Diabetes Self-Management Articles

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The following factors raise your risk of heart disease:

  • Overweight or obesity

  • High blood glucose

  • High blood pressure

  • High LDL cholesterol

  • Low HDL cholesterol

  • High triglycerides

  • Physical inactivity

  • Smoking

  • Age over 40

  • Being male

  • Family history of heart disease

 

 

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Beans & Legumes
Sweet and sour five-bean bake

Vegetables
Sweet pickled beets

Pasta
Asian noodle bowl

Fish & Shellfish
Sesame-ginger grilled salmon

Desserts
Fruited rice pudding

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Self-Managing Cholesterol
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