Avoid Toxic Relationships for Your Health
Diabetes Developments blog by David Mendosa
by David Mendosa
3y ago
We all need to avoid toxic relationships. But I would argue that, more than most people, those of us who have diabetes need to avoid toxic relationships. These poisonous relationships can get you down, and diabetes and depression go hand in hand. When you are depressed, you are less likely to manage your diabetes as well as you would otherwise. The worst type of toxic relationships for people with diabetes can be those that are closest to us because they can make such an impact on your daily health and mental well-being. The worst is when your partner doesn’t support the way you are managing y ..read more
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The Worst Myth about Diabetes
Diabetes Developments blog by David Mendosa
by David Mendosa
3y ago
Will your type 2 diabetes get progressively worse? It will if you follow the advice of most doctors. But you don’t have to go there. People believe many diabetes myths, so many in fact that Riva Greenberg wrote a book on the subject, “50 Diabetes Myths That Can Ruin Your Life.” Yet she missed the most pernicious one: that diabetes is a progressive disease. It’s the worst one that people with type 2 diabetes face because it can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. So when HealthCentral.com deemed the first week in April as myth-busting week, I jumped at the chance to write about it. Some basis in tr ..read more
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Gain Less Weight By Starting Insulin Early
Diabetes Developments blog by David Mendosa
by David Mendosa
3y ago
Three out of every 10 Americans who have type 2 diabetes inject insulin. But sadly, only a few people start on insulin, as many people with type 2 diabetes think that only people with type 1 diabetes or only those people with type 2 who have failed to manage their blood glucose with everything else take insulin. A survey of Australian adults with type 2 diabetes found that more than half believe that taking insulin means their diabetes has become worse and that insulin causes weight gain. Among Americans, the results are likely to be similar. Negative beliefs The majo ..read more
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Mindfulness Can Help You Manage Your Diabetes And Weight
Diabetes Developments blog by David Mendosa
by David Mendosa
3y ago
The focus of most, if not all, the studies of mindful eating and drinking has been weight loss rather than diabetes. But losing weight is very important for almost everyone with type 2 diabetes because it makes managing the disease easier. Eating and drinking mindfully are perhaps the most important keys to managing diabetes. When we are mindful of what we put in our mouths, we can satisfy our hunger and thirst better than when our minds are preoccupied with something that happened in the past or that we imagine might happen in the future. The best tool In my experience, bringing our weight d ..read more
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Support Groups Can Help You Manage Your Diabetes Better
Diabetes Developments blog by David Mendosa
by David Mendosa
3y ago
I feel even the best websites are not perfect at providing everything everybody needs. Having access to websites like HealthCentral.com and Mendosa.com might be the best way to find information and get the latest news on managing diabetes and pre-diabetes, but websites still can’t offer the peer support we get when we are in face-to-face contact with members of our communities. But people everywhere are becoming more separated from their cultural roots. Because community and culture go together, most people are more separated from their community than ever. Once you have diabetes or ..read more
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Is The Glycemic Index Reliable?
Diabetes Developments blog by David Mendosa
by David Mendosa
3y ago
The glycemic index shows us how foods affect our blood glucose levels. But the usefulness of the glycemic index was challenged by scientists at Tufts University in the Boston area in a study published by them in 2016. However, some of the leading researchers of glycemic index have now refuted claims from the study. Nonetheless, the concerns raised by the Tufts scientists do help clarify what the glycemic index is and what you can expect from it. Their study shows that when you eat something, your blood glucose level can be an average of 20 percent higher or lower than the tested value of that ..read more
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Your Diabetes Testing Can be Pain-free with These New Lancets
Diabetes Developments blog by David Mendosa
by David Mendosa
3y ago
You can use a lancet that can make your blood glucose testing painless. Finally. Lancets are essential to diabetes management. But they don’t get the respect they deserve. Many people with diabetes are attached to the blood glucose meters we need to use and don’t give a second thought to the lancets that we must rely on for the actual testing. This seems strange because the lancet is the point where diabetes management happens. Maybe this lack of interest is because lancets cost us so little. But it’s more likely that we ignore them as much as we can because we don’t want to think about somet ..read more
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Nag Your Man to Diabetes Health?
Diabetes Developments blog by David Mendosa
by David Mendosa
3y ago
You might try to convince your husband into doing what you think would help if you think that he should take better care of his diabetes. This convincing can quickly turn into what your husband might perceive as “nagging.” Nagging might get him to shape up. But it’s likely that he will resent your interference and the quality of your marriage will suffer. The “most surprising finding” of a study published in mid-2016 was that an increasingly rocky marriage can improve your man’s diabetes management, according to a Michigan State University press release. “The study challenges the traditional ..read more
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Limit Selenium to Avoid Diabetes
Diabetes Developments blog by David Mendosa
by David Mendosa
3y ago
Some health recommendations on the internet suggest that you take supplemental selenium. But if you do, a recent study shows that you could be at an increased risk of developing diabetes. While a little selenium in our diet is essential, almost all Americans get much more than they need. The National Academy of Medicine sets the Recommended Dietary Allowance for selenium at 55 micrograms per day for both men and women. In the United States and Canada, the dietary intake of selenium is considerably higher than this, according to studies that the National Academy of Medicine cited. And “the ris ..read more
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Why and How to Fire Your Diabetes Doctor
Diabetes Developments blog by David Mendosa
by David Mendosa
3y ago
Are you unhappy with the way your doctor deals with you? Maybe your doctor doesn’t listen to you or support your low-carb diet. Perhaps you’re tired of being scolded for noncompliance. Or maybe you just don’t like him or her. You have a choice. When you realize that the relationship that you and your doctor have isn’t working, you have a decision to make. Should I fire my doctor? If you want to fire your doctor, you have two choices, and both of them work. You can tell him or her why you are dispensing with his or her services. Or if you tend to avoid confrontation, like I usually do, you can ..read more
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