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07th October 2009
There are known three types of diabetes : type one, type 2 and gestational diabetes. In this love the glucose can not be used properly by the body and so, energy can't be produced in enough quantities. All this is because of a shortage of insulin or a m... Read >
Author: Emmett Barrett
06th October 2009
WHAT IS DIABETES? WHY DO WE NEED TO SLASH DOWN OUR SUGAR INTAKE?
Many will be depressed and sad if this will take place. Since we all known that diabetes is a life treating condition, we cannot just simply relax and be comfortable about it. Excessi... Read >
Author: richhenderson
05th October 2009
Diabetes symptoms mean a person's sugar level rise due to a insulin deficiency or a insulin malfunction. The immune system of the body attacks and destroys the pancreatic cells hence the pancreas can no longer produce insulin. Kidney problems can cause yo... Read >
Author: Jennifer Schroeder
29th September 2009
Diabetes is a serious disease that affects millions of people. Are you concerned that you are at risk of developing diabetes? If so, it pays to know the symptoms to determine if further investigation is required. Heredity plays a major factor in the de... Read >
Author: debwier
23rd September 2009
Diabetes is increasingly becoming more common nowadays as the amount of folk diagnosed every year increased by 48% between 1980 and 1994 and just about all the new cases are Type two Diabetes. This isn't just a pandemic, but also one that needs to be fou... Read >
Author: Dusty Pollard
22nd September 2009
Types Of Diabetes
There are two types of diabetes, and they really are two quite different diseases. In type 1, or insulin-dependent diabetes, insulin injections are needed. But in type 2, or non-insulin-dependent diabetes, most people can keep their c... Read >
Author: wbdoyle
03rd September 2009
Did you know that your dog is susceptible to getting diabetes? Its true. Older dogs are found to be at increased risk, as well as certain breeds, such as poodles, Old English Sheepdogs, Golden Retrievers, Daschunds, Miniature pinscher and schnauzer, and... Read >
Author: Clivir Team
17th July 2009
While talking about diabetes, you may be frightened from the idea that you may have it. Or maybe, you may have it in the future. You want to know if you are at risk to develop diabetes and anxiously you're looking to find if you have any diabetes symptom.... Read >
Author: juan32
04th July 2009
DIABETES CONTROL
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Sugar is a natural substance and a basic food carbohydrate that provides us energy or fuel for everyday activities. Millions of people all over the world suffer from this chronic problem that may result in a ra... Read >
Author: Mark W.
12th June 2009
Diabetes is a very chronic disease that occur either due to the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin in the body or due the inability of the pancreas to use the produced insulin in a proper manner. Diabetes disease is the 7th largest cause of the ... Read >
Author: Alien
12th June 2009
Diabetes is a very chronic disease that occur either due to the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin in the body or due the inability of the pancreas to use the produced insulin in a proper manner. Diabetes disease is the 7th largest cause of the ... Read >
Author: Alien
04th June 2009
Developing Gestational Diabetes during pregnancy carries a 15 to 60 percent chance of developing Non-Insulin Dependent (Type II) after pregnancy within a 5 to15 year period of time. It is important to determine the significant risk factors that lead to T... Read >
Author: James Pendergraft
06th May 2009
Until people are actually diagnosed with the disease they very rarely learn the facts about diabetes. They never take the time to think about the fact that almost 200 million people are affected by this disease worldwide, and that some of their suffering... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton
28th April 2009
People who are prone to diabetes-especially those who have the disease in their family's history-should consider that there is a great possibility that they or their kids might inherit the illness. So, the best way to go about it is become very informed a... Read >
Author: Jules Sims
17th April 2009
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that is characterized by high blood sugar and insulin deficiency/inaction.
Insulin, which is secreted by the pancreas, facilitates glucose to enter body cells to give them energy. It is
also needed to synthesize proteins... Read >
Author: nunuram
02nd April 2009
Diabetes and Exercise
Several years ago, Tommy Johnson, at age of 28, looked at his mirror image in his home in Phoenix and wondered what was happening to his body, as he watched.
Hospitalized in Phoenix for several days of testing, Johnson was found to... Read >
Author: Gregory Camp
25th March 2009
Many of us now realize that obesity is a leading risk factor for some of the nation's most complicated and costly chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. The human costs are staggering.
