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Controlling Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetes without the use of Drugs
I was told in rapid succession that I was suffering from intermittent claudication (that's blocked arteries in the legs), high blood pressure, Diabetes Type 2. and that I was overweight. Not a lot of pleasure there! The intermittent claudication made it ...
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Weight Loss Helps Prevent Diabetes
A few months ago (March 2005), the American Diabetes Association announced the findings of the comprehensive Diabetes Prevention Program. The DPP was conducted at over 25 medical centers nationwide and involved thousands of participants who volunteered to ...
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Type 1 Diabetes is usually diagnosed in children, and young adults. It is characterized by the Pancreas' inability to produce insulin. It is thought that this inability arises from an autoimmune condition. Basically the body is killing its own insulin producing cells. The symptoms of type 1 Diabetes are very obvious, frequent urination, increased thirst, and weight loss. The onset is usually abrupt, and severe. In addition, having type 1 Diabetes increases your risk for many serious complications, heart disease, blindness, nerve damage, and kidney damage. Treatment consists of intermediate or long-acting insulin (taken once or twice daily) with fast- or rapid-acting insulin injections taken at mealtimes.
Type 2 Diabetes often develops rather insidiously, showing few or no symptoms. The symptoms are similar to type 1, however they develop gradually over time. This may explain why it often goes undetected at first. The cells of the body being resistant to insulin characterize the most common form of diabetes, type 2. The Pancreas still produces insulin, however the body cannot use it efficiently. Type 2 usually develops in men or women over 40 years of age, characterized by obesity, and lack of physical activity. In particular, people who are an "apple-shape" - with lots of fat around the abdomen - are at greater risk of developing diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes runs in families, and is particularly common among people of African-Caribbean or Asian origin. Similarly, having type 2 Diabetes increases your risk for many serious complications, as type 1. Unlike type 1, type 2 Diabetes can usually be controlled with diet, exercise or medicines.
If you suspect you may have Diabetes, it is important to see your doctor, especially if you fall into any of the categories previously mentioned. Discovering you have Diabetes is frightening, don't panic, people with Diabetes can live long, healthy, happy lives. Eat right and exercise. It's a simple prescription that will keep you healthy, whether you have diabetes or not.
About the Author
Dr. Jay B Stockman O.D. is a contributing editor for Vision Update and a practicing Doctor of Optometry. He has extensive experience in Diabetes Management. Visit http://visionupdate.net/ for more information.
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 Genotype Score in Addition to Common Risk Factors for Prediction of ... - New England Journal of Medicine
Background Multiple genetic loci have been convincingly associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. We tested the hypothesis that knowledge of these loci allows better prediction of risk than knowledge of common phenotypic risk factors ...
Clinical Risk Factors, DNA Variants, and the Development of Type 2 ... - New England Journal of Medicine
Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus is thought to develop from an interaction between environmental and genetic factors. We examined whether clinical or genetic factors or both could predict progression to diabetes in two prospective cohorts. Methods ...
Youngsters Learn to Live with Diabetes - Caymen Net News
She could not even reach the podium but she had the power to move the audience to tears. Just seven years old, little Brianne McCoy gave a touching account of living with diabetes at Cayman’s official observance of World Diabetes Day last week ...
World Diabetes Day - Diabetes in children and adolescents - Newstrack India
November 14 marks one of the most important days in world calendar as World Diabetes Day. The day draws attention to this disease, which is a part of a larger global epidemic of non-communicable diseases, covering over 250 million people. Hence it ...
The text nurse: Mobile phone 'diary' allows people with diabetes and ... - Daily Mail
It may not have a bedside manner to speak of, and could never offer the healing touch of a human. But new mobile phone software can now mimic the work of a nurse. Scientists have created a system that allows patients such as diabetics, asthmatics or ...
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia - Atlanta Journal Constitution
THURSDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The diabetes drug Avandia should be banned in the United States because it can cause death from liver failure and poses many other life-threatening risks that greatly outweigh its benefits, the advocacy group ...
Diabetes: The facts - Peoria Journal Star
Diabetes is a disease that happens when the body doesn't produce or properly use insulin. If untreated, complications from diabetes can include: heart disease and strokes, blindness, kidney disease and amputations. The cause of diabetes, according to ...
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