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Diabetes is manageable and a high quality of life can be maintained if you stay on top of your health. Once you are diagnosed with the disease you should start following a Diabetic plan for optimum health immediately.
One of the most important things that Diabetics can do is follow a meal plan. Do not leave eating up to chance. You must have a plan everyday and know what you are eating before the time to... Read Full Story
If you have diabetes, your blood sugar levels are too high. Over time, this can damage your nerves or blood vessels. Nerve damage from diabetes can cause you to lose feeling in your feet. You may not feel a cut, a blister or a sore. Foot injuries such as these can cause ulcers and infections. Serious cases may even lead to amputation. Damage to the blood vessels can also mean that your feet do not get enough blood and oxygen. It is harder for your foot to heal, if you do get a sore or... Read Full Story
What is gestational diabetes?
Gestational diabetes is diabetes that is found for the first time when a woman is pregnant.
Gestational (jes-TAY-shun-ul) diabetes is diabetes that is found for the first time when a woman is pregnant. Out of every 100 pregnant women in the United States, three to eight get gestational diabetes. Diabetes means that your blood glucose (also called blood sugar) is too high. Your body uses glucose for energy. But too much glucose in your blood can be harmful... Read Full Story
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bouts of low blood sugar can lead to unsafe driving among people with diabetes, new research shows. In 452 adult drivers with diabetes, 52 percent reported at least one driving mishap when their blood sugar was low, Dr. Daniel J. Cox, at University of Virginia Health Sciences Center in Charlottesville, and colleagues found. Just as one would pull over to deal with a flat tire, Cox commented in an email to Reuters Health, diabetics with low blood sugar "need to... Read Full Story
Just like any other diseases, diabetes has complications. In fact, diabetes has a mortality rate of around 200,000 deaths in the United States alone, that is according to the Centers for Disease Control. Most deaths were attributable to diabetes complications mainly because the fatalities lacked awareness. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder in which there is inadequate metabolism of glucose in the blood because of a reduced production of insulin. This results in excessive glucose in... Read Full Story
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If you have been recently diagnosed with diabetes, you are not alone. Over 14.6 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with the disease, and this number continues to grow. Properly managing diabetes will most likely require some changes in your lifestyle. But with the help of modern treatments and careful monitoring, many people with diabetes are able to enjoy the same activities that they did before the... Read Full Story
FDA is alerting the public that certain vials of the long-acting insulin Levemir were stolen and are being sold in the U.S. market. The stolen vials, which had come from three specific lots, may no…
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Diabetes has become a common disease among people all over the world today. To combat the wide spread wings of diabetes, several modes of treatments have come up. But diabetes is not just a single disease. It comes in a package of its several forms. Of them the most deadly one is Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Diabetic ketoacidosis is also known as DKA. Diabetic Ketoacidosis is not triggered by itself. It is a consequence for an another diabetes. When diabetes mellitus goes untreated, it takes the... Read Full Story
In order to improve the diabetic patient’s condition the doctor needs to apply a treatment which will reduce the level of glucose in blood and will keep it constant. This way the symptoms will disappear gradually and the patient will feel better. In this way complication given by diabetes can be avoided and the life can be prolonged.
Before resorting to medication the doctor will try to reduce the symptoms with a diet and daily exercises. The doctor will help the patient to test his... Read Full Story
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