Type 2 diabetes - Now What

Do you realize that your liver is depending on you?

It’s true. Even though you can’t see it hidden away under your rib cage, if your liver could speak to you, it would say: “I’m working hard, doing my best to process what you eat and drink into energy and nutrients. Hey, I’m also your filter! I’m trying to remove harmful substances from your blood. So, won’t you at least help me?”

Liver Disease Diets Explore our selection of diets suitable for people suffering from liver disease including Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Wilson's Disease, and others.

Tapioca: Health Benefits, Nutrition, and Uses

Diabetes Control

Modified tapioca starch may have properties that help lower insulin levels. In one study, diabetic mice on high-fat diets were given modified tapioca starch. Insulin resistance was significantly lower in the mice receiving tapioca starch compared to controls. However, more research needs to be conducted to determine if the same benefits apply to people with diabetes.
The minerals in tapioca can provide important health benefits. For example, calcium is important for keeping your bones strong and preventing the development of osteoporosis.

Tapioca also contains iron, an essential mineral we need to help transport oxygen throughout the body.

Tapioca: Health Benefits, Nutrition, and Uses Find out what nutrients are in tapioca and learn how it can help everything from reducing dietary fat intake to easing digestion.

That Salad Might Not Be So Healthy

They've come to be thought of as a default healthy choice, but many salads sneak in lots of extra calories, carbs, and fat. Try these better bets.

That depends on what you add to those greens. The right toppings can create a filling meal that’s loaded with vitamins, minerals, protein, healthy fats, and smart carbs. But other ingredients can pack in extra calories, fat, sodium, and sugar. By making good choices, you can toss together a salad that’s delicious and nutritious.

The Healthiest (and Worst-for-You) Salads Some salads are loaded with nutrition, while others serve up more fat than a cheeseburger. WebMD's slideshow will help you know which ones you should choose -- and which ones to avoid.

What’s a Sugar Substitute?

A sugar substitute is an artificial (made in a lab) or natural (plant-based) substance that sweetens food and drink in place of sugar. Typically, sugar substitutes are hundreds of times sweeter than sugar and have few to no calories. They’re a common sweetening choice for “diet” products such as sodas, sauces, baked goods, or sugar-free candies or gum.

All About Sugar Substitutes What makes your sugar-free foods still taste sweet? Find out more about the different types of artificial and natural sugar stand-ins.

Pineapple Mint Water

Liven up water by infusing it with fruit and herbs! Adding cubed pineapple and mint leaves adds a subtle flavor to plain water without adding any sugar or calories. Try other combinations like cucumber and lemon, watermelon and rosemary, or anything else you can come up with!

Pineapple Mint Water Made with love for people living with diabetes and their families. Backed by the diabetes nutrition experts at the American Diabetes Association

What Medicines Can Make Your Blood Sugar Spike?

If you have diabetes or high blood sugar, you probably know some of the things that cause your glucose (another name for blood sugar) to go up. Like a meal with too many carbohydrates, or not enough exercise. But other medicines you might take to keep yourself healthy can cause a spike, too.

Meds That Can Spike Your Blood Sugar Food and exercise aren’t the only things that can raise your blood sugar. Learn about the effect of non-diabetes medicines.

15 Ways to Control Diabetes at Work

Start by talking to your boss about changes you might need to make to help manage your health on the job.

How to Manage Diabetes at Work It isn’t always easy to get through the workday when you have type 1 diabetes. These tips can help you make it from 9 to 5.

Whole Grains and Type 2 Diabetes

Having diabetes doesn't mean you need to give up every piece of bread or dish of pasta. You can still enjoy foods made with grains, as long as you make them whole grains.

Whole grains are packed with fiber, which can help lower your cholesterol and reduce your heart disease risk. Fiber slows digestion and the absorption of carbohydrates and may not raise your blood sugar as quickly as refined grains. And because whole grains help you feel fuller for longer, they can help you manage your weight.

How to Add Whole Grains to Your Diet WebMD explains how to eat whole grains when you have type 2 diabetes.

Best Low-Carb Fast Food Options

You can grab a quick, easy meal and still keep your blood sugar on track.

Kung Pao Chicken (FYI, my Chinese restaurant will make anything for me in a white wine sace to reduce the sodium)

American Chinese food is known for lots of carb-heavy sauces. But this popular dish of chicken, peanuts, vegetables, and chili peppers has just 14 grams of carbs. Look for entrees without sticky glazes. Take a pass on chow mein and other noodles, rice of any kind, and the fortune cookies. Many fast foods are high in salt, sugar, and fat, so eat home-cooked meals whenever possible.

Low-Carb Fast Food Low carb and fast food don’t often go together. Here’s how to spot unhealthy carbs and make better choices from the menu.

Ricotta-Orange Toast

Start by slathering creamy ricotta on whole-grain toast, and top it with seasonal citrus, a drizzle of olive oil, and a shower of flaky sea salt and crushed red pepper flakes, if you like a little heat. The recipe calls for navel orange, but feel free to swap in grapefruit or blood orange to switch things up.

Ricotta-Orange Toast Start by slathering creamy ricotta on whole-grain toast, and top it with seasonal citrus, a drizzle of olive oil, and a shower of flaky sea salt and crushed red pepper flakes, if you like a little heat. The recipe calls for navel orange, but feel free to swap in grapefruit or blood orange to switch....

Diabetic Macular Edema
YOUR GUIDE TO DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA

When you have diabetes, you have a lot to manage. High blood sugar can lead to other conditions, like eye problems.

The most common one is diabetic macular edema. It's serious and can rob you of your vision.

Diabetic Macular Edema The causes, symptoms, and treatment of diabetic macular edema, an eye condition brought on by diabetes. Learn more from WebMD.

10 Foods With More Protein Than an Egg

Eggs are a reliable standby, but there are plenty of other delicious and versatile foods that also provide a healthy dose of protein -- plus some other important nutrients.

Foods With More Protein Than an Egg You've probably heard that eggs are a great way to get protein. But lots of other foods, from chickpeas to h**p seeds, offer just as much or more. Learn more about surprising sources of protein.