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What Are The Symptoms Of Diabetes?(Submitted by: Lisa Lupichuk)Diabetes Mellitus is a condition in which the pancreas does not supply adequate insulin to the body resulting in high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia). The symptoms of diabetes include frequent urination, excessive thirst, blurred vision, unexplainable weight loss, increased appetite, and unrelieved fatigue. Other symptoms of diabetes may include diabetic Ketoacidosis, rapid breathing, ... Read article Diabetes Is A Pain In The Foot!(Submitted by: Alissa Carter)Now, those of you that are already diabetic should know that you need to take extra special care of yourselves. But for those that aren't aware or need reminding: Feet When a person has diabetes, it is more likely that they will have problems with their feet, this is a cause of poor blood circulation in the capillaries and damage to nerve endings. This mostly causes you to ... Read article Depression Link to Diabetes(Submitted by: Elizabeth Radisson)Diabetes is now a disease that affects people not just North America wide, but worldwide. Many complications come with diabetes. Blindness, cardiovascular disease and kidney problems can all result from diabetes. Amputation of limbs may be a necessary result of diabetes is extreme cases. Studies have also linked early life depression as a contributor to adult diabetes. Understanding why ... Read article Detecting Diabetes and Caring For It(Submitted by: Jacob Mabille)One of the best things you can do for your health is to know how to detect diabetes before it becomes an even bigger problem in your life by not taking care of it. Believe it or not there are quite a few people out there who dont exactly know what diabetes is. Diabetes is a disorder characterized by hyperglycemia or elevated blood glucose (blood sugar). When the amount of sugar in our blood ... Read article Complications of Diabetes(Submitted by: Perriann Rodriguez)If you have diabetes or have recently been diagnosed, you have a lot to come to terms with. Not only do you need to manage your blood sugar levels all the time, you need to be concerned about long-term complications of diabetes. Hopefully with continued medical research, there will a cure for diabetes in your life time. But until the cure comes, you need to be aware of certain ... Read article The Cure for Diabetes, Really!(Submitted by: Perriann Rodriguez)Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the immune system begins destroying normal, healthy cells. The immune system is a part of the body that normally protects us from disease by attaching germs like viruses and bacteria, and for some unknown reason, just starts attacking normal cells. Among the cells that are destroyed are the beta cells that make insulin in the pancreas ... Read article Why Weight Loss Diabetes Diet is Necessary?(Submitted by: Arindam Chattopadhyaya)If you are Diabetic patient and overweight, you need to follow a weight loss diabetes diet. Overweight is prime reason for most of the diabetes. The weight loss diabetes diet prescribes to take foods which contain fibre. You need to eliminate fat in your diet. What is Weight Loss Diabetes Diet? A balanced diet is important when you are suffering from diabetes. You need to follow ... Read article Diabetes - What Is The Dawn Phenomenon?(Submitted by: Terry Edwards)If you are a diabetic like I am then you may know about the Dawn Phenomenon. Until I understood what this was all about, I would be completely frustrated every morning when I got up out of bed and tested my blood sugar level. It would always be much higher than it was when I went to bed. I couldn't figure out why. How could I go to bed with a level of 105mg/dL and get up in the morning with a ... Read article Your Child Has Diabetes(Submitted by: Jesus Chirino)Diabetes in your child affects the entire family. It can change your life and your child's life for the worst. But that doesn't mean that diabetes should prevent your child from enjoying a fulfilling life full of health, joy and happiness. Knowing what to do, doing research on the disease and working closely with your health care team will help you and your child overcome diabetes ... Read article Diabetes - The Growing Obesity Epidemic(Submitted by: Terry Edwards)Turn on any TV news, or pick up any newspaper and you will see stories about America being obese and having an explosive increase in diabetes. And the sad thing is that it is true. The U.S. Surgeon General has said the number of overweight adults and children is 50% higher than it was only 10 years ago. It's truly becoming an epidemic. It should come as no surprise to anyone that obesity ... Read article Top 4 Diabetes Myths(Submitted by: Perriann Rodriguez)If you have recently been diagnosed with diabetes or know someone that has, you may have heard many different things about diabetes already. Here are the top 4 myths surrounding diabetes. Myth #1 You can get diabetes from eating too much sugar. Reality: Eating too much sugar will not cause you to get diabetes. Eating too much sugar, however, will cause you to gain weight, have ... Read article How Do You Know if You Have Developed Diabetes?