Friday, March 2, 2007

controlling diabetes

Daily monitoring and careful control of blood sugar levels are the most important steps to take for people with diabetes. If not treated, diabetes can cause the complication that we have talk in previous section. You can controlling your blood glucose with simple tool or just going to clinic which support blood glucose examination. The best way to take care of your diabetes is to make sure the levels or amount of sugar in your blood are near the normal range. This will make you feel better and help you stay healthy.Your doctor will tell you how often to check your blood sugar level. To do this, you will need to take a drop of your blood and place it on a special test strip. Then a device, called a blood glucose meter, reads the strip. This device measures the amount of sugar in your blood.Writing down this level, along with the time and date, will help you see how well your treatment plan is working.

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

are you obesity person?

How to evaluate your weight condition?
A way to evaluate your weight is to use body mass index (BMI). To determine BMI you should use this formula :
BMI = (weight in pounds x 703) : (height in inches x height in inches)

and the definition based on BMI :

obesity = BMI 30 or greater
overweight = BMI between 25 - 29.9
normal = BMI between 18.6 - 24.9
underweight = BMI less than 18.5