Diabetes FAQ

Blood Sugar Level Maintenance Tips and Techniques For Diabetes

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:18:25 +0000

In this piece of writing, I am revealing a few tips & techniques through which you can maintain your blood sugar levels, so go through these very carefully and start practicing the following as soon as you possibly can. First of all what really matters is the type of food you eat; wrong stuff can really [...]

Diabetic Neuropathy FAQs

admin — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:41:22 +0000

Diabetic neuropathy is a complication of diabetes in which nerves are damaged as a result of high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia). It is the leading cause of premature death in young diabetic patients. Symptoms of Diabetic Nephropathy 1) Numbness 2) Deep pain in feet and legs 3) Burning sensation especially in the evening 4) Muscle cramps Other diabetes symptoms: dizziness, drooping [...]

Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes Need Aggressive Management

admin — Mon, 23 May 2011 04:07:29 +0000

Both hypertension and kidney disease specialists are calling for more aggressive treatment of hypertension to prevent kidney disease and other long-term complications in patients with type 2 diabetes. The National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP) has issued a new clinical advisory and the National Kidney Foundation has issued a consensus report. These reports recommend a [...]

The Difference Between “Sugar Free” and “Sugar Added”

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:43:57 +0000

Sugar free items or no sugar added items remove the processed sugar (sugar, corn syrup, brown rice syrup, molasses, etc.) and replace it will a slower digesting carbohydrate known as “sugar alcohol”. Some familiar names of sugar alcohols are sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol and lactitol. Most of them end in “ol” just like alcohol. These sugar [...]

Newly Identified Gene Increases Type 2 Diabetes Risk

admin — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:11:02 +0000

A team of researchers from the University of Chicago, the University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, and other institutions has identified what appears to be the major susceptibility gene for type 2 diabetes. Discovery of the gene should increase understanding of the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and could lead to new therapeutic approaches “that address [...]

Diagnosing Type 1 Diabetes – Knowing The Symptoms

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:24:14 +0000

Everyone, especially parents, would benefit from knowing the symptoms of diabetes. Symptoms for people with Type I Diabetes can be very similar to symptoms of the flu in early stages, but they quickly become much more pronounced. The common warning signs are highly caused by persistent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), and the person with diabetes [...]

Managing Diabetes While Holiday Shopping

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:25:12 +0000

Diabetes has been found to be a very common disease in the United States with an estimate of about 24 million people harping around with the disease. With the fast approaching of the beginning of the holiday shopping season, it is very important for diabetics to make sure that the desire to grab the best [...]

American Diabetes

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:25:21 +0000

Information About Living Your Life from the American Diabetes Association Diabetes is a disease that has many causes and if you are in need of any information you should visit the American diabetes Association website or request information. The main definition that the American Diabetes Association uses states that there is a group of diseases [...]

Diabetes Cure

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:31:25 +0000

Is a Diabetes Cure in the Future? Scientists are much closer to finding a diabetes cure then ever. While there is no absolute diabetes cure there are very effective forms of diabetes. In order to cure a disease you need to understand the cause of the disease and it just may be that scientist have uncovered [...]

Diabetes Care

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:28:38 +0000

Diabetes Care for those with Diabetes The main goal for those needing diabetes care is to minimize any fluctuations of blood sugar in the blood. The type of diabetes you have will determine the type of diabetes care needed. One of the most important parts of diabetes care is following the diabetes diet, which is [...]