Living with Diabetes

Strictly controlling blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetics with long-term, serious coexisting health problems such as heart disease and hypertension does not lower their risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to a UC Irvine Health Policy Research Institute study. Researchers did find, however, that firm glucose control - defined as keeping hemoglobin levels, or A1C, below 7 percent - may reduce cardiovascular issues for diabetics with...  

Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Amex: CXM) reported on recent clinical findings published in the December issue of Diabetes Care showing an increase in mortality in diabetic patients with a history of foot ulcer (HFU) compared with diabetic patients without HFU and with non-diabetic patients. The study titled, "A history of foot ulcer increases mortality among persons with diabetes. 10-year follow-up of the Nord-Trondelag Health Study, Norway...  

Diabetic nephropathy is damage to the kidneys caused by complications of diabetes. In cases of diabetic neuropathy, the kidneys don't function properly, and may even stop working completely, the American Academy of Family...  

Anyone who is living with diabetes whether it is type 1 or type 2, must keep track of their blood glucose levels on a daily basis. The OneTouch UltraSmart meter is an excellent meter and will help you keep abreast of your blood glucose trends.Contributor: Jennifer KirkmanPublished: Dec 13, 2009  

Having diabetes doesn't mean having to eat a spartan diet of bland, tasteless foods. But it does mean you have to pay close attention to portion control. Learn why some of the common myths about diabetic diets are not exactly true and what steps you can take to control diabetes.  

Bulgaria's Health Ministry announced Thursday they will be looking for solutions in the issue of the insulin price hike for diabetic patients. The Health Ministry stated they will submit next week a proposal to the Council of Ministers for changes in the way medication prices are established. Beginning December 1, Bulgarian diabetic patients, using the Novo Nordisk medication, have to pay BGN 5 for it, despite the fact that the National...  

Diabetic foot ulcers are the primary cause of hospital admissions for diabetics. Foot ulcers that heal improperly are at risk for infection, which can lead to amputation. According to the American Diabetes Association, one in four patients with diabetic foot ulcers will eventually require lower-limb amputation.  

A 1200 calorie diabetic diet is recommended for those individuals who are not only suffering from diabetes but are at the same time over weight too. These two conditions together are not at all healthy. A 1200 calorie diabetic diet is supposed to helpful here. In this particular diet substitutions and variety are the key [...]  

Sydney, Dec 2 (IANS) Women from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with insulin resistance showed marked improvement after taking vitamin D supplements, says a study. Von Hurst, nutrition lecturer at the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health at Albany, conducted the study for her doctoral thesis. Insulin resistance is largely symptom-free and sufferers are unaware [...]  

By: Kyle BoveWhile some students are busy checking Facebook profiles during class, chemical engineering sophomore Claire Ganey checks something much more important — her blood sugar. Ganey discovered she had Type 1 diabetes during a Thanksgiving break from schoo...  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In type 1 diabetics, high hemoglobin levels may be associated with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), according to findings from the Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications study.  

igali asked: Does anyone have any good websites that will help me with a diabetic diet? I don’t have diabetes but my doctor has put me on it to help prevent me from getting it. If you have some good recipes that I can use for myself and my famil...  

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Diabetes Mellitus or simply known as Diabetes; this is a disorder in which human body either does not produce enough insulin or becomes less responsive to it. Insulin is important for human body as it absorbs glucose and transforms it into energy. When insulin becomes less responsive to glucose it starts accumulating in blood and open a door for different health disorders. Two types of Diabetes are most common, Type I and Type II. In Type I...