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28th September 2009
There are three types of diabetes: Type I, Type II, and Gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes can develop in a pregnant woman. If not treated properly, it can result in the baby being born unusually large. Older women and overweight women are esp... Read >
Author: AngieMcAdams25th September 2009
There are three types of diabetes: Type I, Type II, and Gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes can develop in a pregnant woman. If not treated properly, it can result in the baby being born unusually large. Older women and overweight women are esp... Read >
Author: AngieMcAdams25th September 2009
A diabetes diet needs to be followed when the person from diabetes, a metabolic disorder of the human body. Diabetes occurs when the body does not produce or properly use insulin, the hormone that helps produce energy in the body by burning sugar, starche... Read >
Author: Greg Davis24th September 2009
Diabetes is an illness that consists of abnormal blood sugar levels. Diabetes can come in the form of either Type 1 or Type 2. Some of the complications of this illness can be kidney failure, heart attack, or even blindness. Many diabetics suffer from ... Read >
Author: AngieMcAdams24th September 2009
Type 2 diabetes is actually totally different than Type 1 diabetes. With Type 2, your body still can actually produce its own insulin even though it may not produce enough or the cells may not be accepting it. You may need the help of insulin injections... Read >
Author: AngieMcAdams24th September 2009
When someone gets diagnosed with diabetes, they no longer feel helpless about the condition. Since medications are available and the illness is not automatically fatal, people tend to be a little complacent about their treatments. However, this assumption... Read >
Author: Amy Wells24th September 2009
Diabetes is a widely known degenerative disease that often manifests symptoms like the feeling of tiredness or fatigue, frequent urination, extreme craving for food and unusual weight loss. Many people are getting health conscious but there are still a la... Read >
Author: Amy Wells23rd September 2009
It is easy to feel desperate and discouraged when you find out that you have diabetes, but Type 2 diabetes natural remedies are out there, so you shouldn't lose hope that one day you can live life normally again. Controlling blood sugar levels is surely t... Read >
Author: Amy Wells22nd September 2009
Basically the body is killing its own insulin producing cells. The symptoms of type one Diabetes are very obvious, frequent urination, increased thirst, and weight loss. The onset is usually abrupt, and severe. In addition, having type one Diabetes increa... Read >
Author: Luck22nd 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: wbdoyle22nd September 2009
Type 1 diabetes is also known as Diabetes Mellitus and Juvenile Onset Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is when the body has attacked the pancreas, which contains the cells that produce the hormone called insulin. When the body does this, its natural ability to... Read >
Author: AngieMcAdams22nd September 2009
The cause of diabetes is actually a very broad subject and truthfully, no one knows what causes a person to develop diabetes. This is what we do know. Diabetes is an auto immune disease which means that the body attacks itself; however, we don’t know ... Read >
Author: AngieMcAdams18th September 2009
Diabetes is a disease that affects a person's blood glucose levels which may lead to a large array of complications. According to the American Diabetes Association over 23.6 million Americans or 8% of the US population has Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes, also ... Read >
Author: Dr. Andrew Schneider17th September 2009
A dog is considered to be a man’s most faithful friend and is thus one of the most favourite pet animals. A pet dog can be of great help, provide a sense of security and be a great companion. Thus, proper dog health care is a must to ensure that it ... Read >
Author: peter roddick17th September 2009
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. It actually accounts for more than 90% of all cases of diabetes. With this disease the body does not make or properly use insulin, a hormone that helps convert sugar, starches and other foods into energ... Read >
Author: tushar17th September 2009
Type 1 diabetes is also called insulin-dependent diabetes. It is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone needed to convert sugar (glucose) into energy. Diabetes is a lifelong disease for which there is not yet a ... Read >
Author: chandan13th September 2009
Science does not have an answer as to why the pancreas stops making insulin, or why when it is produced the body is resistant to it. We do know that a mutant gene handed down from long ago ancestors may be responsible. Other possible causes include:
G... Read >
Author: Clivir Team03rd September 2009
The diabetic diet is so healthy that anyone can and should partake of its goodness. Not only does the diabetic diet help to control glucose levels, it aids in weight loss as well. Obesity is one of the risk factors for diabetes, in addition to a sedenta... Read >
