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A Dummy's Guide to the Differences Between Type 1 and Type 2 DiabetesSep 03

September 3, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

A Dummy’s Guide to the Differences Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

  Here’s a simple, short and accurate description of the differences between the two types of diabetes. Many are confused about this so it’s worth knowing, and worth understand-ing that Type 1 is a disease of the metabolic system. Usually affecting people younger than 30 – formerly referred to as Juvenile Diabetes because it oftenRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: childhood obesity, diabetes, fitness, lifestyle choices, pancreas

Oct 19, 2013

October 19, 2013 By Irv Rubenstein

Exercise and Diabetes

The following three essays are the long version of what I have written for Medical Fitness Network (of which I am an advisory board member), an organization that is designed to educate professional and lay individuals on a variety of medical conditions/diseases, as well as to serve as a clearinghouse, of sorts, through which thoseRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: blood sugar, diabetes, Exercise, lifestyle choices, pancreas

Feb 22, 2010

February 22, 2010 By Irv Rubenstein

Childhood Obesity

the challenge is enormous – how to get kids eating properly if their parents don’t or won’t. in other words, in a society where there are many lifestyle options, there is no legitimate way to get folks to act in accordance with any one set of standards, let alone dietary. so even the word ‘properly’Read More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: childhood obesity, lifestyle choices, Obesity Prevention, weight gain

Jan 13, 2010

January 13, 2010 By Irv Rubenstein

Praise the Lard, Pass the Butter

the bad news: 68% of americans are overwt or obese. the good news: the numbers are holding steady enough that some think we’ve topped out. the bad news: while maybe fewer will get fatter, it’s likely the fat people will simply get fattier – and that means more risk of disease and disability. some suggestRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: 68% of American overweight, lifestyle choices, obesity Rate, physical activity

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