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Understanding Diabetes Supplies

By: Outarow Chuong | 2010-03-31 | Diabetes
Once you have become diagnosed with diabetes you will be faced with many decisions concerning the care and control of your condition. You are going to have to obtain many diabetes supplies. With everything happening so fast, you will be a little confused at first as to exactly what you are going to need. 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

Childhood Diabetes

By: Dan S Wilson | 2010-03-26 | Diabetes
Childhood diabetes is on the rise. In the past 30 years, this potentially devastating disease has seen a threefold increase. Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses the main type of sugar in the blood, glucose. There are two main types of diabetes that show up in children... read more

Diabetes Screening

By: Sandra B Wilson | 2010-03-26 | Diabetes
Gestational diabetes mellitus is actually a disorder characterized by high blood glucose, which is related to insulin resistance. It can be discovered at any point during pregnancy. This is specifically because there are no known causes for this disease, and many women do not exhibit symptoms. Gestational diabetes mellitus is found only in pregnant women. There is a similarity between gestational diabetes mellitus and Type 2 diabetes. read more

Diabetes Education with Diabetes Dek

By: Zacha Riah | 2011-07-21 | Diabetes
Diabetes education can help you manage your health better. read more

Prognosis of type 1 diabetes

By: rinkirawat | 2012-01-11 | Diabetes
Understanding, participation and patient education is very important since the complications of the disease are very less severe and very less common. Well-controlled blood sugar levels have been developed. read more

Understanding The Gestational Diabetes Diet

By: Andrew Bicknell | 2011-08-06 | Women's Health
Women with preexisting diabetes who become pregnant are at risk for fetal complications along with risks to their own health if and when complications of diabetes occur. About 4% of all pregnant women in the United States will contract gestational diabetes during their pregnancy. read more

Understand Different Types of Diabetes

By: Vanni Jain | 2011-11-14 | Diabetes
This is a very severe diabetes form. It develops mainly when no or very little insulin is produced by the pancreas. Without insulin in blood stream, sugar fails to get into the cells. It remains in the blood. read more

Aggression and Type 1 Diabetes

By: Paul Evans | 2010-11-20 | Health & Fitness
This article explores the reasons why diabetics can sometimes show agression when they are suffering from low blood sugars read more

type 1 diabetes life expectancy

By: henrybtm | 2010-09-26 | Free Web Resources
Exercising, even though a must for Variety two diabetics seeking to successfully fight their situation, can be a minefield for the inexperienced gym veteran read more

Treating Diabetes - Understanding Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1)

By: Andrew S. Rhinehart, M.D. | 2010-03-31 | Diabetes
Numerous medications are available for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus but a fairly new class of medications are now on the market that not only improve glucoses and Hemoglobin A1c's (HbA1c) but also promote weight loss and may help to protect the body's insulin-producing cells. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) related medications are injectable treatments for type 2 diabetes but are NOT insulin. GLP-1 occurs naturally and is released from the intestine when nutrients are present. It then stimulates insulin secretion from the pancreas and inhibits the release of glucagon, both of which cause glucose levels to decrease. read more

Were You Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes?

By: Carlotta Jones | 2010-04-02 | Diabetes
So you have just been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. What does that mean? Type 1 Diabetes is often known as "Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus" or "Early Onset Diabetes".There are two types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2. While Type 1 is often thought of as a childhood form, it is possible for adults to fall ill with this disease. Unlike Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes can not be controlled with diet. Diabetic education helps us to understand that Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease. Because of increased protein antibodies in the pancreas, it is unable to produce the needed insulin to break down glucose in the blood stream. read more

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