II diabetes controls calories and focuses on carbohydrates, but all food types and nutrients must be balanced to help keep blood sugar under control. The food exchange list, developed by the American Diabetes Association and American Dietetic Association, is a guide to how much of each type of food you should eat. Foods that are nutritionally equivalent are grouped together so that any one food, in the amount listed, can be exchanged for another in the same group. A dietitian can show you how to fit foods from the exchange list…

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Normal blood sugar values

Is there really a such thing as a normal blood sugar value? Normal blood sugar values can be found in several locations such as online through the American Diabetes Association. Normal blood sugar values are a great way for medical professionals all over the globe to judge and determine if someone needs a various treatment related to their diabetic glucose readings. Without normal blood sugar values being predetermined for the diabetic patient and the medical staff to go by our bodies would be having a yoyo inside our body, up and down, up and down…

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