Diabetics articles
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Some changes make a big difference!
- When it comes to diabetes, small changes can make a big difference -- even in the middle of an epidemic that currently affects more than 2 million Americans and Canadians, and costs us an estimated $13.2 billion per year. Earlier prevention, earlier diagnosis, and very aggressive treatment of diabetes by controlling blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and lipid (i.e.cholesterol) levels have prov...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetes... sweet story of healing
- In a time not too long ago, there lived a little girl named Lindsey. (Real story.)She was born on the pale side of health and never seemed to get better. At six she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.Then began the scramble to save her life. Heavy doses of insulin. Seventeen different drugs.But nothing worked. Gradually her listless body began to shut down. First the bladder...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetic foot care tips: cant afford to ignore it!
- Most of the time, we focus on health or skin care completely ignoring the importance of our feet. Foot care is equally important especially for diabetic people to avoid foot complications. Feet is one part of our body which is used the most. Even then, we tend to ignore it until we don't come across some serious feet problem. Feet are made up of 26 bones, held together by tendons, ligaments and mu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetes break-thru helps battle blood sugar woes
- Are you a diabetic? If so, you are definitely not alone. Recent numbers report that there are some 18 million Type 2 diabetics. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists released statistics at it's annual meeting suggesting two-thirds of Type 2 diabetics don't have their blood sugar under control.What may be even more astonishing, an additional 41 million have what is known as p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get rid of your diabetes
- People at risk of getting the disease drop by a staggering 60 percent if they manage to lose just 10 pounds by following a healthy diet and engage in regular exercise such as walking, according to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine. (May 3, 2001).Pre-diabetesThis term means that you are at risk for getting type 2 diabetes and also heart disease.The good ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetes is manageable
- It is estimated that over 18 million people over the age of 20 in this country have diabetes. Persons over the age of 45 and those considered obese according to the Bio Mass Index are in elevated risk categories for this potentially fatal disease. Once diagnosed the potential health conditions that may result are: partial to complete blindness, kidney disease, hypoglycemia and certain sexual and u...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you have diabetes? symptoms of diabetes and how to address them
- Diabetes mellitus is a condition resulting from the pancreas' inability to produce enough insulin, which is needed by the body to help create energy. A deficiency of or ineffectiveness of insulin leads to high glucose levels in the blood, thus, leading to this illness.Diabetes has two types. Type 1 Diabetes usually occurs in young people and requires frequent insulin injections, while Type ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Gestational diabetes
- Gestational diabetes is a temporary condition that occurs during pregnancy. Pregnant women who have never had diabetes before, but who have high blood sugar levels during pregnancy, are said to have gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes affects about 4% of all pregnancies, making it one of the top health concerns related to pregnancy.What is the cause of gestational diabetes? ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetes
- Meal planning includes choosing healthy foods, eating the right amount of food, and eating meals at the right time. The American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetic Association developed 6 food exchange lists for the purpose of meal planning for people with diabetes as part of a diabetes diet. The 6 lists for a diabetes diet are: starch or bread, meat and substitutes, vegetables, fruits...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetes type 2 and artificial sweeteners
- Diabetes Type 2 (adult onset)Refined carbs/sugars are actually the biggest contributing factor to type 2 diabetes--that is, the type of diabetes people develop later in life. The major contributing factor to type 2 diabetes is eating too many refined carbs. Type 2 diabetes is one of the easiest things for your body to heal. Are you ready? It is so simple. Quit eating carbs. It really is tha...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fibromyalgia and insulin resistance
- Do you have symptoms that relate to an insulin imbalance? If you have fibromyalgia, look and see if you also have hypoglycemia, insulin resistance, or diabetes symptoms. These types of blood sugar imbalances can cause fibromyalgia pain to get worse. Blood sugar imbalances cause insulin absorption problems that can affect your health especially if you have fibromyalgia.Insulin has many roles...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - I have diabetes or another chronic condition - should i use an hsa?
- Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are becoming quite popular for people who are generally healthy. But what about sick people? What about people who have chronic conditions like diabetes, multiple sclerosis or the like? Does an HSA make sense for them?The short answer is yes.One of my clients is a diabetic. She is very careful about what she eats and she takes her insulin regularly. She...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Syndrome x - what is it and have you got it?
- Syndrome X or the X factor as it is sometimes known was first described in 1988 by Professor Gerald Reaven , an endocrinologist at California's Stanford University after twenty years of study. Since this first identification the understanding of Syndrome X has come a long way.Before we define Syndrome X we need to clarify the role of insulin in the body. When we eat carbohydrates ? which ar...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetes has become a risk in mens life
- This is true that men with diabetes have an increased risk of developing erectile dysfunction compared with men without diabetes. Erectile dysfunction in diabetes has many potential causes, including the specific diabetes complications of neuropathy and vascular disease, as well as conditions commonly associated with diabetes, such as hypertension, use of various medications or psychogenic factors...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetes: diabetics fight back
- Many cases of diabetes go unnoticed or unchecked before a person or their doctor realizes the inevitable. This disease silently uses destructive high blood sugars to gradually damage the body for months or even years, before symptoms are noted.This Global Epidemic, according to the US Government has been diagnosed in more than 18 million people, and statistics say that there are over 3500 p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetes - a national epidemic
- Are you a diabetic? If so, you are definitely not alone. There are approximately 16 million people in the United States who have diabetes. Public health experts believe diabetes will be the next great lifestyle disease epidemic to afflict the United States. A study by doctors from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently startled people with the finding that the prevalence of d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Medical supply cases for insulin and diabetics
- Medical supply manufacturers are continuously conceptualizing medical supplies needed by people who are in delicate health condition ? medical supplies that may enable the patient to lead a life with at least a semblance of normalcy.Diabetic patients are one of these people who are in delicate health condition. The top medical supply needed by the patient is insulin. Now, with the top four ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Recognizing early symptoms diabetes
- Early symptoms diabetesStay alert in recognizing early symptoms of diabetes. Certain symptoms put you on notice and you'll want to decrease the chance of developing into complications. You'll do yourself a lot of good with early treatment if necessary to maintain optimum health. If you don't have the early symptoms of diabetes looked your risking more than you need too.Some of the ea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetes breakthrough helps diabetics fight back!
- Have you heard about the diabetes breakthrough that lowers blood sugar levels by 30% in 30 days? The all natural Diabetic Pack was developed with Nobel Prize Winning Science. This FoodMatrix biotechnology has a 4 year proven track record of helping take diabetics off insulin and oral medications.Today, most people with diabetes are only treating the symptoms and not getting to the root of t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What you need to know about diabetes
- INTRODUCTIONAccording to the World Health Organization, a few decades back diabetes was an uncommon disease, in both developed and developing countries. Today, the story is different. It is currently estimated that over 143million people worldwide are affected by the disease. This figure is ever increasing, by 2020 over 220million people are expected to be living with diabetes, if the curre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Favorite desserts for a diabetic husband
- It's easier than you think to create delicious desserts for your diabetic husband. When I had to get right down to it the ideas came flying at me out of my kitchen cupboard!Here's a few of his favorites:Easy Orange/Banana Parfait1 pkge Lite Orange Jello (no sugar) 2 cups vanilla yogurt (fat free, no sugar but artificially sweetened) 1/2 tsp vanilla 2 tsp Splenda 1 banana 1/8 c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fanning the flames of the diabetes epidemic
- INTRODUCTIONIt is my pleasure to introduce to you, a new Diabetes Prevention Education, Public Relations Campaign established under the name Fannie Estelle Hill Grant, started by me, Lyndia Grant-Briggs, after the loss of my mother who succumbed to Type 2 Diabetes on Christmas Day, December 25, 2000. I noticed a fire burning in the Diabetes health arena, and it is still burning out of contr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetes: african americans deadly foe
- Diabetes is having a devastating effect on the African American community. Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death in African Americans and their death rates are twenty seven percent higher than whites.Over 2.8 million African Americans have diabetes and one third of them don't know they have the disease. In addition, twenty five percent of African Americans between the ages of 65 ? 74...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetes and the long term dangers
- Diabetes has hidden dangers that begin before diagnosis and continue to worsen if certain steps are not taken to prevent the complications that are the true, "killers" in terms of diabetes.Statistics show that there are around 18 million diabetics in America, both Type 1 and Type 2. It is amazing how many people, diabetics included, who have no idea what dangers a diabetic faces o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Locating diabetic supplies to manage diabetes
- In the United States there are around 17 million people with diabetes. Each of these people need certain Diabetic Supplies. While this may not seem like a huge number it does afflict around 6% of the population.When a person's body cannot produce enough insulin the effect is diagnosed as diabetes. A sobering fact about diabetes is that there are many people who have the illness but are unaw...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - If you have diabetes, you may be entitled to no cost diabetic supplies
- This article is intended to inform people with diabetes in regards to their diabetic supplies. When I found out that my sister was diagnosed with the disease I started to research more and came across some useful information that might be helpful to others.Diabetes is the country*s sixth leading cause of death by disease. As you may know it is the leading cause of blindness, kidney disease,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Medicinal properties of bitter melon - good for diabetics
- Bitter Melon is the English name of Momordica charantia, a climbing vine whose leaves and green fruits, although bitter, has been used to fight cancer, diabetes and many infectious diseases. It is also a powerful weapon against HIV/AIDS since some reports claim that bitter melon has substance Q. It is one of the most favorite egetables among the Chinese and the most popular herbal tea as well....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Benfotiamine and diabetic retinopathy
- Damage from diabetes can occur in different areas of the eye. It can occur to the cornea, nerves controlling the muscles of the eye, the lens, optic nerve and retina. The retina is the complication that most people and medical professionals think of first in terms of diabetic complications.Diabetic retinopathy is simply damage to the light sensitive retina. This damage is brought about by h...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetic frozen shoulder. an explanation of the frozen shoulder - diabetes connection?
- Diabetic frozen shoulder is a major problem. The pain and limited function that it causes can seriously limit the normal activities of day-to-day life. Frozen shoulder is much more common in diabetic patients and this article aims to explore the nature of the Frozen Shoulder ? Diabetes connection.There are many ways that diabetes can affect the muscles and joints. Sugar sticks to the collag...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Diabetic fruits
- Fruit gives you energy, vitamins, minerals, and fiber.Examples of fruits which are recommended to Diabetics include:? Bananas? Apples? Fruit Juices? Strawberries? Raisins? Oranges? Mango? Guava? PapayaBasically, for diabetics,One small apple, one-half cup fruit juice, or one-half of a grapefruit all considered one serving...
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