Best & worst beverages for those with diabetes

Best & worst beverages for those with diabetes

 Food choices often take center stage when it comes to controlling diabetes but what about beverage choices? They also can affect blood glucose and your weight.  To be able to manage diabetes it involves a balancing act both of what you eat and drink along with adequate physical activity and medication, if needed.

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What you should know about pancreatitis

What you should know about pancreatitis

Simply put, pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas.  This large gland lies behind the stomach and is responsible for secreting digestive enzymes that are involved in the digestion of our food.  These digestive enzymes are collectively known as pancreatic juice and they join together with bile from the gallbladder - bile is made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder – to help break down food.  Both pancreatic juice and bile are carried to the small intestine through the pancreatic and common bile ducts.

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