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Diabetes : Health & Medical
Gestational Diabetes Ins and Outs
Gestational Diabetes is considered to be the third kind of diabetes that affects women during the onset of pregnancy. During the diabetic period of the mother, she is not able to tolerate the levels of sugar (glucose) as well as her body should that is why it would eventually lead to high glucose le
Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes Rising Among U.S. Kids and Teens
WebMD reports on a new study on type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes among U.S. kids and teens.
Insulin is Required for Prandial Ghrelin Suppression in Humans
The role played by insulin in postprandial regulation of plasma ghrelin concentrations may have a physiologic and clinical impact in modulating the feeling of hunger.
Beating Kidney Disease
Persons with type 2 diabetes are especially prone to kidney disease. The best thing you can do to avoid problems with your kidneys is to keep your blood glucose and blood pressure under control and drink plenty of water. Here's the story.
Diabetic Dietary Supplements - The Importance of Bitter Melon Extract in Managing Type 2 Diabetes
Nutrition, exercise, and medication are the main tools used to manage type 2 diabetes. But sometimes these tools don't seem to be enough, and this is where diabetic nutritional supplements and remedies may come in. Let's take a look at one important ingredient that you may find in a supple
Summer Heat Is a Risk to Diabetes Patients
People with diabetes can be extra sensitive to high temperatures, and many don't take enough precautions early enough, according to a new survey.
Diabetes Nutrition Facts for Carnival and Fair Food
Have you ever wondered about the nutrition facts for carnival and fair food? If you have type 2 diabetes, you know that a day of eating at these events can sabotage even the best of eating plans. Check out the chart below for calories, fat grams and carb counts for your fair favorites.
Typical Diabetes Symptoms
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder, where the body is either unable to produce enough insulin that breaks the glucose into energy, or the body is unable to use the available insulin properly. It is also known to be a silent killer, as it could go unnoticed for a number of years. Diabetes is of two typ
Types and Common Symptoms of Diabetes to Notice
Diabetes can be classified into two components - type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Though diabetes is concerned with insulin secretion and insulin function, the two types are of different characteristics.
Diabetic Blood Glucose Monitoring
The most important part of any diabetes symptom management is monitoring blood glucose levels. There are three main ways that blood glucose can be monitored.
Task-Induced Brain Activity Patterns in Type 2 Diabetes
Can this test identify alterations that might precede cognitive decline in adults with T2D?
Relation Between FFAs, Adiposity, IR, and CV Risk
Do increased free fatty acid levels put adolescents at future risk for diabetes?
Are You in Diabetes Denial?
Denying you have type 2 diabetes won't make it go away. Here's how to accept your diagnosis, manage your disease, and get on with your life.
Retinopathy, Diabetic
Important It is possible that the main title of the report Retinopathy, Diabetic is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report. ...
Balanced Diabetic Diet
Diabetic individuals suffer a condition where the body fails to effectively use or simply ceases to produce insulin to regulate the amount of sugar in the blood. A healthy body automatically regulates glucose level in the blood, adjusting to any type of food consumed.
Diabetes Nature Cure
Diabetes is a chronic disease and hence its treatment is also chronic or long lasting. However nature has provided a cure for this disease in the form of various natural products catering the best medication needed to prevent diabetes.
Type 2 Diabetes - The Importance Of Regular Blood Sugar Testing
You may have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes on the basis of a random blood glucose test during a physical examination or even a screening at a health fair when you were feeling perfectly healthy. One of the instructions given to you by your doctor was to have your blood sugar tested regularly.
Reclassifying Insulins
Does the introduction of the new basal insulins demand a reclassification of the category?
The Lowdown On Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a silent killer on the prowl. This deadly condition upsets the blood chemistry so severely that the patient's very life is threatened. Studies have shown that there are three high-risk categories of people who are more vulnerable to diabetic ketoacidosis. The first cate
6 Simple Ways on How to Lower Sugar in Your Blood
Prolonged elevated blood glucose levels is detrimental to your health and can cause various long term complications like blindness, kidney failure, amputation etc. Therefore, keeping your blood sugar levels low is important. This article shares with you a few ways to lower your blood sugar levels wh