Steps To Tackle Diabetes During Pregnancy

At the time of pregnancy, a woman experiences several changes in her body. One of the major changes is the fluctuation in the blood glucose levels. But if you are already a diabetes patient then the magnitude of the precautionary measures increases.

Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetics-The Causes and Ways To Overcome It

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for his sexual needs or the needs of his partner, and it can be a worrisome and stressful health condition the for any man, but for diabetic, it may also be a warning sign of other health problems too.

How To Control Your Diabetes When On A Holiday?

Holiday is a season when your treats are laden with rich diets of carbohydrates and fats. And I can understand that such foods are not easy to resist. But a self control and love for your health can do wonders even when you are suffering from diabetes.

Is Juvenile Diabetes Hereditary?

The genetics of diabetes are very complex, but before I delve into that, you need to be aware that the terminology has changed. What used to be called Juvenile Diabetes is now called type 1. What used to be called Adult Onset diabetes is now called type 2, as you note. The reason for no longer using the terms Juvenile and Adult Onset is that both Juvenile and Adult Onset Diabetes occur throughout the life span. Thus, the old terms are misleading.

Help Children with Diabetes to Cope at School

Parents of children with diabetes should take the initiative and inform the school’s principal and teachers of their children’s diabetic conditions. The teachers should then disseminate information relating to diabetes to the class, so everyone that the child with diabetes come in touch with at school, will be prepared for any emergency and provide any necessary support.

Diabetes - A Growing American Problem

Diabetes is a serious disease. But the startling truth is that diabetes is reversible. Diabetes is the number one cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Gestational Diabetes Diet: Pregnancy and Birth will Benefit

To have a successful birth and continue to be healthy during pregnancy, the future mom has to make sure that she sticks to a balanced diet that is high in nutrition. Although, for the soon-to-be mother, who also has gestational diabetes, her diet is really the only help that she should need to continue good sugar blood levels before resorting to using insulin injections.

Studies on Chromium Supplementation in Diabetes

Increase blood sugar in diabetes is responsible for complications of diabetes. Studies have shown that high blood sugar in diabetes decreases chromium concentration in blood, so supplementation of chromium along with standard treatment of diabetes has been recommended in several clinical reports.

Diabetes - Glucose Treatment - The Newest Miracle for Diabetes

Diabetes can be controlled with the proper help

Symptoms of Diabetes 2

Diabetes can be controlled with the proper help

Just Diagnosed With Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes?

Just a few years ago we had the worrying and rather scary experience of having my daughter, Alissa, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (also known as juvenile diabetes). So how did we survive the trauma of diagnosis, learn to give insulin injections and learn all that information about diabetes ?

Diabetes – Foods To Eat And Avoid

People with diabetes should try to maintain a healthy weight and eat a diet that is: * low in fat
* low in sugar
* low in salt
* high in fruit and vegetables (at least five portions a day)
* high in starchy carbohydrate foods, such as bread, chapatti, rice.

The American Diabetes Association: Supporting Diabetics for over 65 Years

Did you know that roughly 20 million people in the United States alone suffer from some form of diabetes? The American Diabetes Association is one of the most important and valuable sources of information about diabetes in the world.

Diabetes Eye Complications-and How You Can Avoid Them

One of the concerning things about having diabetes is the risk of complications. Little is said about these - but they seem to be mentioned at regular hospital appointments - and seem to be the inevitable result of poor blood glucose control. Of these complications, one that seems most scary because there can be few visible warning signs is the loss of eyesight that can occur. In fact, statistics show that the risk of going blind is twenty five times higher for a diabetic than for a similarly healthy person.