If you have diabetes, you must have faced lots of confusion misinformation regarding your diet/food. Many individuals (mostly your friends and relatives and non medical persons) must have given you advice about what foods you should eat and what foods you should avoid. Unfortunately most of your friends and relatives advices are based on hearsay …
Diabetic foot may develop due to various risk factors, although the most important risk factor of diabetic foot is uncontrolled (or poorly controlled) high blood sugar level. There are several risk factors that increase the risk of developing diabetic foot such as inappropriate footwear, damage of peripheral nerves, poor circulation, trauma (including minor trauma that …
If you are at high risk of getting type 2 diabetes you can lower the risk of diabetes by modifying some risk factors. Some of the risk factors of diabetes are modifiable (e.g. hypertension, obesity, physical inactivity, lipid profile abnormality etc.) and some are non modifiable (e.g. first degree relatives with diabetes, race etc.). You …
Diabetes (both type-1 and type-2 diabetes) is a silent killer and serious disease. Follow the treatment plan given to you by your diabetologist, which may require round the clock commitment, but it is worth the effort. It is important to know serious complications of diabetes (diabetes complications are retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, diabetic foot complications etc.) …
If you think diabetes is a single entity or disease, you are mistaken, because diabetes or diabetes mellitus is actually a group of metabolic disorders which all have a common symptom, i.e. hyperglycemia (high blood sugar level). There are at present four types of diabetes that are recognized, namely Type-I diabetes, Type-II diabetes, Gestational diabetes …
The average American eats about 156 pounds of sugar a year – at least double what health experts recommend. In fact, the less sugar we eat, the better. If you see any of the following ingredients listed on a food label, it’s considered an added sugar, regardless of its form. Beet sugar Brown sugar Cane …
Glycemic load (GL) is the number (usually called a unit) which is used for estimating, how much (quantity) food will raise blood glucose level in a person after consuming it. One unit of glycemic load is approximately equal to one gram of glucose, i.e. if a particular quantity of food has one unit of glycemic …
Good diabetes food Diabetes patients must watch what they eat and what they should not eat or what they should eat in moderation. This article tries to educate diabetes patients about common food items (such as fruits, meat and other protein sources, dairy products, beverages, fats and oils etc.) we (non diabetics) eat and what …
If you are suffering from diabetes you must live with diabetes and the good news is that it is possible to live well (normal life) even with diabetes. You need to be watchful and cautious about certain aspects to make sure that things go well and your diabetes is under control. Several other serious diseases …
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If you are suffering from diabetic foot, your doctor may take a thorough history, do a thorough physical examination, and ask for certain tests (includes lab tests, X-rays, and test to detect abnormalities in blood circulation of feet). It is important for you to be aware of the tests and examinations your doctor will do …
