The Connection Between Vitamin D and Type 1 Diabetes
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Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetic Women
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Metformin – What Every Diabetic Should Know
Diabetes affects millions of people throughout the world and for all the ones who know that they have it and are doing something to control it there will be just as many who do not know they have it. It is caused by the pancreas not creating enough insulin and this leaves you with too [...]
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What Is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a common condition caused by your body being unable to break down glucose and use it effectively. Glucose comes from broken down carbohydrates, particularly found in foods such as bread, rice, sugary foods, fruit and dairy products. Glucose is important for providing us with energy for all sorts of things in the body, [...]
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5 Tips You Should Use to Avoid Diabetes
If you want to avoid diabetes, you need to bring changes (not necessarily drastic though) in your lifestyle. Every year, diabetes strikes millions of people across the world. The statistics are literally shooting through the roof. According to the International Diabetes Federation, 285 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes globally, with over 7 million [...]
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How to Reverse Your Prediabetes Symptoms?
Prediabetes is caused by a number of high-risk choices. Some of them include: Eating more food than you can burn up each day, resulting in fat build up and weight gain. Sitting passively in front of a TV or computer instead of using your body actively for at least 30 minutes each day. [...]
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Pre-Diabetes Diagnosis for Overweight Children
Experts on childhood obesity have found that obese children under 12 years have higher risk of getting diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and liver diseases. Because, todays children tend to have higher weight, it may mean that the current generation will have a slightly lower life expectancy than previous generations. More than fifteen percent of children [...]
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Metformin What Every Diabetic Should Know
Diabetes affects millions of people throughout the world and for all the ones who know that they have it and are doing something to control it there will be just as many who do not know they have it. It is caused by the pancreas not creating enough insulin and this leaves you with too [...]
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Effect of Illness, Medications & Surgery
Illness In addition to the normal changes of aging, illnesses and other conditions can contribute to sexual concerns. These include: * Cancers, especially in the genital area such as prostate cancer * Chronic pain
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Diabetic Nerve Problems
If you have diabetes, your blood sugar levels are too high. Over time this can damage the cover on the nerves or blood vessels to bring oxygen to your nerves. Damaged nerves may stop sending messages or to send messages too slowly or at the wrong time. This damage is that one diabetic neuropathy. About [...]
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Diabetic Kidney Problems
If you have diabetes, your blood sugar levels are too high. Over time, this can damage your kidneys. Your kidneys are filters that clean your blood. If they are damaged, waste and fluids build up in your blood instead of leaving your body. Kidney damage from diabetes is called diabetic nephropathy. It begins long before [...]
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Diabetic Foot
If you have diabetes, your blood sugar levels are too high. Over time, this can damage your nerves or blood vessels. Nerve damage from diabetes can cause you to lose feeling in your feet. You may not feel a cut, a blister or a sore. Foot injuries such as these can cause ulcers and infections. [...]
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Diabetic Diet
If you have diabetes, your body cannot make or properly use insulin. This leads to high blood glucose, or sugar, levels in your blood. Healthy eating helps keep your blood sugar in your target range. It is a critical part of managing your diabetes, because controlling your blood sugar can prevent the complications of diabetes. [...]
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Diabetic Eye Problems
Do you know what causes the most blindness in U.S. adults? It is an eye problem caused by diabetes, called diabetic retinopathy. Your retina is the light-sensitive tissue at the back of your eye. You need a healthy retina to see clearly. Diabetic retinopathy happens when diabetes damages the tiny blood vessels inside your retina. [...]
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Diabetes Type 1
Diabetes means your blood glucose, or blood sugar, is too high. With Type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not make insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose get into your cells to give them energy. Without insulin, too much glucose stays in your blood. Over time, high blood glucose can lead to serious problems [...]
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