Author: Clivir Team20th August 2009
Juvenile diabetes or as it is more commonly known today as type 1 diabetes is a metabolic disorder. The main identifying feature is an absence of insulin production and secretion. It is also caused by autoimmune destruction of your beta cells, which a... Read >
Author: FamilyDefense20th August 2009
Diabetes mellitus or diabetes is a serious disorder and is caused by reduced levels of insulin in the body. Insulin is required by the body for energizing the cells, maintaining low glucose levels, regulating the metabolism of glucose and increasing the t... Read >
Author: steven marks11th August 2009
The Treatment And Cure
For type 1 diabetes:
Daily injections of insulin are necessary. One to four daily injections are required to control blood glucose levels. Long acting and rapid acting insulin preparations are available; a combination of the two k... Read >
Author: john daniel10th August 2009
Let's start with the good news. There are 2 factors in Type two diabetics' metabolism that will basically reduce and doubtless lose the risk factors for heart attacks and strokes. The connection between diabetes and heart problems is so close that Type... Read >
Author: Gregory Pratt09th August 2009
All the information on diabetes currently available is so conflicting and thus confusing, that it makes it scary for you, if you or someone you love has been diagnosed with diabetes. That is why it is so important to be sure that the information on diabet... Read >
Author: Jose M. Talavera21st July 2009
Sufferers with diabetes have a condition that creates a problem with how their body produces energy for food. To achieve this, whatever we eat must be broken down by the body to form glucose. We all need energy to survive but diabetes interrupts the trans... Read >
Author: redzwan1319th July 2009
Diabetes is caused because of the shortage of insulin. It is a hormone that helps in the metabolism of carbohydrates in the blood. This illness is identified by unusually extreme levels of blood glucose. Diabetes can happen at every age. Though it happens... Read >
Author: Brandon Bailey16th July 2009
Have we finally found a diabetes cure? The answer depends on who you speak with. Drug companies invest billions per year on both sides of that coin. On one hand they search for a cure but on the other hand they make billions a year on selling drugs tha... Read >
Author: Ryan Cordeim05th July 2009
Type 1 diabetes may not be as common as type 2 diabetes, but it does not mean that this should not be given the same amount of attention.
Type 1 diabetes happens because the pancreas is unable to produce insulin, or even if it is able to do that at a... Read >
Author: Diana Mortenson28th June 2009
Diabetes treatment, for some people, remains a mystery. For so many years, people have been led to believe that diabetes has no cure; that once you were diagnosed as a diabetic, you are a diabetic for life.
Indeed, when you think about it a number of ... Read >
Author: Diana Mortenson07th May 2009
Juvenile Diabetes FAQ
Juvenile diabetes is becoming quite a dreaded malady. Lets take up a few frequently asked questions in relation to the disease.
What are the causes of Juvenile diabetes?
Juvenile diabetes is caused due to multiple internal a... Read >
Author: hydro07th May 2009
A large amount of the food we consume is transformed into glucose (sugar) during the digestion process. The glucose travels in the bloodstream and is expected to be absorbed by the body to provide sustenance and energy for the body.
If the pancreas fa... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson07th May 2009
A large amount of the food we consume is transformed into glucose (sugar) during the digestion process. The glucose travels in the bloodstream and is expected to be absorbed by the body to provide sustenance and energy for the body.
If the pancreas fa... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson06th 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 Hamilton28th April 2009
Many people miss the warning signs diabetes gives them, because the signs can be subtle in nature and are sometimes difficult to recognize. There are also those that do not know that what they are experiencing are the first signs of diabetes, because they... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton26th April 2009
Type 2 diabetes is often associated with obesity and the insulin concern is either the insufficiency of its production or the lack of response by the body cells to insulin functions.
Hence, treatments involve the implementation of a proper diet, enough... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson23rd April 2009
Diabetes Mellitus is the scientific name for the more commonly known Diabetes. The name perfectly explains the symptoms of this disease. Diabetes has ben derived from the Greek term Diabanein which means "to pass through" in this case referring to the exc... Read >
Author: Ray Smith21st April 2009
Why should I spend money on health insurance? Has this question ever crossed your mind? If yes, you are not alone. Most people tend to
think that Health Insurance is something that they need to think about only when they grow old.
