
The Best Ways to Beat Diabetes
Learn more about preventing and treating diabetes.
Articles of interest:
- Proof That Lifestyle Matters: The Diabetes Prevention Program, excerpted from Beating Diabetes a book from Harvard Health Publications
- Types of diabetes, first printed in the Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School "Diabetes: A Plan for Living."
- The skinny on popular diets, from the Harvard Heart Letter, February 2005
- Getting to the heart of diabetes, from the Harvard Heart Letter, September 2004
- Exercise your right to health from the Harvard Heart Letter, July 2004
- 10 steps for coping with a chronic condition from the Harvard Heart Letter, December 2003
Also of interest:
Beating Diabetes
“At Harvard and in medical centers around the world, we and
many colleagues have conducted studies involving thousands of people
who were at risk for developing diabetes or who had diabetes. That research
has proved that changes in lifestyle – changes that everyone can
make – have enormous power both to prevent and help treat diabetes,” |
Diabetes: A Plan for Living
There’s plenty of good news emerging about diabetes. Discover the
latest treatment advances and technological innovations that can help
diabetics enjoy long and healthy lives. |
Healthy Eating for Type 2 DiabetesMyths abound when it comes to diabetes and food — one of the most common being that there is a “diabetes diet” that prohibits sugar and lists other items to avoid. In fact, dietitians and other health professionals give the same dietary advice to people with diabetes as they do to most people, but with extra emphasis on controlling weight and keeping blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol values as close to normal as possible. In this report, you’ll learn about the components of a healthy diet, get tips on exercise, and find 40 original recipes so you can put this advice into practice — starting today. |
