HbA1c Test & Normal Values HbA1C test is a gold standard in measuring average blood glucose over the past 2-3 months. Normal a1c values are between 4.5%-5.7%. 5.7 – 6.5% is prediabetic More than 6.5% is diabetic Certain blood conditions can increase or decrease your a1c level falsely. For example if you have anemia your […]
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Difference between Basal & Bolus insulin Basal insulin gets secreted in small quantities throughout the day to keep our blood sugar within the normal range all the time. Bolus insulin is released in a big burst from pancreas after we eat carbohydrates and sugars. People who have type-1 diabetes and do not produce any insulin,
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Keto Misconception and Reality? Keto diet was started about 100 years ago for children and adults with epilepsy and seizures. In 1980s Dr. Robert Atkins started a different version of Atkins diet that was a spin-off of low carb and many call it keto diet. Keto diet is a medical treatment for people with epilepsy
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Balanced Diet for Optimal Health There are tens of diet’s that different people follow or like. In my opinion, and looking at the scientific literature, i have come to the conclusion that a diet which has different variety of food and is not bound to certain food and timing and prioritizes proteins, reduces carbohydrates and
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How to Lose Weight/Fats Without Exercise Weight loss is directly related to your hormones which are insulin and glucagon. Exercise is good for stress release, cardiorespiratory fitness, blood circulation and overall body and joint health but benefits of exercise are not enormous when it comes to weight loss. To lose weight without even getting up
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Why We Get Fat? Putting on weight and getting fat is an evolutionary process and is the main reason for us to be alive and passing on genes generation after generation. In old times, we used to live in “Feast & Famine” state all the time. We had feast when we got some food, and
How to Control Diabetes Without Medications? اگر آپ ٹائپ 2 ذیابیطس کے مریض ہیں، تو امکان یہ ہے کہ آپ کا لبلبہ آپ کے خون میں شوگر کو منظم کرنے کے لیے ابھی بھی کافی انسولین تیار کر رہا ہے۔ آپ کو صرف ایک چیز کرنے کی ضرورت ہے اپنے لبلبے کو کام کا بوجھ
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Do we need breakfast? Our body goes through hormonal changes during the night from growth hormone releases in the middle of the night to stress hormones close to the dawn (morning). Our body releases stored glucose from our glycogen stores to get body read for the next day work and hunting (as it was in
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How to calculate your daily calories need (Daily Energy Expenditure) Here is the easy equation to calculate your daily need of calories, or what is called Daily Energy Expenditure. DEE = BMR + PA + TEF DEE = Daily Energy Expenditure BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate PA = Physical Activity TEF = Thermal Effect of
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When Should I Take Insulin? If you are type-1 diabetic and you are not producing any insulin or producing very little insulin then you must take insulin to survive. If you are type-2 diabetic, you probably already producing a lot of insulin but you have insulin resistance and your insulin is not being properly used.
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