However, the trut... Read >
Author: Royalsundaram05th April 2009
In its simplest definition, diabetes is a disorder of metabolism. It is a disease in which patients contain high levels of sugar in their blood. According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes currently affects 23.6 million people in the United ... Read >
Author: Eddie Amoakuh02nd 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 Camp27th March 2009
If you are looking for a natural permanent Cure Diabetes – Visit here.
Diabetes is caused when the body is unable to use glucose in the normal manner. Insulin, which is formed in the pancreas, controls the levels of glucose in the blood. In normal eati... Read >
Author: Dickie Boy11th March 2009
Diabetics must choose any food they eat very carefully, as each food choice they make has a profound impact on their overall health on a meal-to-meal basis. Diabetes affects people of all ages, both genders, from all walks of life and backgrounds. Untreat... Read >
Author: Jasper Sayer10th March 2009
The Pancreatic Islet Transplantation or what is known as the Edmonton Protocol is an experimental procedure that makes use of islets extracted from the pancreas of a recently deceased organ donor.
The process involves the transplant of said islets to a... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson10th March 2009
To understand the main cause of diabetes, it is important for us to understand how the pancreas responds in producing insulin beta cells needed for the body's glucose absorption.
Under normal circumstances, the glucose (sugar) will enter the bloodstrea... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson03rd March 2009
Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. There are two common types of Diabetes, type 1 and type 2 di... Read >
Author: Sullivan Pau03rd March 2009
Type 1 diabetes is occurs when your body cannot produce enough or zero insulin. This after beta cells found in the pancreas are destroyed by the white blood cells. Insulin is useful in a healthy body as it aids in absorption of sugar from blood to provide... Read >
Author: Sullivan Pau13th February 2009
The goal of diabetes mellitus treatment is just keeping blood glucose level as close to normal as possible in most safe way without interrupting any other body systems. In addition, as diabetes might greatly increase a person's risks for cardiac disorders... Read >
Author: Bryan Len30th January 2009
If your cat has just been diagnosed with diabetes, you might be afraid of what the future holds for your beloved pet. The good news is that cats can live long, healthy lives after being diagnosed with diabetes. The trick is that you, as a pet owner, must ... Read >
Author: June Sabe11th December 2008
What Diabetics Need to Know About Their Doctor
Beating Diabetes Without Meds
All diabetics stand helplessly by, watching their condition progress. The progression is slow; almost unnoticed. But, never-the-less, it is progressing, very quietly, day... Read >
Author: tomenelson06th December 2008
How I Reversed My Type Two Diabetes
Reversing Diabetes Without Meds
I made a shocking discovery a year ago that has changed, and possibly saved my life. I was diagnosed with Type Two Diabetes over fifteen years ago. Everything that the docto... Read >
Author: tomenelson06th December 2008
What Diabetics Need to Know About Their Doctor
Beating Diabetes Without Meds
All diabetics stand helplessly by, watching their condition progress. The progression is slow; almost unnoticed. But, never-the-less, it is progressing, very quietly, day... Read >
Author: tomenelson03rd December 2008
Diabetics must choose any food they eat very carefully, as each food choice they make has a profound impact on their overall health on a meal-to-meal basis. Diabetes affects people of all ages, both genders, from all walks of life and backgrounds. Untreat... Read >
Author: Jill Smi01st December 2008
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To further understand diabetes, it must be understood that diabetes is not a singular condition, but a combination of multiple types of diabetes, all with distinct characteristics and treatment re... Read >
Author: Brandt R Gibson, DPM26th November 2008
Type 2 diabetes can be a "silent" disease, which means that you may have it and not know you do. One of the most common things that occurs with type 2 diabetes is that you may begin to experience symptoms such as tingling in your fingers or toes (neuropat... Read >
Author: stbotanica26th November 2008
Diabetes is a condition that occurs when the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin. Some people are born with this condition or has the onset of diabetes at an early age. This is called juvenile diabetes or type 1. Type 1 diabetes usually requires insu... Read >
Author: peterhutch24th November 2008
Diabetes is a condition that occurs when the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin. Some people are born with this condition or has the onset of diabetes at an early age. This is called juvenile diabetes or type 1. Type 1 diabetes usually requires insu... Read >
Author: stbotanica03rd November 2008
Diabetes medications are necessary for chronic illnesses like diabetes but many seniors have to stop taking them when they go beyond their drug plan's annual spending limits. The drug spending caps made some seniors stop taking key medicines. This finding... Read >
Author: peterhutch21st October 2008
It's assumed that nearly one billion people have the symptoms of Syndrome X, a precursor that can lead to full blown diabetes. Much of what you may know about this disease is probably wrong. Here are some of the myths that many people have.
