Articles tagged with: diabetes type 2

Read the January 2017 Foodwatch Newsletter now - 7 ways to protect yourself from Type 2 diabetes

31 January 2017 by Catherine Saxelby

Read the January 2017 Foodwatch Newsletter now - 7 ways to protect yourself from Type 2 diabetes

According to Diabetes Australia, one person is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes every five minutes in Australia. And it’s getting worse, much worse! In this, the first Foodwatch Newsletter of 2017, I thought I’d do my part to help in the prevention of this insidious disease. Take a look...

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Book Review: Reversing Diabetes by Dr Alan Barclay

4 May 2016 by

Book Review: Reversing Diabetes by Dr Alan Barclay

Type 2 diabetes is everywhere and on the rise. According to Professor Peter Coleman, the Director of Diabetes and Endocrinology at...

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Weight management and travel, World Diabetes Day - now in the October 2013 Foodwatch Newsletter

15 October 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

Weight management and travel, World Diabetes Day - now in the October 2013 Foodwatch Newsletter

This month's Foodwatch Newsletter gives you great tips and tricks for managing your weight when you travel. We all know that travel...

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Q. I find the information on packaged food hard to understand. What is an acceptable level of sugar per 100 grams?

26 August 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

Q. I find the information on packaged food hard to understand. What is an acceptable level of sugar per 100 grams?

A. What are acceptable and desirable levels in an individual food will vary depending upon the type of food (compare sugar at 100%...

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Q. What does the warning on artificially sweetened products Phenylketonurics: Contains phenylalanine mean?

5 August 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

Q. What does the warning on artificially sweetened products Phenylketonurics: Contains phenylalanine mean?

A. People with phenylketonuria are born with an inherited condition that stops their body from properly breaking down the amino...

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Q. I have diabetes - why is it OK for me now to have sugar?

7 June 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

Q. I have diabetes - why is it OK for me now to have sugar?

The question in full Q. I've had type 2 diabetes for 15 years. When I was first diagnosed I was told no sugar was permitted and I...

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