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Diabetic Diet Facts

July 9th, 2010
Diabetic Diet Facts

Diabetic Diet Facts. Initially diabetes management and control may involve dietary changes alone. Diet is a vital component in your overall diabetes control program and to keep blood sugar levels under control, a diabetic diet strikes a balance among the carbohydrates, fats, and protein you eat, when you control your body functions through exercise and by using a diabetic diet, your pain and agony seems to diminish.

A diabetic diet must be a well-balanced meal plan tailored to your individual needs, » Read more: Diabetic Diet Facts

The American Diabetic Diet

July 9th, 2010
The American Diabetic Diet

The American Diabetic Diet. Over 1 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year and over 200,000 deaths are attributed to the disease. If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, or if you simply want to take better care of how you eat, it is to your benefit to follow the American Diabetic Diet in order to keep your diabetes under control.

Both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics must learn to follow a diabetic diet plan in order to stay healthy. When following the right meal plan, » Read more: The American Diabetic Diet

Ever Wonder Why No One Ever Talks About Curing Diabetes?

July 7th, 2010
Ever Wonder Why No One Ever Talks About Curing Diabetes?

Talks About Curing Diabetes. Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose (sugar) for our bodies to burn to create energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, produces a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies. When you have diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use its own insulin as well as it should. This » Read more: Ever Wonder Why No One Ever Talks About Curing Diabetes?

How to Cure Diabetes Remains a Medical Mystery

July 7th, 2010
How to Cure Diabetes Remains a Medical Mystery

Before going to the topic on how to cure diabetes, let us first establish the fact that diabetes is an incurable disease and still needs a well developed cure to render a diabetic totally free of all symptoms and complications.

What are commonly misconstrued, as diabetes cures are the treatments necessary to manage and control the diabetes symptoms to prevent the disease from developing further complications. In fact » Read more: How to Cure Diabetes Remains a Medical Mystery

Do diabetics do better after colon cancer surgery?

April 15th, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with diabetes really fare better after colon cancer surgery than people without the condition, according to surprising new findings published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

“We were really expecting to find the opposite,” Dr. Geoffrey C. Nguyen of the University of Toronto, the lead researcher on the study, told Reuters Health.

Nguyen and his team looked at records for nearly 220,000 people who had colon cancer surgery at US hospitals between 1995 and 2005. Eighty-five percent didn’t have diabetes, 14 percent had uncomplicated diabetes — meaning they didn’t have diabetes-related problems like kidney disease or vision loss — and 1 percent had complicated diabetes. » Read more: Do diabetics do better after colon cancer surgery?

Healthy Pregnancy & Diabetes – 5 Guides

April 4th, 2010
Healthy Pregnancy & Diabetes - 5 Guides

 

Among diabetic pregnant women, the most common problem when it comes to their baby’s health is the condition called “macrosomia” or having a baby with large body. This is because the blood of the mother with diabetes is interchanged with that of the baby inside the womb. As a result, the baby will produce insulin to be able to glucose and this will lead to fat deposits, which causes the baby to grown larger compared to the regular ones. » Read more: Healthy Pregnancy & Diabetes – 5 Guides

Pregnancy, Diabetes, and Your Feet

April 4th, 2010
Pregnancy, Diabetes, and Your Feet

Pregnancy Diabetes. There are so many changes the body undergoes during pregnancy that it becomes easy to ignore the changes in the feet. During pregnancy the body releases hormones that allow the ligaments to relax in the birth canal. The ligaments in the feet also relax, causing the foot to lengthen and widen. Many will complain of a shoe size increase by one or two sizes. In most circumstances, this flattening and widening of the foot is benign and no problems result. » Read more: Pregnancy, Diabetes, and Your Feet

The Different Types of Diabetes

March 28th, 2010
The Different Types of Diabetes

Diabetes is a biological disorder in which a person’s blood sugar (glucose) levels aren’t been regulated as they should be. Glucose is our bodies’ main energy source, and our brain and nervous system rely completely on glucose to function. Our bodies’ natural blood sugar regulator is the pancreas, which carries out the task by producing insulin which ushers glucose into the needed parts of the body, such as the brain, muscles, and other organs. » Read more: The Different Types of Diabetes

Causes of Diabetes – What are the Risks Involved

March 24th, 2010
Causes of Diabetes - What are the Risks Involved

The Causes of diabetes are still not fully understood. Neither are medical scientists able to explain why some people develop diabetes and others don’t. Certain factors have, however, been clearly identified which contribute to the development of diabetes.

Is Diabetes Inherited?

Heredity is a major factor. That diabetes can be inherited has been known for centuries. However, th » Read more: Causes of Diabetes – What are the Risks Involved

Types of Diabetes(type 1, Type 2 and Gestational)

March 22nd, 2010
Types of Diabetes(type 1, Type 2 and Gestational)

Types Of Diabetes

In medical parlance, this disease is known as “diabetes mellitus” – diabetes from the Greek word for siphon, to illustrate the excessive thirst and urination, which is characteristic of this condition, and mellitus from the Latin word for honey – as urine of a diabetic person contains sugar and is sweet.

Commonly, this disease is called diabetes.

There are m » Read more: Types of Diabetes(type 1, Type 2 and Gestational)