1.Diabetes ... Read >
07th October 2008
Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are different because they are both affected by insulin deficiency differently. A Type 1 diabetic is unable to produce insulin altogether whilst a Type 2 diabetic is ether not able to use insulin at they should be able to, or th... Read >
Author: Guna01st October 2008
The word diabetes is taken from the Greek word diabainein which literally means ?passing through.? This is in direct reference to excessive urination, a major symptom of diabetes. Mellitus, on the other hand, is from the Greek word mel meaning ?honey? and... Read >
Author: stbotanicauk23rd September 2008
In 1921, Dr. Fred Banting discovered insulin and developed the very first medicine to treat diabetes. After that discovery, insulin was injected once, twice or several times a day to control blood sugar. For those people with diabetes who need insulin t... Read >
Author: ADW08th September 2008
Diabetes Mellitus is a hormonal ailment that influences the metabolism of glucose. It is divided into two types, I and II. Type I is characterized by a decreased production of the hormone insulin from pancreas whereas Type II, uncommon in cats, occurs owi... Read >
Author: Ailurophile08th September 2008
Living with diabetes is difficult in the sense that you have to balance your daily sugar intake strictly. The discipline is certainly a play on a daily basis. Some people opt for a more natural way of dealing with the state. However, you must be careful n... Read >
Author: Jack Stanley04th September 2008
Simply put, diabetes is the inability of the body to properly handle sugars. When we eat or drink our pancreas produces a hormone called insulin. Insulin is released into the blood and helps regulate the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Diabetes is... Read >
Author: Jack Stanley04th September 2008
When people hear the diagnosis of diabetes, they tend to assume that insulin injections are the only current treatment available to them. With type 2 diabetes is not the case, and there are many treatments for diabetes medications as your doctor recommend... Read >
Author: Jack Stanley21st August 2008
An obese cat is far more likely to suffer from health problems than a cat that's a healthy weight. Obese cats have a reduced quality of life and a shortened life expectancy. This article lists the main health problems that obese cats face, and tells you... Read >
Author: Liz Allan25th June 2008
Finding a professional nanny to care for your children is a selection that effects the overall functioning of your family. You want to hire an individual in whom you can entrust both the welfare of your child and the safety and privacy of your home. It is... Read >
Author: Nannie31st March 2008
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease caused by a lack of insulin (a hormone) in the human body. Insulin is needed by the body to metabolize (breakdown) the sugar that we eat. When insulin is not available the sugar levels in the body can rise to extrem... Read >
Author: Celly Dunk24th January 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 The Naturally Healthy Pet.com
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus or sugar diabetes is a chronic endocrine (hormone) illness characterised by high levels of glucose in the blood. It is seen in dogs and cats as well as humans, and in each... Read >
Author: www.TheNaturallyHealthyPet.com21st October 2007
When I heard the news that my father has been wheelchair stricken I was very disturbed. It did not come as a surprise because from my previous visits, I could see that his legs were becoming more and more deformed from the effects of arthritis. He had to ... Read >
Author: Thomas Yoon12th October 2007
Anytime you are struck with a disease an important thing to learn is how to cope with it, so it does not have a huge impact on the way you live your life and your mental well being. You can get online and research for support groups that could help you in... Read >
Author: JanL25th September 2007
According to the American Diabetes Association, 16% of the 14.6 million people diagnosed with diabetes need daily doses of insulin. That used to mean a series of daily shots, but now some patients have an inhalable option to make the process a little easi... Read >
Author: EmpoweredD13th July 2007
A frightening eating disorder is sweeping the diabetic population according to recent medical reports. Coined ‘Diabulimia’, this is a psychological condition affecting an estimated one third of diabetic women, including nearly half a million women in... Read >
Author: Lisa Janse29th June 2007
Diabetes is growing at an epidemic pace in the United States, there is no arguing that. Over 20 million Americans have diabetes, with 6 million of them not even knowing it. Unfortunately, many people have no idea what diabetes really is, or what symptoms ... Read >
Author: Alien17th 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 fabiola24th April 2007
Diabetes is one of the most common hormonal disorders in dogs and cats. When the pet's body has too much blood glucose because is insensitive to the available insulin in his body or because doesn't produce enough insulin, diabetes occurs.
