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Top Seven Tips for Managing Your Diabetes
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Yeast Infections and Diabetes: What is the Link?
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Treating the Nerve Damage from Diabetes
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How to Keep Your Balance with Diabetes
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Understanding the Link Between Hypertension and Diabetes
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Olympian Eyes Gold Despite Diabetes
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Hypertension and Diabetes: Treatment Goals
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How Diabetes Gets On Your Nerves
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Type 2 Diabetes: Is It More Than Just Blood Sugar?
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Most of the sodium in our daily eating— approximately 77 percent, according to the IOM report—comes from prepared or processed foods. So one of the best ways to limit sodium is to cook and eat more meals made "from scratch."
What About Supplements?
Some nutrients your body needs only in trace amounts. These micronutrients include vitamins and minerals, some of which are involved in the process of blood-glucose control. Does that mean you need to take special supplements? You might be hearing from well-meaning friends or on the Internet that taking chromium picolinate or magnesium is advised. But scientific studies have not really supported their efficacy. Unless there's a proven deficiency, say experts, there's little evidence that taking specific micronutrient supplements can help. But a daily multivitamin/multimineral supplement is a good dietary "insurance policy." Choose one with no more than 100 percent of the daily value (DV) of the listed nutrients.
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