As the nation looks toward controlling health care c... Read >
Author: TrekDesk
03rd December 2008
As per Ayurveda, the features of diabetes (madhumeha) are the sweetness of urine, weakness, boils, gangrene and drowsiness. Diabetes is a very common disease that can not be completely cured but can be managed (controlled) if proper care is taken. There a... Read >
Author: Nick Mutt
03rd December 2008
To manage diabetes, one should have proper information about diabetes and should follow a diet plan to control blood glucose level.
Diabetes Types
Type 1 Diabetes - In type 1 diabetes (Insulin dependent diabetes), also known as juvenile onset diabet... Read >
Author: Nick Mutt
08th September 2008
The full name of diabetes is Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Mellitus is a disorder in which blood levels of glucose (a simple sugar) are abnormally high because the body doesn’t release or use insulin adequately. Doctors use the full name in order to disti... Read >
Author: jdobson
08th September 2008
Where people are diagnosed with diabetes, the first thing that comes to mind is the severe restrictions they face in their food. They May to waive most of the things they love to eat. This becomes a very forbidding. However, what is a false assumption tha... Read >
Author: Jack Stanley
04th September 2008
Let 's start by considering the two types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetics make little or no insulin. Type 2 is usually found in people over 45 who have diabetes in their family who are overweight, who do not, and who have problems with cholesterol. It is al... Read >
Author: Jack Stanley
01st September 2008
My grandmother loved candy. Growing up, she was always good for a chocolate bar or a mouthful of toffee when the need arose. Even though she ate all that candy my grandmother was also very healthy with the exception of being mildly diabetic. She attrib... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer
16th June 2008
Diabetes or diabetes mellitus (DM) is a condition in which there is absolute or a relative lack of insulin in the body. Insulin, a hormone synthesized and secreted by the pancreas, is responsible for controlling the circulating levels of the blood sugar (... Read >
Author: Alien
20th May 2008
DIABETES:
INTRODUCTION:
Diabetes is a disease that affects your body’s ability to produce or use insulin. Insulin is a hormone. When your body turns the food you eat into energy (also called sugar or glucose), insulin is released to help transport thi... Read >
Author: iliyaspatel
15th May 2008
Diabetes is a chronic disease. It would not be wrong to say that is has no cure. However, with proper care and treatment one can ensure healthy body and longevity. If left untreated, the results will be lethal. One may suffer from fatal conditions such as... Read >
Author: Bertil Hjert
25th April 2008
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a set of related diseases in which the body cannot regulate the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood.
Glucose in the blood gives you energy—the kind you need when you walk briskly, run for a bus, ride your bike, ta... Read >
Author: peterhutch
25th February 2008
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease caused by the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin or to use the insulin produced in the proper way. Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death among Americans; over 15 million Americans suffer from one for... Read >
Author: Peter sams
23rd February 2008
In declaring obesity a disease the NIB signaled a new approach toward obesity. Medical experts no longer regard being obese as a simple failure of will power. Instead, obesity is considered a chronic disease, such as hypertension or diabetes. In 1994 weig... Read >
Author: David Jones
18th February 2008
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder that occurs when the beta cells of the pancreas i.e. islets of langerhans are not able to produce a sufficient amount of insulin to avert hyperglycemia.
Type 1 diabetes i.e. IDDM (insulin dependent diabetes me... Read >
Author: Dr John Anne
01st February 2008
After smoking, a high-fat diet is the second most lethal habit. According to a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, smoking causes 400,000 deaths a year. High-fat diets cause 300,000. Several more highly publicized social e... Read >
Author: Raymond Lee
30th October 2007
Diabetes is a lifelong, chronic health condition, in which the body is unable to break down sugar so the sugar levels are high in the blood, and also can't produce insulin or have resistance to insulin and therefore loses energy. The normal fasting blood ... Read >
Author: Alien
12th October 2007
Lipoic acid, also known as alpha-lipoic acid or thioctic acid, is a vitamin like compound produced naturally by the body in very limited quantities, but which may also be obtained from various dietary sources.The lipoic acid produced in the body is closel... Read >
Author: Steve Smith
13th September 2007
Diabetes is a hormone disorder that can cause problems with the kidneys, legs and feet, eyes, heart, nerves, and blood flow.Diabetes can cause many complications. Acute complications (hypoglycemia, ketoacidosis or nonketotic hyperosmolar coma) may occur i... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen
27th July 2007
In a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Medtronic, Inc., they found that 67 percent of people incorrectly believed a cure existed for type 1 diabetes.