(Submitted by: Andrew McNaught)If you think that you may be at risk of developing diabetes then you should be aware of what the signs and symptoms of the disease so that that you can look out for them. The illness is genetic so if one or both of your parents have diabetes then you should be especially vigilant to the symptoms. If you experience even the most minor symptoms then it is certainly advisable to visit your doctor ... Read article Diabetes and Men's Sexual Health(Submitted by: Vivian Brennan)Erectile Dysfunction refers to an inability to achieve or maintain an erection hard enough for sexual intercourse. It falls under the blanket term impotence, which also covers other sexual problems such as lack of arousal and the inability to orgasm. Erectile dysfunction is not simply an occasional inability to perform sexually that occurs to every man; if you have erectile ... Read article Diabetes and Society(Submitted by: Celia Namart)One of the things most people do not know is that there are several different types of diabetes, and that diabetes is a disease that will stay with you for the rest of your life, there is no cure from diabetes and that means that once a person is informed that he has diabetes this condition will follow him for the rest of his or her life. Coming to terms with the fact that one has ... Read article The Pre-Diabetes Danger(Submitted by: George Stark)Diabetes is a disease that can silently ambush your health. If you are not aware of the early signs of diabetes you are setting yourself up for the fight of your life. Because recognizing the signs of diabetes is so ultra important you must become an expert at detecting the diabetes early warning signs and symptoms. The first stage of diabetes is known as pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetes ... Read article Diabetes - Why it's an Epidemic?(Submitted by: Arindam Chattopadhyaya)Diabetes mellitus, means "siphoning (diabetes) of the honey-urine (mellitus)". Diabetes is a killer epidemic. Two percent of India's population suffers from diabetes. Diabetes complications are the seventh leading cause of death in India (the other six being acute malaria, diarrhoea, tuberculosis, cancer, leprosy and AIDS). In India, percentage of male suffering from Diabetes is more than ... Read article What Are The Most Common Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms?(Submitted by: Arindam Chattopadhyaya)Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism. Metabolism is an internal process to convert food for energy and growth. The main types of diabetes are type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes. Diabetes affects 18.2 million people - 6.3 percent of the U.S. population. It is the leading cause of death and disability. It costs the U.S. government approximately $132 billion per ... Read article Signs Of Gestational Diabetes What To Watch(Submitted by: Mike Herman)Gestational diabetes is a condition that affects pregnant women. If you are pregnant, you should be aware of the signs of gestational diabetes so that you can seek medical attention immediately. Although you may not have diabetes and may never have diabetes over the span of your life, you may be at risk for developing gestational diabetes. Diabetes is a condition where you ... Read article Diabetes -- An Epidemic(Submitted by: Arindam Chattopadhyaya)Diabetes-is a global epidemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts the world wide diabetic patients will be 240 million by the year 2010. United States spends as much as $100 billion a year for the healthcare of diabetic patients. Type I and Type II are the two common form of diabetes. The main cause for both types of diabetes is insulin hormone in the body and its ability to ... Read article Type 1 Diabetes Symptoms and Care(Submitted by: Alison Stevens)The symptoms of type 1 diabetes are often not easy to recognize and many people live with it for a long time before becoming aware that they are diabetes sufferers. Type 1 diabetes is also known as insulin dependant diabetes, diabetes mellitus and / or juvenile diabetes. It is a chronic, i.e. lifelong, disease that accounts for approximately ten per cent of total diabetes cases in Europe ... 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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