JENNIFER MAYFIELD, M.D., M.P.H.,
Bowen Research Center, Indiana University,
Indianapolis, Indiana A patient information handout on diabetes mellitus, written by the author of this article, is provided on page 1369.
New recommendations for the classification and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus include the preferred use of the terms “type 1″ and “type 2″ instead of “IDDM” and “NIDDM” to [...]
Diabetes is a very serious and silent disease. Most people along with those who have diabetes generally don’t recognize the seriousness and symptoms of the diabetes. Some of the true facts about diabetes are even more astounding. According to World Health Organization the number of diabetics through out the world was 171 millions in the [...]
I have been aware for some time that my neighbor facing my house is a diabetic. Yesterday I also discovered that both my neighbors on either side of me were also diabetics. One was actually in a diabetic coma after her glucose readings shot up close to 500. My other neighbor had hers go as [...]
The increasing number of kids suffering from diabetes is currently a dangerous trend all over the world. Although most kids are affected by type 1 diabetes, there are more reasons to worry as kids with type 2 diabetes are also increasing in numbers. As diabetes leads to many serious diseases in the future, parents of [...]
The increasing number of kids suffering from diabetes is currently a dangerous trend all over the world. Although most kids are affected by type 1 diabetes, there are more reasons to worry as kids with type 2 diabetes are also increasing in numbers. As diabetes leads to many serious diseases in the future, parents of [...]
There is an effective & ideal way of preventing diabetic. Yes, it is a proved one. To know more read Point No.1.
1. After brushed in the morning take a bitter gourd which should be in between 50-100 grams. Eat it RAW and should eat entire Bitter gourd, means including the seed and skin of it. [...]
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder in which the body fails to convert sugars, starches and other foods into energy.
Many of the foods you eat are normally converted into a type of sugar called glucose during digestion. The bloodstream then carries glucose through the body. The hormone, insulin, then turns glucose into quick energy or is [...]
What is insulin resistance?
Insulin resistance is a condition in which the body produces insulin but does not use it properly. Insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas, helps the body use glucose for energy. Glucose is a form of sugar that is the body’s main source of energy.
The body’s digestive system breaks food down into [...]
Insulin is a hormone. It makes our body’s cells absorb glucose from the blood. The glucose is stored in the liver and muscle as glycogen and stops the body from using fat as a source of energy.
When there is very little insulin in the blood, or none at all, glucose is not taken up by [...]
Diabetic retinopathy could be associated with poorer memory and diminished brain power in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to new research announced this week at Diabetes UK’s Annual Professional Conference.
The study looked at 1,066 people with Type 2 diabetes aged between 60 and 75 years. Participants completed seven tests looking at memory, logic and [...]