The survey also showed that nearly 80 percent of U.S. adults don't know the differen... Read >
Author: Jack Krohn
29th June 2007
Diebetes Mellitus, or Diabetes as it is also known as, is present in more than 15 million Americans at the current time. Even more amazing is the fact that almost 40% of them don't even know they have the disease.
Another 20+ million have Pre-Diabetes ... Read >
Author: Alien
25th June 2007
There have been at least four gymnema sylvestre hyperglycemia clinical trials, all of which showed positive results. By definition, clinical trials are those that recruit volunteers for experimental studies as opposed to animal trials or research using c... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton
15th June 2007
Here we look briefly at the role of bitter melon in diabetes treatment; express concerns about bitter melon discount supplements and evaluate the benefits of bitter melon tea. Momordica charantia is the botanical name for bitter melon.
Bitter Melon in... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton
15th June 2007
Is there a Banaba cure for diabetes? Lagerstroemia speciosa commonly referred to as Banaba herbs, Banaba extract or Banaba leaf is a plant that is native to southern Asia and was used as a folk medicine for diabetes in the Philippines. Today, although t... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton
24th May 2007
Diabetes mellitus is defined as a fasting blood glucose of 126 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or more. “Pre-diabetes” is a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet diabetic. Diabetes can cause many complications. A... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen
21st May 2007
Diabetes Type Two info is provided here because sometimes accurate information is difficult to find. There are a number of sources for Type 2 diabetes diet info, but some of these are fad diets that may not be helpful and could even be dangerous.
... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton
17th May 2007
There are several diabetes types, that are caused by different factors. Diabetes mellitus is the condition in which your body can not store or use glucose or it just can not produce the glucose necessary.
This diabetes type is divided into two:
- ty... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola
08th May 2007
Diabetes mellitus is a nutritional disorder, and is characterized by an abnormally high level of blood glucose and the excretion of the excess glucose in the urine. It results from an absolute or relative lack of insulin which leads to abnormalities in ca... Read >
Author: Alien
06th May 2007
Ischemic Heart Disease occurs when the coronary arteries (the arteries that bring oxygen and blood to the heart) are blocked. Ischemic heart disease is the main cause of congestive heart failure-heart is no longer able to pump the blood at normal para... Read >
Author: Keysha
21st April 2007
Today, more than17 million people in the United States alone suffer from some form of diabetes symptoms. Thousands more are diagnosed with Type 1, insulin dependent, or Type 2, non-insulin dependent diabetes every year. The rise in the number of people... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team
20th April 2007
Today, more than17 million people in the United States alone suffer from some form of diabetes symptoms. Thousands more are diagnosed with Type 1, insulin dependent, or Type 2, non-insulin dependent diabetes every year. The rise in the number of people de... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team
18th April 2007
Diabetes is a troubling disorder and growing in frequency in the United States. Following is what we know about acupuncture and diabetes as a treatment disorder solution.
Acupuncture and Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that is rapidly getting out of ... Read >
Author: Alien
27th March 2007
Diabetes type 2 Mellitus, also know as non-insulin dependent diabetes is an affection which generally installs at maturity after the age of 45. Until a few years there were not so many cases of obese children but now, as the number of obese children is in... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola
27th March 2007
Diabetes is a disease which appears when in the blood the glucose level is high for a long time. Glucose can be brought to the organism by food, it is found in honey, sugar, and certain fruits. Generally the glucose is used by the body as an energy source... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola
27th March 2007
Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the glucose metabolism is affected, causing the level of glucose in blood to increase (hyperglycaemia). Glucose can be found in the urine too in patients who suffer of this affection. The accumulation of glucose in ... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola
28th February 2007
Millions of people around the world are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every year. Many have never heard of the disease, though some know a few facts. If you're one of millions diagnosed with type 2 diabetes this year, arm yourself with knowledge that wil... Read >
Author: Chonticha Marijne
19th February 2007
Too much fat in our diet can cause obesity, which is a risk factor of many serious diseases. However, dietary fats are a source of energy for our body and they help produce compounds that regulate a variety of bodily functions such as blood pressure, hear... Read >
Author: Julie Brown
15th February 2007
Diabetes has two major types named very simply diabetes type 1 and diabetes type 2.
