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Flu season and diabetes
Online community helps Allina Health patients live well with diabetes
Reducing your family's risk of diabetes |
Quick tips: In case you get sick
Diabetes in the news
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 Did you know that people with diabetes are three times more likely to die from flu complications than those without diabetes? Such facts seem extra worrisome during influenza seasons like this one.
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 Still working on New Year's resolutions? Allina Health diabetes educators have one: to try new ways to help their patients meet diabetes management goals. That's why they started an online community.
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 If you have diabetes, chances are someone else in your family will get it. Having a parent, brother or sister with the disease is a top risk factor for diabetes.
Studies show that your loved ones can avoid diabetes through the same choices that help people with diabetes improve their condition. Everyone benefits by making certain steps part of family life.
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Stock "sick food." Throughout flu season, keep a supply of foods and beverages that can help regulate your blood glucose and are easy on the stomach.
- Broth and sugar-free liquids (water, diet pop, diet gelatin, un-sweetened tea) replace body fluids lost during illness.
- Small amounts of liquids with sugar (regular pop, regular gelatin, juices, sports drinks) can supply your body with fuel for healing.
- Sugar-free liquids with carbohydrates like cooked cereal, rice, saltine or graham crackers, yogurt or sherbet, can help when you feel like eating again.
Keep clean to keep yourself and others from getting sick.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. If you don't have a tissue available, cough into your sleeve or upper arm instead of your hand.
- Wash your hands after coughing or sneezing, blowing your nose, and using the bathroom. You should also wash your hands before eating.
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Obese women with diabetes may need different workouts than men
Certain exercises that benefit the hearts of obese men with type 2 diabetes may not help women with the same health issues, according to a small new study. The findings could help researchers and health care professionals develop targeted exercise routines for these women.
FDA approves 3 new drugs for type 2 diabetes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved three new medications to help people battle type 2 diabetes. All three drugs contain a new active ingredient.
First-ever guidelines issued for treating type 2 diabetes in kids
For the first time ever, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetes in children and teenagers aged 10 to 18. Until recently, pediatricians have mostly had to deal with type 1 diabetes. But, today, as many as one in three children diagnosed with diabetes has type 2.
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Spiced rubbed salmon
Rediscover your taste buds with this healthy and delicious recipe.
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Ingredients
4 6-ounce salmon fillets
1/3 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 cup thinly-sliced onion
1 tablespoon olive oil |
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Combine salt, coriander, cumin, paprika, cinnamon and pepper in small bowl. Rub spice mixture evenly on one side of the salmon fillets.
- Spray an 11x7 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and place onion slices in baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil.
- Place the salmon fillets on top of the onions and bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20 to 25 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
- Serve warm.
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Nutritional Information
Serving: 1 fillet (218 grams)
Servings per recipe: 4
Calories: 256 (91 from fat)
Fat: 10 grams (2 saturated fat, 0 trans fats)
Cholesterol: 126 milligrams
Sodium: 280 milligrams
Total carbohydrate: 5 grams (1 fiber, 2 sugar)
Protein: 35 grams
Source: Allina Health Diabetes Education, Good for you! cookbook, 2012
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