Tips for Travelling With Diabetes

If you have diabetes,
traveling requires extra planning. Changes in meal patterns, activity
levels, and time zones can affect your blood sugar levels. Here are ways
to make your trip go smoother.

 

Tips for Travelling With Diabetes - GoldenEraMart Health Junction

Teddy bear teaches diabetic kids to manage their health

Jerry the Bear has diabetes, too, and gives kids an opportunity to practice their medical procedures on him.

(Relaxnews)
- He looks like any old teddy, and the screen built into his belly
suggests he's an educational toy, but for children with diabetes, Jerry
the Bear provides interactive, experiential knowledge about their
condition.

Not to mention a kindred spirit.

Jerry the Bear has diabetes, too, and gives kids an opportunity to practice their medical procedures on him.

In
the spirit of practical play, kids can monitor his insulin levels,
count his carbs, learn to rotate injection sites and understand more
about why Jerry needs to eat right.



Teddy bear teaches diabetic kids to manage their health

Saturated Fat: 5 Rules You Should Follow

Maybe you’ve seen headlines declaring that the war on saturated fat is over. The media was buzzing about recent research
showing that people who eat less saturated fat tend to have the same
rates of heart disease as people who eat higher amounts. So, does this
mean “bring on the butter?” Not so fast. Even though some researchers
now question the link between saturated fat and heart disease, that
doesn’t mean saturated fat is completely off the hook.


Most people still need
to keep sight of the total saturated fat they eat – while avoiding trans
fats entirely (there’s no debate about the danger of these artificial
fats). Here are a few guidelines to keep in mind: 



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10 Mammogram Myths and Facts

You may have a million
excuses not to get that annual mammogram, but your reasons may not be as
good as you think. Don’t blow off your appointment before you get the
facts behind these myths and defenses.  

 

10 Mammogram Myths and Facts - GoldenEraMart Health Junction