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Diabetes and Insulin Use

By: Bev Langford | 2010-03-30 | Diabetes
There are two types of diabetes, the first is type 1 most often occurs in children and teens and usually requires that blood glucose levels are checked several times throughout the day and insulin to be injected to balance the sugars in the blood. The second type, type 2 is generally contracted later in life and may only require the daily diet be monitored and certain foods and drinks with high sugar content be omitted from the diet. read more

Treating Diabetes - Understanding Insulin

By: Andrew S. Rhinehart, M.D. | 2010-03-31 | Diabetes
"Insulin" is commonly used as a generic term for a multitude of different types of insulin that are available. When you shop for a new "car," you may come home with an SUV, a pick-up truck, a sports car, a sedan, or a minivan. read more

Insulin Resistance and Diabetes

By: Jennifer Kirkman | 2010-04-02 | Diabetes
Insulin resistance is an issue in people that have Type 2 Diabetes. This article will hopefully answer some of your questions as to what insulin resistance is. Metabolic Syndrome is explained, and also how this condition relates to insulin resistance in general. read more

Living With Insulin Pumps

By: Jack Landry | 2010-10-11 | Article Marketing
Insulin is a hormone that helps move glucose from out of our blood and into our cells so that we can use the glucose for energy. People who are type 1 have to inject insulin several times a day just to survive. read more

What is Insulin? How Can You Administer Insulin Shots?

By: Angie McAdams | 2010-03-28 | Diabetes
The body produces the hormone insulin, which is secreted by islet cells in the pancreas. Carbohydrates are absorbed into the bloodstream from the intestines after a meal. read more

Giving Insulin to Your Child

By: taamiv | 2010-09-23 | Health & Fitness
Parenting a child, especially those with diabetes really is a demanding job. If the child is under Type I diabetes, the anxiety of the parents further increase while giving insulin injection to their child. read more

Lantus Insulin for Diabetis

By: piscespalio | 2010-12-13 | International marketing
Lantus is a type of insulin which is used to control the blood sugar level of diabetics for 24 hours. It is also called as Long Acting Insulin. Since it controls the blood sugar level for a day, injecting it daily at the same time is important. Lantus can be taken along with other medications of diabetics. It can be a part with other diets and exercises. read more

Symptoms of Insulin Resistance

By: larissabrown | 2010-10-26 | Alternative Medicine
Insulin resistance syndrome is basically a collection of health conditions which put you at a general heightened risk for developing diabetes and to a certain extent heart disease. read more

Insulin Deficiency and Onset of Diabetes

By: Dr.Badruddin Khan | 2011-01-05 | Reference & Education
Insulin is a peptide (small protein) consisting of fifty-one amino acids synthesized and stored within the pancreas, an organ situated behind the stomach. A deficiency in insulin production results in a condition called diabetes mellitus. The majority of individuals afflicted with diabetes mellitus suffer from type 2 diabetes. Though insulin is not a cure for diabetes, it allows diabetics, especially those with type 1 diabetes, to gain some control over their condition. read more

Acting Tips

By: Casting Agent / Film Actor | 2011-04-18 | Arts & Entertainment
The following tips are the result of working with actors, both as a fellow cast member and as a coach, actors who graduated from the best acting schools in America. Perhaps you have already discovered... read more

Novolog - The Insulin for Diabetis

By: piscespalio | 2010-12-13 | International marketing
In the treatment of Diabetes, Insulin plays an important role. Novolog is a type of insulin which is very fast acting. Once get injected, Novolog will begin its work in 5 to 10 minutes. It reduces the level of glucose in the blood. It can be used to treat the type 1 diabetes in adults. It can also be used to treat children suffering from diabetes who are more than two years old. Novolog will be given along with some other insulin which is having long lasting action. read more

How to Increase Insulin like Growth Factor 1 Levels

By: Daniel Huge | 2011-05-26 | Fitness Equipment
Insulin like growth factor 1 is one of the most important endogenous hormones in the body. The hormone is synthesized mostly in the liver in response to stimulation by Human Growth Hormone and in some cases in response to insulin. Taking hormone supplements is a regular part of an athlete’s training regime. However, particular attention is given to the administration of insulin like growth fac read more

Using Insulin Infusion Pump for Diabetes

By: taamiv | 2010-09-23 | Health & Fitness
A major advancement in diabetes therapy is insulin infusion pump. A device with a size of about a pager and is worn outside the body, which pumps the needed amount of insulin in a reinforced insertion into the body through a tube and a needle. read more

Can You Reverse Insulin Resistance?

By: Beverleigh H Piepers | 2010-04-03 | Diabetes
Are you wondering if insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes can be reversed? Let's take a look. Here is one point of view: Diabetes is not reversible and nor is controlling your blood sugar levels unless you use insulin. read more

Alternative Devices for Taking Insulin

By: Jared Ingram | 2012-03-05 | Health & Fitness
In order for you to successfully manage diabetes, a person with the disease must see to it that they regularly supply themselves with the dose of insulin recommended to them by their attending doctor. On most cases, it is injected to the body with the use of a syringe. read more