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Malnutrition Related Diabetes Mellitus(Submitted by: Dr Maria)In developing countries like India, a special kind of diabetes is noticed. It was designated as Malnutrition Related Diabetes Mellitus in 1995 by WHO. It occurs largely in young malnourished individuals in developing countries. In India it affects nearly one percent of the country's diabetic population. It is characterized by early onset, usually before the age of 30 years, and requires ... Read article Gestational Diabetes(Submitted by: Andrew Palmer)Gestational diabetes is a temporary condition that occurs during pregnancy. Pregnant women who have never had diabetes before, but who have high blood sugar levels during pregnancy, are said to have gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes affects about 4% of all pregnancies, making it one of the top health concerns related to pregnancy. What is the cause of gestational ... Read article Types of Diabetes(Submitted by: Peter Lenkefi)Before we start discussion about type of diabetes we must know what exactly is diabetes? Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism the digestion system of our body for growth and energy. Almost every food we eat broken down to glucose, the form or sugar which is the fuel for our body. After digestion, glucose passes into the bloodstream, where it is used by cells for growth and energy. ... Read article Think You May Have Diabetes?(Submitted by: Colin)What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not properly control the amount of sugar in the blood stream. As a result, the level of sugar in the blood is too high. This disease occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or does not use it properly. The symptoms of diabetes should be recognized. Recognizing a symptom or sign for diabetes is important ... Read article Four Types Of Diabetes! Which Are You?(Submitted by: Jerry Hall Leo)Type 1 diabetes Results from the body's failure to produce insulin, the hormone that unlocks the cells of the body, allowing glucose to enter and fuel them. It is estimated that 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 diabetes. Having type 1 diabetes increases your risk for many serious complications. Some complications of type 1 diabetes include: heart ... Read article Adult Type 2 Diabetes - What Do You Know About?(Submitted by: Chelsea Aubin)Many people don't know about the different types of diabetes. There are three different types and they are Type 1 (child diabetes) Type 2 (adult diabetes) and Gestational diabetes. All three types are diabetes and will have all the symptoms of diabetes, yet each one has a different time at which it will show up in development. Type 2 diabetes is most likely always associated with being ... Read article Symptoms of Diabetes(Submitted by: Peter Lenkefi)While its very easy to test for diabetes symptom , a simple blood glucose test is the determining factor, diabetes may not be easily recognized at first since so many of its symptoms are also common complaints for people who do not have diabetes. For this reason, diabetes may often go undiagnosed for a period of time before it is discovered and treated, if it is discovered in time to prevent ... Read article How Important Is The Right Diabetes Diet?(Submitted by: Sandra Stammberger)There is nothing more important than the right diabetes diet. Diabetes is a serious disease that you need to learn as much as you can about if your or someone that you care about has been diagnosed with it. Eating right and staying healthy is the only way to battle diabetes and knowing what you can and cannot eat is essential. If you have the proper diet you may be able to have some control ... Read article Diabetes Symptoms- Knowing the Types and Symptoms(Submitted by: Martine DelMarr)Diabetes is a condition featuring unusually high levels of glucose in the bloodstream. Insulin, produced by the pancreas, is used by the body to lower blood glucose levels. If someone's pancreas doesn't generate enough insulin, their body will develop diabetes. A short list of symptoms of diabetes would include severe hunger and thirst, more urge to urinate, and fatigue. But the ... Read article Where To Get Diabetes Supplies(Submitted by: David Sanders)Diabetes has slowly crept into the lives of almost eleven million Americans who have diabetes and are aware they have the illness, and up to seven million Americans who are not aware they have diabetes. Added to this glaring number of diabetes-stricken Americans are the millions more who are in the pre diabetes stage. People with diabetes have more chances of surviving the illness if ... Read article Diabetes Facts(Submitted by: Steve Wilcott)Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body is unable to properly control the amount of sugar in the blood. The body cannot control the sugar in the blood due to the lack of the hormone insulin. Diabetes has long reaching and wide ranging health affects for those that suffer from it. Diabetes significantly raises the risk of heart disease and stroke, blindness and kidney failure. ... Read article Diabeticine and Diamaxol: New Diabetes Medicine and the FDA(Submitted by: Vivian Brennan)Diabeticine, however, claimed to target the root of diabetes. Diabeticine claimed that it was a hypoglycemic agent. The FDA looked at Diabeticines advertising campaign and declared that it was a drug, not a supplement. This seems to be fair reasoning on the part of the FDA. (The name, Diabeticine, also implies that it is a medicine). There appears to be mixed feelings about ... Read article Reverse Type 2 Diabetes, Overcome Diabetic Complications, and Find ...(Submitted by: Chris Robertson)There is an epidemic of Type 2 diabetes in our country today. According to the American Diabetes Association, "There are 20.8 million children and adults in the United States, or 7 percent of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed, unfortunately, 6.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease." Diabetes is ... Read article Control Diabetes – Start Avoiding White Flour, White Salt, Tea and ...(Submitted by: Dr John Anne)White Flour Wheat is the most common cereal used throughout the world for making bread. It is a good source of energy. With its essential coating of bran, vitamins and minerals, it is an excellent health-building food. Wheat is usually ground into flour for use as food. However refined wheat flour constitutes a serious health hazard of the various processed foods ... Read article Cholesterol Management: Cholesterol and Diabetes(Submitted by: Vivian Brennan)LDL cholesterol is sometimes called “bad cholesterol”; HDL cholesterol is sometimes called “good cholesterol.” LDL is what takes the cholesterol out into the bloodstream to distribute it to where it is needed in the body. HDL takes the excess cholesterol out of the bloodstream and returns it to the liver. It is generally good to have higher HDL rates than LDL. ... Read article Start Taking Magnesium and Chromium Rich Diets to Control your ...(Submitted by: Dr John Anne)Manganese - Manganese is vital in the production of natural insulin and therefore important in the treatment of diabetes. It is found in citrus fruits, in the outer covering of nuts, grains and in the green leaves of edible plants. The loss of magnesium in diabetic ketosis has been known for many years. About 37 percent of infants born to diabetic mothers have been found to ... Read article Type 1 Diabetes(Submitted by: Kenneth Langlet)Type1 diabetes is far less common than type2 diabetes and it will affect younger individuals. It is most found in people under the age of 40 and mostly under the age of fourteen. There are people who have been diagnosed with it after forty but it is very rare. Diabetes is a serious issues and type one is the worst. It is associated with the lack of insulin. It is a dysfunction of the pancreas ... Read article Diabetic Food Pyramid - An Effective Solution For Health Problems(Submitted by: Dean Shainin)Controlling your diet can be the key to reducing the risk of diabetes as well as improving your symptoms if you are already affected by this disease people often refer to as the silent killer. Using a diabetic food pyramid can be an effective solution to help improve and control your health. The Diabetes Food Pyramid, released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ... Read article Women, Diabetes and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: How Exercise Can Help(Submitted by: Elizabeth Radisson)Some women are at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes because of a syndrome that often goes undiagnosed: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS, affects between six and ten percent of women who are of childbearing age. One of the symptoms of PCOS is often excess weight gain, with that weight carried around the abdomen. Reducing the risks of developing type 2 ... Read article Diabetes and Pregnancy is Not Sweet(Submitted by: Alfa Mercado)To bear a child in this world is no doubt one of the most wonderful things that can happen to a woman. But for some women, it is not as simple as carrying a child in your womb and delivering them after nine months. Such is the dilemma of women with diabetes. For the longest time, diabetes and pregnancy are two things that didn't really mix well together. It was used to be discouraged by health ... 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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