Posts Tagged ‘cardiovascular disease’

*+-Just recently the importance of fibre has been featuring in the news, mostly along the lines of improving our gut bacteria to help keep us well. So following on from that I thought it worthwhile to review a previous Diabetes Counselling Online blog on fibre and build on it by providing some examples of how…

*+-This week 4-10 May 2014 is Heart Week. It’s about raising our awareness and understanding more about our heart health, what the risk factors are, and how you can recognise a heart attack or a stroke. We know that people with diabetes are 3 to 4 times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (including heart attack…

*+-So often I refer to the Australian Dietary Guidelines, and today’s blog is no exception as I thought that Grains would be a great topic to explore as they’re so helpful for our diabetes management, weight management, avoidance of cardiovascular disease and to help us maximise nutritional requirements! I’ll first look at why grains are…