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Diabetes: the Unknown Epidemic Sweeping the West(Submitted by: Bill Hepper)It is a little scary to realize that over five million people in the US have undiagnosed diabetes. Add that to the approximately seventeen million that have diabetes, and you have an epidemic of massive proportions. But, it gets even worse. Another sixteen million have pre-diabetes, according to Tommy G. Thompson, Health and Human Services Secretary. He went on to recommend that ... Read article Qi Gong Ancient Technology Treating Disease: Managing Diabetes with Relaxation and Exercise(Submitted by: Laddie Sacharko)The experts all agree; exercise can be an effective, self-regulating method for managing diabetes, especially type 2, the most common. Diabetes mellitus manifests as one of two types: Type 1 and Type 2. With Type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce enough insulin (insulin deficiency) to manage blood sugar. Type 2 diabetes, in which blood sugar is constantly high, is the result of the body's ... Read article Toddlers With Diabetes - Tips For Success(Submitted by: Mike Herman)If your child is under the age of two and has been diagnosed with diabetes, know that there are many alternatives and options available that will control this condition and ensure your child has a happy, healthy, and normal childhood. The number of toddlers with diabetes is increasing, so know that you are not alone. Diabetes is a condition where the pancreas does not process sugar ... Read article Metformin Gum: Chew Your Way to Diabetes Control?(Submitted by: Vivian Brennan)The proposed gum would be for type 2 diabetes, and would be for patients who are not insulin dependant. The gum would deliver metformin to the patient through the lining of their mouth. Metformin is a traditionally used medication for diabetes. Generex, a biotechnology company, expects this type of delivery (buccal) to help overcome certain side effects of taking metformin orally. The ... Read article Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2 Weight Loss Diet Nutrition(Submitted by: TK Healey)If you have diabetes you have to be very careful about what you eat. You need to take extra care in managing your blood glucose levels. You can do this by eating healthy, watching your diet, taking medication prescribed by a physician and getting proper exercise. What foods should you eat? There is a food pyramid for people with diabetes. The Diabetes Food Pyramid divides food into six ... Read article Poor Sleep Habits May Cause Diabetes!(Submitted by: Neil Teasdale)If you think lack of sleep only gets you uncontrollable yawns and bags under your eyes, take note, it may be more costly to your health than you think! A study done by Sleep Heart Health has found more evidence of increased diabetic conditions related to lack of sleep. But it doesn't stop there; it also shows evidence of the same conditions with too much sleep. These findings come ... Read article Diabetes - What is It?(Submitted by: Christopher Ruane)Our bodies change the food we eat into glucose or sugar through a process of digestion. Sugar travels through the body in the blood. Some of this sugar is used for energy, as the body's main fuel source, and some is stored in muscles and the liver for later use. Excess sugar is made into fat and stored throughout the body. Beta cells in the pancreas are responsible for producing the ... Read article How To Identify Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes(Submitted by: Jon Arnold)Diabetes is a very serious and widespread disease that affects most of the systems in the body. It is currently the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. It is responsible for a staggering 210,000 deaths annually and steadily rising. What exactly is Diabetes? There are two major types of Diabetes: Type I (formerly known as juvenile onset diabetes) and Type II (which is much ... Read article Diabetes: Prevention is the Best Cure(Submitted by: Robert Scheer)There are 800,000 new diabetes cases diagnosed annually in the United States, and this number is expected to rise. Diabetes is a chronic disease that claims many lives each year. It is the number six killer in the USA today. While there is no cure, medical professionals are always looking for newer and more effective treatments. As with most chronic diseases, prevention is the best cure ... Read article Beating Type 2 Diabetes Naturally(Submitted by: Kieran Waldron)I would like to draw attention to the fact that doctors in most parts of the world too readily prescribe injected insulin when patients are diagnosed as having Type 2 diabetes. Synthetic insulin is a dangerous drug with lots of undesirable, and sometimes fatal, side effects. If you are injecting insulin, the likelihood of you having a heart attack is increased by more than 200%. Some ... Read article Healthy Diabetic Diet Methods For People With Type 2 Diabetes(Submitted by: Rebecca Chan)All diabetics need to consult with their primary care physician before starting any weight loss plan. For a diabetic diet plan you will need to be carefully