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Tequila plant possible sweetener for diabetics, helps reduce blood sugar, weight

A sweetener created from the plant used to make tequila could lower blood glucose levels for the 26 million Americans and others worldwide who have type 2 diabetes and help them and the obese lose weight, researchers have reported. The main reason it could be valuable, they explained, is that agavins, a natural form of […]

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How Blood Sugar Affects Your Blood Pressure

Did you know that what you eat can have a major effect on your blood pressure? We’ve all been told that high intake of salt and sodium can raise blood pressure, but it doesn’t stop there. New findings indicate that sugar, in different forms, may also be a prime cause for blood pressure issues. Recent […]

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Metformin And Weight Loss For A Longer Life

Metformin, a generic of Glucophage, is used in the treatment of diabetes to help diabetics lose weight. The function of Glucophage is to reduce sugar release levels in the liver, preventing the level of blood glucose from becoming elevated, which results in less insulin being produced by the body. Too much insulin in the bloodstream […]

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