There is no known reason for what causes diabetes. There are certainly risk factors that
Diabetes Symptoms- Knowing the Types of Diabetes
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 someones pancreas doesnt generate enough insulin, their body will develop diabetes.
Exercise for Diabetics
Exercise is a critical part of diabetic management and treatment. Exercise helps blood sugar control when the muscles use more glucose and the body become more sensitive to insulin. Exercise also helps to prevent and minimize common diabetic complications including heart problems, high blood pressure and circulatory deficiencies. All diabetics should include a regular exercise program as part of their overall management plan.
Carbohydrates, High Blood Sugars, Diabetes – know the connection?
There is a strong connection between carbohydrates, high blood sugars and diabetes. Carbohydrates give your body the energy, or fuel, it needs to function properly.
Carbohydrates form glucose which can create high blood sugars and that’s where the problems start for diabetics. Understanding more about the connection helps to control your diabetes…
Diabetes Today, the Disturbing Truth
41 million Americans have pre-diabetes today. 14 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes it is also estimated that close to 6.2 million are unaware that they have this deadly disease. Diabetes is the fifth-deadliest disease. High blood sugar can lead to very serious complications. Heart disease is the leading cause of premature death in people with diabetes. Diabetes is on the rise. Learn to take care of your self.
Finding Out The Exact Methods To Manage Diabetes…
The researchers all over the world are busy trying to find out the exact methods to manage diabetes. For, diabetes has assumed the settled form of a dreaded disease, not sparing children, pregnant women, adults and the old. The aged persons are the worst sufferers because it destroys the strength in their body at a rapid pace.
Scientists believe that environmental factors cause the immune system to destroy the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. When the insulin-produ…
Causes of diabetes
Heredity is a major factor of diabetes. That diabetes can be inherited has been known for centuries. However, the pattern of inheritance is not fully understood. Statistic indicates that those with a family history of the disease have a higher risk of developing diabetes than those without such a background. The risk factor is 25 to 33 percent more.
Diabetes Treatment And Info: All You Need To Know
Diabetes is a critical health care problem for many people throughout the world. It decreases quality of life and, in many cases, it can also shorten one’s life.
Four Types Of Diabetes! Which Are You?
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 disease (cardiovascular disease), blindness (retinopathy), nerve damage (neuropathy), and kidney …
Controlling Blood Sugar In Type 2 Diabetes Without The Use Of Drugs
I was told in rapid succession that I was suffering from intermittent claudication (thats blocked arteries in the legs), high blood pressure, Diabetes Type 2. and that I was overweight.
Not a lot of pleasure there! The intermittent claudication made it increasingly difficult to do much, so that in effect I had become a prisoner to my house and garden. Exercise was out of the question, my legs simply couldnt cope, but it was hoped that angioplasty to each leg would cure t…
Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2 Weight Loss Nutrition
Eating properly, exercising and monitoring your glucose levels when you have diabetes. Get educated about diabetes and live a happy full life.
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes affects about four percent of all pregnant women although it is usually goes away after childbirth. Untreated gestational diabetes can lead to problems for both the mother and the child.