by bens nqc | Mar 9, 2020 | Diabetes, Diabetes Education, Diabetes Management, Diet, Nutrition and Fitness
Filipinos have a penchant for the extravagant. From formal occasions like fiestas, birthdays, anniversaries and baptisms to mundane ones like monthsaries and “unang sahod,” expect a party, big or small, to mark the occasion. And of course, with every Filipino party...
by bens nqc | Jun 4, 2019 | Diabetes Education, Diabetes Management, Type 2
Other than the complications that you feel happening to your body, high blood sugar can also really have an impact on your work. Furthermore, there are some instances or setups in your workplace that can further increase your blood sugar level and worsen the...
by bens nqc | May 3, 2019 | Diabetes, Testing and Monitoring
Diabetes can be a huge money drain. The meds, the prepared meals, the doctor appointments, and other things that you need to manage it do not come cheap. That’s why, as a diabetic, it would still be very much practical for you to continue working and have the...
by bens nqc | Mar 15, 2019 | Diabetes Management, Exercise, Natural Remedies
At first glance, who’d have thought that yoga can help lower the blood sugar level of diabetics? For starters, when people think of yoga, most are probably thinking of relaxing if somewhat difficult to do positions and old Indian wise men. What most people, especially...
by bens nqc | Nov 15, 2018 | Diabetes Education, Diabetes Management, Gestational, Medication and Insulin
Like type 1 diabetes, the jury is still out when it comes to the exact cause of gestational diabetes for some women. For most women, though, the problem occurs during pregnancy. The placenta makes high levels of various hormones that impair the action of insulin in...
by bens nqc | Aug 29, 2018 | Diabetes Education, Diabetes Management, Diet, Natural Remedies, Nutrition and Fitness, Type 2
Eating white rice is worse than drinking soda. Yes, you’re reading that right. One cup of rice is equivalent to two cans of soda, in terms of carbohydrates that ultimately become sugar in your bloodstream. This also explains why Asians are at higher risk of having...
