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Diabetes Treatment    Self-Care at Home   If you or someone you know has diabetes, they would be wise to make healthful lifestyle choices in diet, exercise, and other health habits. These will help to improve glycemic (blood sugar) control and prevent or minimize complications of diabetes.    Diet: A healthy diet is key to controlling blood sugar levels and preventing diabetes complications. If the patient is obese and has had difficulty losing weight on their own, talk to a healthcare provider. He or she can recommend a dietitian or a weight modification program to help the patient reach a goal. Eat a consistent, well-balanced diet that is high in fiber, low in saturated fat, and low in concentrated sweets. A consistent diet that includes roughly the same number of calories at about the same times of day helps the healthcare provider prescribe the correct dose of medication or insulin. It will also help to keep blood sugar at a relatively even le...

Smoking Is BAD Medical Author: Ruchi Mathur, MD, FRCP(C)  Medical Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR  I can summarize this little article in one quick sentence: Smoking is bad. In the general population, and particularly in patients with diabetes.... Smoking is bad.            Cigarette smoking is the leading cause if avoidable death in the United States, and accounts for almost 500,000 deaths a year. Smoking plays a role in one out of every five deaths in the United States per year. Smoking is indeed bad. Where the health of diabetic smokers is concerned, the statistics are even worse. There is an increased risk of premature death and the development of heart disease in patients who have diabetes and continue to smoke. There is also evidence that links cigarette smoking with microvascular disease (kidney and eye damage) in diabetes.           Additionally, there is data that shows that smoking may ac...

Read more: Obsession v destiny http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/42ajitnegs/Article#ixzz13oXczQUw NEGRI Sembilan coach Wan Jamak Wan Hasan claimed that Kelantan's obsession with winning the Malaysia Cup will give his team a head start in the final at the National Stadium today. "It is not a dream for Kelantan, it is an obsession. The obsession is winning the title for the first time. It's one thing to follow a dream, it's another to have an obsession. For them it is an obsession," said Wan Jamak at the Malaysia Cup final press conference at the National Stadium yesterday. "Even for Kelantan coach (B.) Sathinathan, it is an obsession as he has not tasted Malaysia Cup glory. We denied Kelantan the title last year and hopefully we can deny them again. For us, we will go out and play with a winning mentality as our dream is to retain the title." Negri ended their 61-year Malaysia Cup wait by overcoming Kelantan 3-1 last year. Having hyped up the importance ...