20 Reasons for Blood Sugar Swings

Upswing: Caffeine

Blood sugar can rise after drinking coffee — even black coffee with zero calories — thanks to the caffeine. Likewise, black tea, green tea, and energy drinks can hinder blood sugar control in people with diabetes. Each person reacts differently, so it’s best to track your own responses to foods and activities. Ironically, other compounds in coffee may help prevent type 2 diabetes in healthy people.

Lower: Household Chores

Cleaning the house or mowing the lawn can have an added bonus for people with diabetes: lower blood sugar. Many of the chores you do around the house count as moderate physical activity, with plenty of health benefits. Make a point of walking around the grocery aisles or parking farther from the entrance to the store. Small amounts of exercise add up.

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Recently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advised against routine screening for prostate cancer that uses a blood test that checks for high levels of PSA (prostate-specific antigen).

“One reason cited by the task force was the potential harm that can result from treating prostate cancer — such as urinary incontinence,” says Grafstein. “What these recommendations ignore is that postsurgery urinary incontinence is a condition that we can treat very effectively using minimally invasive methods.”

Although urinary incontinence is extremely common in the immediate aftermath of prostate surgery, for most patients it’s a temporary problem.

“The majority of cases improve with time alone in the first six months to a year,” says Grafstein. “After that one-year mark, it’s very unlikely that the incontinence will go away untreated — and many men are reluctant to seek treatment because they’re still hoping it will go away on its own.”

The underlying cause of post-prostatectomy incontinence is weakness in the urinary sphincter, a ring of muscles that control the flow of urine from the bladder.

Complete details: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-06-20/news/32339598_1_incontinence-urinary-sphincter-prostate-cancer

Know the Warning Signs for Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes strikes people of all ages, and early symptoms are subtle. In fact, about one out of three people with type 2 diabetes don’t know they have it. This chronic condition thwarts the body’s ability to use the carbohydrates in food for energy. The result is elevated blood sugar. Over time, this excess sugar raises the risk for heart disease, loss of vision, nerve and organ damage, and other serious conditions. Read more: http://goldeneramart-healthjunction.com/

5 Things Your Parents Got Wrong About Food

Are you still following eating habits that your parents taught you decades ago? It’s time to see if that advice stands up to the test of time — or if some of the things your parents taught you about food are your family’s diet myths.

Diet myths are “handed down for generations,” says Kathleen Fuller, PhD, LMHC, author of Not Your Mother’s Diet. “To undo a myth or belief, it takes some practice.”

Here are five outdated ideas about food that you may have learned from your parents — and the grown-up realities.

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