Diabetic Cookie Recipe - Does Losing Weight Help My Diabetes?

This article will include a good diabetic cookie recipe, the answer to the question . . . "Does losing weight help my diabetes?" plus a few healthy diabetic tips. Does losing weight help my diabetes? Yes! Weight loss helps diabetics in two important ways. 1) Weight loss lowers insulin resistance. This allows your natural insulin (in type 2 diabetes) to lower blood glucose levels. By losing weight, sometimes you will be able to lower the amount of meds you take or quit altogether. 2) Weight loss improves blood fat and blood pressure levels. Diabetics are twice as likely to get cardiovascular disease as the rest of the population. Lowering blood fats and blood pressure will reduce that risk. Keeping your carb count down helps control your blood sugar levels. Using low carb desserts like my cookie recipe helps control your sweet tooth and your blood sugar levels. My neighbor gave me this low carb diabetic cookie recipe: Pecan Crescent Cookies 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp van ... more