In the type one diabetes we are dealing with insulin dependent patients. In most often cases it is found in children and adolescents. In this kind of diabetes the body... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola
02nd January 2007
Diabetes causes damage to the kidneys by causing harm to the small blood vessels that make the kidneys filters. If the filters get really damaged then chronic kidney disease develops. This is an incurable disease but it can be controlled. An early treatme... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola
12th December 2006
The American Diabetes Association adopted the following classification in 1979.
Type –1, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Type-2, non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
There are two other kinds of diabetes, known as gestational diabetes an... Read >
Author: Dr John Anne
17th November 2006
what are types of Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes is classified into 3 types.
1-Type 1 Diabetes
2-Type 2 Diabetes
3-Gestational Diabetes
Here we will discuss one by one all three types of diabetes.
Type 1 Diabetes:
Type 1 diabetes is also called Juven... Read >
Author: Armughan Riaz
16th November 2006
Fighting Diabetes Mellitus...
Diet control is an important part of the diabetes treatment. There are certain do's, and not to do's as far as eating is concerned for a diabetic patient. Eating wrong food is as good as wrong medication in diabetes. You ... Read >
Author: Kanishk manchanda
20th October 2006
Millions of people are affected by the dreaded disease called diabetes. It takes on all the age groups. It is a physical and emotional disease. Once in its grip, you carry the stamp of it, all through the life.
What is the cause of diabetes? Body cells... Read >
Author: Kanishk manchanda
16th October 2006
Glucose present in the blood is the result of ingesting foods
that release glucose from the gastrointestinal tract to the
circulation.During starvation, the body -mainly the liver-
released amounts of glucose are just sufficient to keep glucose
le... Read >
Author: waheed elqalatawy
03rd October 2006
Many women begin pregnancy with preexisting problems, such as diabetes. In fact, about one in every 100 women of childbearing age has some form of diabetes. This includes Type 1 (insulin dependent) and Type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes. In either ca... Read >
Author: Lynne Doxley
26th May 2006
What if you are diagnosed with diabetes? Are you going to stay indoors and just inject yourself with insulin everyday? Maybe you need to understand the facts about diabetes and accept it wholeheartedly so that it can't be a heavy burden in your part.
L... Read >
Author: Hector Milla
21st May 2006
Diabetes
Diabetes affects an estimated 18.2 million Americans, and the number rises each year. Diabetes is a chronic disorder, it means your blood glucose (often called blood sugar) is too high. Your blood always has some glucose in it because your body ... Read >
Author: Get Nutri
20th March 2006
Gymnema Sylvestre Extract
Gymnema Sylvestre member of the milkweed family, Gymnema sylvestre is native to the tropical regions of India. Nicknamed the "sugar destroyer" because the leaves effectively block sweet tastes in the mouth when chewed, the her... Read >
Author: Jhon Mark
17th March 2006
Figures from the American Diabetic Association show that diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S, killing approximately 210000 persons every year. Medical and other related costs can soar over $100 billion a year!!
The good news is the... Read >
Author: Mayur Vibhakar
15th December 2005
Binge eating often refers to unrestrained eating. It's one of the latest forms of eating disorder which is directly linked with obesity. Binge Eating Disorder is drastically different from anorexia and bulimia. A person suffering from this disorder often ... Read >
Author: bella john
05th October 2005
Even with small amounts of exercise your heart and lungs
work better, and that means it is easier to carry your shopping, climb up stairs, play with your children or grandchildren, look after the garden, do the decorating. Regular exercise will help you ... Read >
Author: Jane Thurnell-Read
09th August 2005
By: Charlene J. Nuble
Lately, you pee a lot. You always feel thirsty and you always feel hungry. You always feel tired. Your vision blurs most of the time. Your wounds heal longer that it used to. If these things are happening to you, now is the ti... Read >
Author: Charlene Nuble
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