There are known... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola27th 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 fabiola27th 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 fabiola28th February 2007
Being diagnosed with diabetes doesn't necessarily mean a drastic change in lifestyle, but merely an adaptation. One of those will be the need, if you require daily insulin injections, will be for proper diabetes supplies that should help maintain the life... Read >
Author: Chonticha Marijne01st February 2007
The health burden caused by diabetes mellitus, known to most simply as diabetes, is growing which is forcing the diabetes community to respond with one of three choices. The first choice is to prevent diabetes, the second is to cure it, and the third is t... Read >
Author: Arturo Ronzon20th January 2007
Being a person who suffers of diabetes doesn' t mean that you can' t travel anywhere you want as much as you desire. Although diabetes is an affection that involves many procedures and a special daily routine doesn't take you the right to go to different ... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola08th January 2007
Diabetes is an illness which affects both adults and children. There are two important types of diabetes, type 1 diabetes which is more severe than type 2 and usually occurs during childhood and type 2 diabetes which usually occurs to old people, people w... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola20th December 2006
Dogs are known to suffer from illnesses such as diabetes as well. The pancreas is an abdominal organ that produces digestive enzymes for the metabolism of food. Occasionally, due to illness or trauma, the pancreas either produces less insulin or none at a... Read >
Author: Moses Wright24th November 2006
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or cannot properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that the body needs in order to convert sugar, starch, and other foods into energy. Although the cause of diabetes... Read >
Author: Chris Chenoweth16th November 2006
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.
Wha... Read >
Author: Jon Arnold15th November 2006
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 th... Read >
Author: James Finch08th November 2006
The diabetes health establishment is not giving you the complete story when it comes to controlling your diabetes. In fact, diabetes health professionals are purposely keeping you in the dark and not telling you the big secret that could change the way y... Read >
Author: George Stark08th November 2006
One good thing about diabetes is that it does not attack surprisingly! It gives you sufficient warnings. It does not overpower a disciplined individual. It gives immense respect to those who exercise regularly and are the lovers of morning walks!
Many ... Read >
Author: Kanishk manchanda13th August 2006
Diabetes is a condition in which the body fails to produce enough insulin. Insulin is the hormone that controls the level of sugar in our blood.
Although we need some sugar in our blood, if it is allowed to rise too high, it can become dangerous. Diabete... Read >
Author: Lizette le Clus-Fox13th August 2006
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... Read >
Author: Alison Stevens26th 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 Milla21st 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 Nutri17th March 2006
The classic early warning signs of diabetes were all present when I brought my canine companion of twelve years into the Veterinarian's clinic. Muffy was lethargic, unsteady on her feet, drinking large amounts of water, and experiencing incontinence for t... Read >
Author: Lori Anton01st February 2006
There are approximately 1 million new patients diagnosed with diabetes each year in the United States and over 200,000 deaths attributed to the disease. If you have recently been one of the patients diagnosed, you want to do everything you cannot to be on... Read >
Author: John Mancini01st February 2006
There are approximately 14 million people in the United States that have been diagnosed with diabetes. Unfortunately, it is also estimated that another 6 million people have the disease, but have not yet been diagnosed. These are the people that need accu... Read >
Author: John Mancini13th December 2005
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with diabetes, it can be scary with all of the conflicting information on diabetes that is currently available. While the internet can yield some great information, there is also a lot of wrong information tha... Read >
Author: John Mancini04th October 2005
There has been lots of research in the field of insulin administration. To keep blood sugar under control insulin is injected. Patients would prefer inhaled insulin to injected insulin especially, when sometimes you have to take up to 6 injection... Read >
Author: Anita cherry04th October 2005
Do you find yourself going to the bathroom more than usual? Are you unusually hungry or thirsty? Is fatigue a normal, everyday feeling? Does spontaneous, blurred vision interfere with you daily life? If this sounds like you, you may have Diabetes. Dia... Read >
Author: Jay Stockman
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