Exercise can help diabetic
Limitations in physical fitness, a consistent finding in individuals with both type I and type 2 diabetes mellitus, correlate strongly with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Both exercise training and the therapies targeted at improving insulin sensitivity and endothelial function improve physical fitness in subjects with type 2 diabetes. Optimization of exercise functions in people with […]
Yoga is best for diabetes control
Yoga is increasingly used as an adjunctive therapy in the management of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). In a study participants were assigned to a Yoga intervention group with an Exercise intervention. A significant reduction in glucose and BMI was noted in the ‘Yoga’ intervention group compared to the ‘Physical Exercise’ group. Yoga has beneficial effects […]
Manage diabetes with fruit flavonoids
Fruit flavonoids possess various antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant potentials and act on various cellular signaling pathways in pancreas, white adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, and liver function, which in result induces antidiabetic effects. Research studies revealed a statistically significant potential of fruit flavonoids in managing the altered glucose and oxidative metabolisms in diabetes. Unlike synthetic antidiabetic […]
Berries are Diabetic saviour
Berries are a rich source of several nutrients and phytochemicals. Studies suggests that they can reduce risks of several chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes (T2D). Commonly consumed berries, especially cranberries, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries, reduces postprandial hyperglycemia (glucose levels after having meals) and hyperinsulinemia in overweight adults with insulin resistance. Some studies shows that […]
Stevia as a good sugar alternative
Stevia is a natural, healthy alternative sweetener to sugar and artificial sweeteners, which has become important for human diets and food manufactures. Stevia as a natural sweetener produce no significant metabolic effects. Highlighted doses of stevia could be an alternative to sucralose in diabetic patients with no effects on blood glucose and insulin. Stevia plays […]
