| In the U.S. alone, more than 20 million people have | | | | Diabetic Living Diet to help manage their diabetes and |
| diabetes. This is about 8% of the total population- a | | | | have better control over their health. |
| significant statistic. A third of these people have yet to | | | | The Diabetic Living Diet encourages diabetics to focus |
| be diagnosed and possibly do not even know or | | | | on consistency. It's important to each at the same time |
| suspect they have the disease. With numbers this high, | | | | every day with similar portion sizes at each meal. Your |
| it's likely you know someone with diabetes. | | | | diet should consist of about 50% carbohydrates, 30% |
| Older men are the most likely to have the disease, as | | | | fat and 20% protein. Whole grains, fresh fruits and |
| well as American Indians. Non-Hispanic whites are the | | | | vegetables and lean proteins are very important |
| least likely. Diabetes ranks as about six on causes of | | | | inclusions. |
| death in the United States- researchers feel that | | | | When you become a member at the Diabetic Living |
| number is reserved as there are so many | | | | Diet, an online diet program, you'll gain a really |
| undiagnosed individuals and a lack of reporting. | | | | comprehensive pass to all of the tools and resources. |
| As if Diabetes weren't a complicated disease anyway, | | | | They provide a personalized diet plan, specifically |
| having it makes you more prone to heart disease, | | | | created for your individual needs as a diabetic. You |
| stroke, kidney disease, diseases of the nervous | | | | can also access more than 500 recipes, seek advice |
| system leading to amputation and carpal tunnel, | | | | from diabetes experts, interact with the online |
| blindness, periodontal disease, difficulty becoming | | | | community, guides for eating out and more. When you |
| pregnant, and more likely to attract illnesses like the flu | | | | sign up, new members receive a one-year subscription |
| and pneumonia. | | | | to print magazine. |
| These are daunting figures, and the health risks tied to | | | | Your membership to the Diabetic Diet is only about $5 |
| diabetes are staggering. Each year more than a million | | | | week. Considering the staggering number surrounding |
| new diabetes diagnoses are reported. It's a very | | | | diabetes- you can't afford not to join. It's an easy and |
| prevalent disease, and yet no where near as highly | | | | convenient ways to gain personalized information to |
| discussed as cancer or AIDS. | | | | help you better control your diet and disease. |
| People see diabetes as a debilitating intrusion on their | | | | You can live a full and vibrant life when you have |
| lives. Insulin and blood glucose tests, carefully monitoring | | | | diabetes- you just have to know how to manage it |
| your diet and managing your overall health can be a full | | | | and make that a priority. Millions of people manage |
| time job. But many diabetics have turned to the | | | | their diabetes everyday, and you can, too. |