Nowadays, older and even young people can encounter diabetes because of having excessive sugar in the blood for long period of time that causes severe health troubles if it’s not treated. That’s why it is very essential that they have blood sugar Level chart to monitor their blood sugar level everyday Because of this blood …
Last week I had an appointment with my primary care physician. I go to the Phoenix VA, as I am a combat vet who served in OIF in 2004-2005. I felt pretty crappy in late June, and couldn’t seem to get an appointment to see my PC. I like the VA and all, but I …
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Diabetes is generally called a disease when our body is unable to break down blood sugar and it gradually becomes chronic. It is really difficult to permanently cure by using insulin even. Insulin is recommended to the patient in the form of injection or pills just to keep the person alive and protect him from …
You see, about 1 year ago I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. I was only 39-years old when I found out. I was absolutely STUNNED! I didn’t want to believe it. In fact, I was in denial for the first 3 or 4 months. That is, until I started to feel so poorly that …
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Yes folks, it’s true. Diabetes certainly is an epidemic! It’s estimated that as many as 438 million people may suffer from diabetes by the year 2030. If you want to get an idea of how many people that actually is, then consider this – it’s more than the populations of the US and the UK …
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I’ve often referred to diabetes as an “epidemic.” The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention’s (CDC) official definition of an epidemic is: “The occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of people over a particular period of time.” If you think about it for a …
One of the scariest statistics I ever heard had to do with the fact that many people have diabetes for years and go undiagnosed. The main reason for this is that they simply don’t know they have the disease. Here are 5 lesser known symptoms of diabetes. I say “lesser known,” but actually, these symptoms …
Diabetes is a very common disease that strikes thousands of people every year and the numbers seem to be increasing every year. This is one disease that can also result in severe complications of the heart and the kidney. At the same time it can also cause amputation of the limbs and can cause even …
Diabetes mellitus is classified on the basis the cause of high blood-sugar in the human body. The causes can be broadly classified as body’s inability to produce sufficient insulin cells and irresponsiveness of cells towards insulin. There are 3 major types of diabetes, viz., Type-1, Type-2 and Gestational Diabetes mellitus. Type-1 diabetes The loss of …
Diabetes is the condition of having excessive amounts of sugar in the blood. Gestational diabetes is the kind of diabetes which occurs to a woman during pregnancy. Appropriate exercise and proper diet, along with medication, can help to cure the gestational diabetes. The development of this kind of diabetes takes place after trimester and is …
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