monitoring your sugar and a physician will be able to tell you the best way to lose weight without jeopardizing your health. When you have diabetes your body either doesn't produce enough insulin or your body's cells ignore insulin. ... Read article Child's Diabetes - 6 Excellent Suggestions for Parents(Submitted by: Arindam Chattopadhyaya)You need to take care of your diabetic child as it has significant emotional and physiological impact on his or her life. Your child's daily routine, good and bad habits, forgetfulness and outright disregard for things that should be done, can all be supervised at home. However, situation is different at school. You have to believe and ensure that your diabetic kid and the teachers at school ... Read article Treatment of Diabetes - It's Not So Hard!(Submitted by: Danika Glenn)Diabetes is a condition that affects the glucose levels in our body. Insulin is a hormone secreted by the beta cells in the pancreas that open up our cells to allow glucose inside to be used as food. When we eat our sugar levels in the blood increase triggering the release of extra insulin, so the cells can use up this sugar and glucose levels in the blood return to a normal level. People ... Read article Investing in the Mass Marketing of Diabetes Reversal(Submitted by: James Finch)The problem has not been reversing diabetes. Since 1999, with the breakthrough Edmonton Protocol, reversal of diabetes has been clinically proven to work. More than 80 percent of diabetics undergoing this transplant surgery were insulin free, after three years. But, the hurdle which has eluded researchers thus far is the ability to provide broad commercial use of these transplant surgeries for ... Read article The Cost of Diabetes and Free Diabetic Supplies(Submitted by: Maureen Arnold)The cost of diabetes to Americans is two-fold. There is a the actual cost of the disease in money as in supplies bought, health dollars spent, and even commerce lost because of the debilitating nature of the disease. There is also the cost to the individual that cannot be measured the quality of life lost when the disease is not controlled, the effort it takes to maintain a healthy ... Read article Diabetes Mellitus and Bitter Melon(Submitted by: Dr John Anne)Karela, a prestigious ayurvedic contribution to world for fighting against the terror known as diabetes mellitus. Its wonderful properties make it a global remedy for curing and treating diabetes mellitus. Unique constituents of karela are very effective in eradicating the causes, causing diabetes and also help to maintain proper environment in body, needed to get away with the creation of ... Read article The Classic Symptoms of Diabetes(Submitted by: Danika Glenn)Diabetes is the name for a number of diseases that involve the function of insulin which is a hormone our body produces to control the level of sugar in our blood. There are several different types of diabetes. They are put into 2 categories depending on what the actual problem is with insulin. Type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin dependant diabetes is when the body does not produce ... Read article Vitamins Beneficial to Diabetes Suffers(Submitted by: Steven Godlewski)Anyone who suffers from diabetes knows that the effects it has on your body can be many and vary from person to person. For many people the effects are few, but for some they can be severe. Some diabetes sufferers must rely on insulin to manage their diabetes, while others can manage the disease with a proper diet and exercise regimen under the supervision of their physician. In either case ... Read article Do You know The Signs and Symptoms Of Diabetes?(Submitted by: Tim Gorman)Diabetes is a condition that attacks the body's natural ability to breakdown sugar, which can lead to a variety of unpleasant conditions and complications due to a build up of glucose in the body. The most notable condition is the body's failure to properly produce the compound called insulin. Other health issues associated with this glucose build up include nerve damage, which could lead to ... Read article How To Balance Your Child's Diabetes And School(Submitted by: David Silva)When your child has diabetes, it plays a major role in his or her life. Your child's normal routine, good habits and bad habits, forgetfulness and outright disregard for things that should be done, can all be supervised at home. But at school, you don't have that same control. You have to trust that your diabetic child and the people around him or her will do what's necessary to make sure your ... Read article More articles1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10What is diabetes?
A disease in which the body cannot convert food into energy because of a
lack of insulin (a hormone produced by the pancreas), or because of an
inability to use insulin. Diabetes is a serious condition that can cause
complications ranging from numbness to loss of vision to coma. It also
significantly raises the risk for other problems, such as stroke and heart
disease. About 17 million Americans have diabetes.
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