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“Too much sodium is notoroius for increasing blood pressure, but a bigger problem for your heart may actually be having too little potassium in your body in relation to the amount of salty stuff.  A recent study found that a key to heart attack and stroke risk was the ratio between sodium and potassium levels in the urine, not the concentration of either element alone.  As the ratio of sodium to potassium increased so did the risk for a cardiovascular event.”  (Diabetes Forecast, May 2009) The artricle listed food high in potassium.   Take the very helpful and free welness profile listed in the upper right of this page.

People with type 2 diabetes may be amoung the first to benefit from research involving resveratrol.  If the positive results of early clinical trials withstand further scrutiny, this will be very good news.  All this according to an article putblished in the May 2009 Diabetes Forecast magazine.  For specific information regarding a new clinically studied resveratrol product click here.

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Add up the cost of three balanced meals per day and then add the carbs and calories.  It isn’t easy to eat as we know we should as disbetics.  Therefore, I can never completely understand the negative concerns about supplementing the diet with vitamins, minerals and herbs.  Yes, I understand that there have been and continue to be unscrupulous people who are promoting very questionable products with unsubstantiated claims.  That does not mean that there are no quality food supplements to be found.  What it takes is a little research.  I have found a source that sets an unusually high standard, even higher that pharmaceutical grade, for food supplements.  Diabetics can benefit from the addition of quality food supplements, in my opinion.  I use them every day.  For information on the food supplements that I take click here.

“A hefty daily dose of thiamine (vitamin B1) may reduce the risk of kidney disease in people with diabetes, according to a study quoted in the April issue of Diabetes Forcast.  In the study, people with type 2 diabetes and too much of the protein albumin in the urine-a sign of kidney problems-took 100-milligram thiamine capsules three times a day for three months. (the recommended dietary allowance is only 1.2 mg for men and 1.1 mg for women).  By the end of the study the vitamin takers had 15% less urinary albumin over 24 hours than a group that took a placebo.  The researchers said the thiamine supplements produced no change in blood glucose, lipids, or pressure.”  Click here for info on a premium source of B vitamins.