Tuesday, December 25, 2012

THE DIABETIC DILEMMA




    Medical Doctors can confirm the presence of diabetes that may be developing in the patient’s health system.  Taking a blood sample will reveal a reading that should be kept under six.  Doctors usually offer advice regarding how to eat wisely.  The rest is up to the patient to carry out the doctor’s instructions.  Even first grade children in the school system soon learn to prick a finger and get the necessary reading and be able to understand that this reading can keep them safe when it is the number six or under. 

    A close friend was invited to join a group of a dozen other people to meet together at the local hospital to help them better understand their recently diagnosed case of diabetes and make the necessary changes in their lifestyle.  Being overweight needed to be corrected. 

     Researchers followed 810 people for 18 months and found that those who consumed an average of one less 12-ounce sugar-sweetened drinks a day – such as sodas and fruit drinks – tended to have lower blood pressure levels than those who drank more.  Many facets of developing a healthy lifestyle also influence other areas of the body and ways to restore health. For example, people who correct vision problems with implanted contact lenses have lower complications than those who have laser surgery, according to a May 2010 Cochrane review.  Implantable contacts are reversible.                        

     Antibiotic resistance, from animals to humans, show the bacteria that cause urinary-tract infections resistant to antibiotics may have developed first in animals, according to a study in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.  Researchers think that the cause may be the widespread use of antibiotics in animal feed.

     Italian researchers analyzed the most healthful way of cooking foods in the microwave oven or otherwise.  Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and cauliflower were tested.  In general fresh vegetables retained more of their nutrients than frozen ones and steaming preserved, and in some cases enhanced their nutritional profile better.


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