Facts & Myths

Sugar, It’s Not Just Sweet Enough! What is sugar? Photo source: Blog Yan Sugar is also known as simple carbohydrate. Most of the energy that our body need comes from carbohydrate. It can be separated into two types based on its chemical structure and that is simple and complex carbohydrate. …

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It’s important to be active when you have diabetes. In addition to lowering your blood glucose level, exercise can ease stress and help you lose extra weight. So what’s stopping you? Here’s a look at a few common myth regarding diabetes and exercises and how you can get motivated to …

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Diabetes is a complex disease. You may have heard conflicting theories on what causes it, how it is diagnosed, and how it is managed. If you are affected by diabetes, you will want the truth about the disease and also the medications. Here are some common myths that you may …

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According to many of the recent surveys, the number of people suffering from diabetes is increasing everyday at an alarming rate. Though there is this increase in diabetic patients, the steps being taken to create general awareness among the people are insufficient. And hence, as with every disease, there are …

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Can My Favourite Foods Cause Diabetes?  When you are newly diagnosed with diabetes, you may feel that you have to give up all your favourite foods. Foods do not cause your diabetes directly, in fact there are also some other risk-factors involved. But, it is important to know that everything …

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Is Fruit A Sugar? Yes, the main component in fruits is carbohydrate or also known as sugar. Almost all of the calories from fruit are derived from sucrose, which is a simple carbohydrate or simple sugar. Fruit, as any other carbohydrate may raise blood glucose if taken in excess. Carbohydrate …

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