Shellita's Personal Interest

HEALTH & FITNESS

It's A Team Effort
It takes a team to develop and maintain a successful health program. Patients, healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations each play an important role in maintaining and improving heart health. more

Overweight
People who have excessive body fat are more likely to develop heart disease and stroke even if they have no other risk factors. Obesity is unhealthy because excess weight increases the strain on the heart. more

Managing Your Weight
Learn the three strategic ways of managing your weight to improve your health and well-being. more

Campaign against Fad Diets
Fad diets often make promises that are untrue or unsafe. The tips in this section will help you spot fad diets and avoid the unhealthy activities they recommend. If a diet sounds too good to be true, it probably is. more

Taking Care Of Your Diabetes

The goal of treatment is to lower your blood sugar and improve your body's use of insulin with:

Meal planning

Exercise

Weight loss

Meal planning and getting regular exercise can help your body maintain healthy blood sugar levels. If you're overweight, losing weight can be another big part of your diabetes treatment. It will help your body use insulin better. The best way to lose weight is to exercise and follow a meal plan. With a weight loss meal plan, you will eat fewer calories. Decide with your health care provider how much to lose. Sometimes, just 10 or 20 pounds is enough to bring diabetes under control. Read more about meal planning and exercise in Healthy Living.

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes is a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles. There are two major types of diabetes.

http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp