Type 2 diabetes develops when the pancreas produces insulin, but the body is not able to use it properly. The overwhelming majority of diabetic people are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes instead of Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is the inability of the pancreas to produce any insulin. Both types of diabetes occur due [...]
Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body is unable to produce insulin. It is also known as juvenile diabetes since children and adolescents are usually diagnosed with this condition. When the body is not able to produce insulin, it prevents starch and sugar from being broken down into components that the body can use. Diabetes [...]
When choosing diabetic snacks, it is not as easy to satisfy the hunger as it may seem. There are some rules of thumb, however, that may help. Mind the calorie count and proportion the snacks properly. If you keep your calorie count down to about one hundred and fifty calories for each snack, you should [...]
Diabetes treatments and the education about them is essential no matter what type of diabetes one has. It’s important to listen to the treatments your doctor suggests but you can also look for natural ways to treat the disease as long as your doctor agrees they will not hurt you. There are millions of individuals [...]
Diagnosing diabetes is not that difficult – it only requires a blood test, but it is something that onlly a qualified physician can do. For someone to go around diagnosing diabetes without knowing exactly what it is, would be grounds for a medical malpractice suit. It would be like a person with only little league [...]
Learning about common diabetes symptoms is a valuable way to assess yourself for risk. Diabetes is a problem that has been consistently growing in the past few decades and, in some countries, the rates have reached alarming proportions. When your body does not produce enough insulin, your blood sugar gets dangerously high. Causes of diabetes [...]
Managing health with the added complication of diabetes requires the patient to focus on issues of diet and exercise more completely than the usual healthier person faces. It is said that a person can never be too thin or too rich; a diabetic focuses on more diet control issues than just weight control, and a [...]
When parents adopt bad lifestyle habits, their children observe them and learn them. Habits such as eating the wrong foods and not exercising can be learned at a very young age. This can lead to future health hazards such as diabetes. Unfortunately, diabetes in children is becoming more common. Children are mostly affected by type [...]
Diabetes complications can cause many additional problems for diabetic. If a person has diabetes then they know that means their blood sugar levels are too high. Over time, this causes problems for the body and its functions. It can affect the kidneys, feet, nerves and eyes. The heart can even be affected by having diabetes. [...]
Adult onset diabetes is also referred to as Type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, which usually occurs in children, requires insulin injections to control. Type 2 usually can be controlled with diet, exercise, and weight loss. Oral medications may also be prescribed if other methods fail. Adult onset diabetes was so named because, historically, it [...]
