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Food, Blood Sugar and Health

Mayo Clinic on Managing Diabetes by Maria Collazo-Clavell (Editor)
ISBN: 9781893005389
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Mayo Clinic on Managing Diabetes offers sound advice on controlling the disease and living as normal a life as possible. In this book, readers will learn: The different types of diabetes; Symptoms, risk factors, and how diabetes is diagnosed; The best ways of monitoring your condition; How to develop a healthy eating plan; The latest cutting edge therapies; What complication to watch for, and how they can be prevented.
COMMENT FROM A UWG STUDENT: Chapter 3 of this book explains that patients have to take medications and eat the right foods to monitor their glucose levels. The book also talks about the history and diagnosis of diabetes. It further touches on the basis of preventing diabetes.
The Prediabetes Detox by Sarah Cimperman; Walter J. Crinnion (Foreword by)
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ISBN: 9781608828128
Publication Date: 2013-11-01
If you've been diagnosed with prediabetes, you are by no means alone. 79 million Americans share this diagnosis, and the numbers only seem to be rising. And while we've all heard that a healthy diet and exercise can help reverse this disorder, there may be other factors at play in your prediabetes--namely, toxins. Numerous studies have shown that there is a direct link between toxins in our food and type 2 diabetes.
COMMENT BY A UWG STUDENT: Author Sarah Cimperman discusses how to eliminate prediabetes toxins from your body. Though it may be common to do this through diet and exercise she explains that other ways can help such as fasting. This disorder can surely be reversed for your benefit and you should also pay attention to your blood glucose levels.
The do's and don'ts of hypoglycemia : an everyday guide to low blood sugar : too often misunderstood and misdiagnosed! by Roberta Ruggerio
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ISBN: 0883913917
Publication Date: 2017
In an easy-to-understand format, Roberta Ruggerio is able to bring the do's and don'ts of treating and controlling hypoglycemia symptoms through simple diet and lifestyle changes. She takes the reader from understanding and recognising hypoglycaemia to the role diet, exercise and vitamin therapy play in the healing process.

Maintaining healthy blood sugar levels helps preserve brain function as you age. (2009). Environmental Nutrition, 32(3), 8. The article outlines the research conducted by the Columbia University Medical Center regarding the importance of maintaining healthy blood sugar to a person's well being in New York City. COMMENT BY A UWG STUDENT: I recommend this article because it discusses how maintaining healthy blood sugar levels plays an important role in preserving brain function as you age.

Wallis, C. (2020). Feast and Famine. Scientific American, 323(3), 23. The article focuses on the Intermittent fasting (IF) is an umbrella term for various meal timing schedules that cycle between voluntary fasting and non-fasting over a given period. Topics include IF is a veritable fountain of youth, lowering body weight, and cholesterol levels; and IF can be effective ways to lose weight, control blood sugar and lower blood pressure. COMMENT BY A UWG STUDENT: I recommend this article for those who wish to maintain healthy blood sugar through diet. It focuses on Intermittent fasting and the positive effects it can have on cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and blood sugar.

Williams, C. (2017). Targeted Blood-Sugar Control. Life Extension, 25–32. The article offers information on several natural substances that promote blood sugar control and insulin sensitivity. Topics discussed include the problem of insulin resistance in the body, the benefits of cinnamon in reducing blood sugar and preventing type 2 diabetes, and the control of blood sugar levels through chromium. COMMENT BY A UWG STUDENT: I recommend this article because it offers information surrounding several natural substances that promote blood sugar control.

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CDC. "Manage Blood Sugar" Comment by a UWG Student: This link is from the CDC explains the correct and healthy ways to properly manage your blood sugar. This is a great link for those who want something more official than just a nutrition website or blog.

Eckelkamp, Stephanie. "Do You Have Healthy Blood Sugar? Here’s How To Tell + How To Maintain It Naturally" (n.d) mbgHealth. Comment by a UWG Student: The author goes on to show how to maintain your blood sugar levels naturally through 15 different simple remedies like starting a workout plan.

Essential Health "Four steps can help naturally balance blood sugars" (April 24, 2019). This is a page provided by a hospital system. Comment by a UWG Student: This website targets specifically those who have diabetes and need some help with gaining better habits to control their blood sugar levels in a 4 step process, one of which involves diet.

Mayo Clinic. "Diabetes Management: How Lifestyle, Daily Routine Affect Blood Sugar" (n.d.). Comment by a UWG Student: Targets people with diabetes. Some people may be new with this struggle and need some advice on how to change their lifestyle, including blood sugar, to control this new struggle in their lives.

NutriSense. "13 Essential Foods to Help Control Blood Sugar Levels" (n.d). This blog was reviewed for accuracy by an RDN associated with the parent site. Comment by a UWG Student: Here we have a link that has a list of some of the best foods to help with your blood sugar, whether its high or low they have the food listed for what you need to help maintain it.