The right type of carbohydrates can boost your health!

What’s the difference between a sandwich made on white bread and one made with 100% whole grain bread?
Or, the difference between French fries and side salad made with spinach, tomatoes, carrots, and kidney beans?

All the foods above are carbohydrates. But the second option in both questions includes good carbohydrate foods (whole grains and vegetables).

Vitamin D & Calcium For Better Blood Sugar

You probably know about the vitamin D-calcium connection and that these nutrients are essential for building strong bones and preventing osteoporosis, the age-related thinning of the bones. But new research strongly suggests that vitamin D and calcium also play important roles in maintaining normal insulin function and glucose control — the keys to diabetes.

While some bacteria are bad for us — think e. coli — other bacteria are very good for us. Inside our bodies these good bacteria help keep the bad guys’ numbers down. “Friendly” bacteria, or “probiotics,” are found in the active cultures of yogurt and other fermented dairy products and are also sold in supplement form. Some research has shown that probiotics may help prevent and treat yeast infections — which high blood sugars can trigger — and they may also boost immunity, alleviate inflammation, aid in the treatment of diarrhea, and mitigate hypersensitivities such as food allergies and skin conditions.

Following a diet designed to keep blood sugar from rising after meals helped diabetic people keep their disease under control in a new study published in the latest Journal of the American Medical Association.

Powerful Benefits of Barley's
Beta-Glucan for Diabetes

Beta glucan barley diabetes. You may already know that barley is a health food that helps lower cholesterol. So, you probably won't be surprised to learn that studies have shown this whole-grain barley helps lower LDL cholesterol, the bad kind of cholesterol. In 2005, the FDA approved the coronary heart disease risk reduction health claim for beta-glucan found in barley.

Celiac Disease, Type 1 Diabetes Linked

Celiac disease and type 1 diabetes have some genetic traits in common, and they may also share some causes.

People with prediabetes have glucose levels that are higher than normal but not high enough yet to indicate diabetes. The condition used to be called borderline diabetes. Most people with prediabetes don't have symptoms.

Dietary fiber is the material from plant cells that is non-digestible or only partially digestible in humans. There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble.