Last articles from Diabetes category on Health Top News

Diabetes and Its Management

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Diabetes Mellitus is one of the most costly burdensome chronic diseases of our time and is condition that is increasing in epidemic population in the whole world. The complications resulting from the diseases are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality and are associated with failure of various organs such as the eyes, kidneys and nerves. Diabetics are also at a significantly higher risk for coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease and stroke and they have a greater likelihood... (Read All)

Diabetic nerve damage: the height connection

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

If you have diabetes, it may be better to be short than tall.

Why? Well, it has to do with those pseky foot and leg ulcers that can cause anthing from minor inconvenience to amputation. When ulcers become series, it's becaue they have become infected, perhaps even leading to gangreneâwhich is the major reason for amputation.

In the general population, a simple cut or other open wound isn't usually a problem, because it causes some degree of pain that alerts the person to ... (Read All)

Reversing Diabetes Naturally

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Reversing Diabetes Naturally

While diabetic drugs may be the cornerstone of your overall treatment plan, you need to know that there is a great deal more you can do to help control your blood sugar level and protect yourself against the usual eye, foot and kidney complications that diabetes usually causes. You can also help avoid the most dangerous complication of all â premature death.

Sadly, very few diabetics know that over the past decade scientists have identified a... (Read All)

Type Of Diabetics And Diabetes Health Management

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is first treated with weight reduction, a diabetic diet, and exercise. For type 2 diabetics, diabetic management consists of a combination of diet, exercise, and weight loss, in any achievable combination depending on the patient. James Barnard from UCLA, the study showed that type-2 diabetics could lose weight and control their blood sugar levels by diet alone. The key to a healthy diabetic diet for healthy weight maintenance, is BALANCE. The document discusses what con... (Read All)

Diabetes: Cause And Prevention

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

An individual may get diabetes when the pancreas can no longer secrete the needed hormones that produce insulin. The insulin maintains the glucose in the blood to be normal. Low insulin means that the level of glucose, which is sugar in the blood, may get high and may lead to diabetes.

The autoimmune reaction is a type 1 diabetes where the cells in the pancreas organ that produces the needed insulin are destroyed. This results to the total loss of insulin in the hormones. This happens be... (Read All)

Natural Ways To Treat Diabetes

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Diabetes is a disease caused when the body does not properly produce insulin. Seven percent of the population in the United States has diabetes. There are two types of the disease. Type one diabetes is where the body does not produce insulin and type two is where the body resists insulin. The majority of people diagnosed with this disease have type two. Symptoms of diabetes include extreme thirst, hazy vision, excessive hunger, weight fluctuation, fatigue and frequent urination. Diabetes is ofte... (Read All)

Diabetes ? Living Beyond The Disease

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Diabetes sneaks up on a person slowly ? one grain of sugar at a time ? one pound at a time -- until all of a sudden the pancreas and other systems of the body don?t cooperate and function together. Insulin activity dwindles, fat and protein metabolism switches gears, and soon the circulation to the eye blood vessels and kidneys isn?t behaving itself. Like the old song, ?foot bone connected to the ankle bone, ankle bone connected to the knee bone,? anything that goes wrong in one part of the body... (Read All)

Diabetes Symptoms

Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Many people may not take notice of diabetes symptoms because so many of them don?t seem serious enough to attach to an actual disease. Feelings of nausea, for instance, are felt by so many people so often and for such a wide variety of reasons that most people never even think to associate it with diabetes. And because we all seem to be working longer hours than ever before and having to get up earlier in an attempt to avoid spending an hour or two in traffic, feelings of fatigue and tiredness a... (Read All)

Diabetes Herbal Remedy Works Better Than Insulin?

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100

It is another case of a home remedy waiting to be discovered. A new study suggests that a traditional Indian diabetes herb treatment lowers blood sugar and insulin levels as well as today's prescription drugs.

39 healthy adults received extracts of the herb Salacia oblonga with promising results. Insulin and blood glucose levels were lowered by a maximum of 29 and 23 percent, respectively. These reductions occurred when test subjects received the largest dose of the herb extract (1,000 m... (Read All)

Venomous Lizard Puts The Bite On Diabetes

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Here is yet another case of a home remedy waiting to be discovered. In 2005 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug for the treatment of Type II Diabetes. The drug is called Byetta (exenatide). There's nothing amazing about that part. New drugs are created often.

The almost unbelievable part is where the drug originated. It wasn't produced in a lab. Instead, the active ingredient of Byetta comes from the venomous saliva of the Gila Monster lizard.

The Gila Mon... (Read All)

Think You May Have Diabetes?

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100

What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not properly control the amount of sugar in the blood stream. As a result, the level of sugar in the blood is too high. This disease occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or does not use it properly.

The symptoms of diabetes should be recognized. Recognizing a symptom or sign for diabetes is important ? diabetes can be life-threatening. Diabetes can be caused by too little insulin in the body or by the ... (Read All)

The Charcot Foot Condition - A Little Known Diabetes Complication

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Charcot Foot disease is a little known complication that can affect anyone who has diabetes. This condition also occurs in non-diabetic patients too, but diabetics can be more prone to this disease due to a diabetic complication known as neuropathy (nerve damage) Nerve damage can stop someone from feeling pain, so the foot can get injured without the person being aware that something is wrong.

The Charcot Foot condition is a very serious condition. Joints and bones can literally ... (Read All)

What You Must Know About Diabetes

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Diabetes Mellitus is a disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone that helps the body?s tissues absorb glucose (sugar) so it can be used as a source of energy. The condition may also develop if muscle, fat, and liver cells respond poorly to insulin. In people with diabetes, glucose levels build up in the blood and urine, causing excessive urination, thirst, hunger, and problems with fat and protein metabolism. Diabetes mellitus differs from the less common diabetes in... (Read All)

Diabetes ? Symptoms And Cures

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Diabetes is of three main types ? insulin-dependent diabetes or the Type 1 diabetes, Non-insulin dependent diabetes or the Type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes mellitus. A person?s eating habits and viruses can cause Type 1 diabetes. Heredity, obesity, high blood pressure, and lack of proper diet cause Type 2 diabetes, which is very common.

The gestational diabetes mellitus is caused as a result of heredity, increased maternal age, fatness and more reasons. It may cause the mother t... (Read All)

Reduct Your Risk Of Developing Type II Diabetes

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0100

At least 10 million Americans are at risk for type II diabetes, many of them will develop the disease at some point in their lives. Is it possible to prevent diabetes, especially if your medical professional has already diagnosed you with pre diabetes? Yes, you can prevent or at the very least delay onset of type II diabetes with proper nutrition and exercise.

According to a study by the National Institute of Health people with an increased risk for type II diabetes can prevent or del... (Read All)

Five Ways To Control Diabetes

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0100

If you have the tendency to inherit diabetes, you must read this and always be aware of the symptoms of the disease. There are many people, unfortunately, who do not know the signs or symptoms of diabetes.

Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Those who suffer from this disease may have problems converting food to energy. In addition, the body will not get enough insulin and the amount of glucose in the blood increases.

In a few years, the high blo... (Read All)

Glyconutrients Are Only One Piece Of The Puzzle...

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0100

I recently read a lengthy article on Glyconutrients. The author of the article (who shall remain nameless), incorrectly and falsely made statements about glyconutrients and cures. If you or a loved one are suffering from an auto-immune disorder, please read this article before randomly buying a product off the internet.

Don't get me wrong. I am a huge proponent of glyconutrients. However, people need to be informed and educated before they start buying nutritional products.

The r... (Read All)

My Storey - Can Diabetes Be Controlled

Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100

My Story â Can Diabetes be Controlled

After a game of golf one day, I contracted cramps that almost overtook me, such severe cramps that consumed me for some 15 minutes before I was able to get relief. After getting them out of my legs, my arms would contract, shoulders, back, neck, indeed my whole body seem to have an attack. Sure I was tired, but I have never experienced such a painful experience before or since. I had been starting to get minor cramping while playing golf, and th... (Read All)

Get Some Exercise

Thu, 18 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Once you have been diagnosed with diabetes, the first thing you here from your doctor is to âget some exerciseâ. Pretty soon everyone is jumping on the bandwagon and pointing out to you just how important it is to âget some exerciseâ. I know, I suffer Type 2 diabetes, but I have learnt how to control the disease, and getting exercise is an important part of that control. At first you think how can I possibly exercise, it was probably this mindset, and lack of exercise, that brought on th... (Read All)

Getting To Know Your Insulin Pump

Mon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Some health care providers prefer the insulin pump because its slow release of insulin mimics how a normally working pancreas would release insulin. Studies vary on whether the pump provides better blood glucose control than multiple daily injections. Another advantage of the insulin pump is that it frees you from having to measure insulin into a syringe.

An insulin pump is a medical device continuously delivering insulin under the skin through a catheter. It?s usually connects somewhere... (Read All)

Keep Your Blood Sugar Level Under Control

Mon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Controlling blood sugar (glucose) levels is one of the most important aspects of diabetes management. It will make you feel better in the short-term and it will help you to stay fit and healthy in the long term.

The National Committee on Prevention Detection Evaluation, the chromium and many interesting articles. People who do not have diabetes keep their blood glucose levels within a narrow range for most of the time. The beta cells in the pancreas are able to produce just the right amo... (Read All)

A Short Tutorial About Various Diabetic Supplies

Mon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Diabetes is a chronic disease with no cure but the good news is that proper care and treatment a person can live a log and healthy life. Nearly 2,000 people are diagnosed with diabetes everyday.

It is estimated that there are 17 million people with diabetes in the U.S and another 16 million have pre-diabetes or higher blood-sugar levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.

Buying diabetes supplies online can save time and money. In this... (Read All)

Diabetes And Your Diet

Mon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100

If you are like me you probably thought diabetes is one of those things you have or don't have; nothing could be further from the truth because diabetes is now the biggest threat to health in the developed world and we are eating ourselves into it because of poor diet.

First question is how prevalent is diabetes?
Using Australia as an example that has a total population of around 20 million inhabitants, in the last full year official figures show 70,000 people were diagnosed with dia... (Read All)

Get the Latest Facts about Lasik Eye Surgeryâ¦an Eye Opening Experience!

Wed, 24 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100

After Lasik eye surgery, life can become very different and quite often considerably better. Lasik eye surgery is a type of refractive surgery, which is a procedure that corrects vision. Lasik surgery is, in fact, the most commonly performed surgical surgery for the eye and the name is actually short for âlaser-assisted in situ keratomileusisâ.Lasik eye surgery is popular because of the general ease of the procedure. Patients discuss a relative lack of pain after Lasik eye surgery and alm... (Read All)

Toddlers with Diabetes: Caring for the Littlest Patients

Sat, 27 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Toddlers with diabetes are suffering from Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes or diabetes juvenile. The number of children under the age of five being diagnosed with diabetes juvenile has almost doubled in the past five years. Caring for toddlers is a challenge under the best of circumstances, and toddlers with diabetes need even more special care and attention.

Symptoms

First, if you are wondering whether your toddler has diabetes in the first place, here are s... (Read All)

Women, Diabetes and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: How Exercise Can Help

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Some women are at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes because of a syndrome that often goes undiagnosed: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS, affects between six and ten percent of women who are of childbearing age. One of the symptoms of PCOS is often excess weight gain, with that weight carried around the abdomen. Reducing the risks of developing type 2 diabetes in women with PCOS involves, in part, improving insulin sensitivity.

If you have symptoms su... (Read All)

Diabetes Facts

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0100

Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body is unable to properly control the amount of sugar in the blood. The body cannot control the sugar in the blood due to the lack of the hormone insulin. Diabetes has long reaching and wide ranging health affects for those that suffer from it. Diabetes significantly raises the risk of heart disease and stroke, blindness and kidney failure. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to death.

It is estimated that over 18 million Americans suffer from diabe... (Read All)

Comments on specific drug classes used in management of lipid disorders in persons with diabetes

Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Statins are first-line therapy for reducing LDL cholesterol levels in persons with diabetes and they are generally well tolerated. They have the advantage of lowering VLDL cholesterol as well as LDL cholesterol; thus they can assist in attaining the non-HDL-cholesterol goal when triglyceride levels are Â¡Ã200 mg/dL. Bile acid sequestrants also are effective LDL-lowering drugs in persons with diabetes. Their potential utility for LDL lowering either as monotherapy or in combination with statins ... (Read All)

Diabetes

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Diabetes is a medical condition in which patients will suffer from high levels of blood sugar. Because of this, they will not secrete the correct amount of the hormone insulin. There are three forms of diabetes, and these are gestational diabetes, type 1, and type 2. About 10% of all cases are Type 1, while 90% of cases are type 2. In type 1 diabetes, the islets of Langerhans will be destroyed, and this will stop the body from producing the necessary amount of insulin. Type 1 can only be treated... (Read All)

Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke Could Happen To You

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Did you know that if you have diabetes you have a greater chance of dying from heart disease or stroke and it doesn't make any difference if you are a woman or a man? One reason is high blood levels of sugar make the walls of your blood vessels thicker and cause them to lose their elasticity, which in turn makes it harder for blood to pass through.Type 1 diabetes is know as juvenile-onset diabetes and usually affects children and young adults and is genetically-linked. The following are some con... (Read All)

Last articles from Diabetes category on Health Top News

Diabetes and Its Management

Diabetic nerve damage: the height connection

Reversing Diabetes Naturally

Type Of Diabetics And Diabetes Health Management

Diabetes: Cause And Prevention

Natural Ways To Treat Diabetes

Diabetes ? Living Beyond The Disease

Diabetes Symptoms

Diabetes Herbal Remedy Works Better Than Insulin?

Venomous Lizard Puts The Bite On Diabetes

Think You May Have Diabetes?

The Charcot Foot Condition - A Little Known Diabetes Complication

What You Must Know About Diabetes

Diabetes ? Symptoms And Cures

Reduct Your Risk Of Developing Type II Diabetes

Five Ways To Control Diabetes

Glyconutrients Are Only One Piece Of The Puzzle...

My Storey - Can Diabetes Be Controlled

Get Some Exercise

Getting To Know Your Insulin Pump

Keep Your Blood Sugar Level Under Control

A Short Tutorial About Various Diabetic Supplies

Diabetes And Your Diet

Get the Latest Facts about Lasik Eye Surgeryâ¦an Eye Opening Experience!

Toddlers with Diabetes: Caring for the Littlest Patients

Women, Diabetes and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: How Exercise Can Help

Diabetes Facts

Comments on specific drug classes used in management of lipid disorders in persons with diabetes

Diabetes

Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke Could Happen To You

Get the Latest Facts about Lasik Eye Surgeryâ¦an Eye Opening Experience!