Diabetes, whether type 1 or 2, in itself, is a type of disease that can prove to be quite dangerous to health if not treated properly. It is a global health problem that is increasing at an alarming rate worldwide. This illness may cause microvascular and macrovascular complications. Microvascular complications include damage to the kidneys, eyes, and nerves while macrovascular … [Read more...]
Top 10 Tips for Living With Diabetes
Diabetes affects a significant proportion of the world's adult population. Despite cases of diabetes being reported among the young population, its prevalence is relatively low. Without any known cure, diabetes can only be managed. However, without proper management diabetes can present significant challenges that can escalate to fatality levels. Management of Diabetes: … [Read more...]
Ways to Deal With Diabetes
When you are diagnosed with diabetes, it is a terrifying time. The best news is that you have some control over your diagnosis. Making life changes can be extremely beneficial to controlling your diabetes. The most important thing to remember is that you are in charge of managing your diabetes. The choices you make on a daily basis regarding diet and exercise have the … [Read more...]
How Sleep Affects Patients with Diabetes
For those with diabetes, the body doesn’t produce enough insulin or doesn’t use insulin effectively, causing excess glucose levels in the bloodstream. The most common types of diabetes are type 1 and type 2. With type 1 diabetes, the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin, so external sources of insulin must be taken on a daily basis. With type 2 diabetes, the body is able to … [Read more...]
Managing Diabetes Using Natural Supplements
A vast majority of diabetic people still do not prefer taking medicines that have high dosage of different chemicals as they can lead to side-effects like skin hypersensitivity, dizziness, exhaustion, shaking, etc. However, in opting for natural supplements, all those fears are laid to rest. This is because the supplements are manufactured using natural items and hence, they … [Read more...]
Stop That PreDiabetes Diagnosis Progressing!
If you have ever been warned that you are prediabetes or have high blood sugar, then you will know what a scary thought that can be. Hopefully, it can be the boost that you need to make some changes in your diet and lifestyle. Having that prediabetes diagnosis go to actual type two diabetes can be a big change in your life and health. So if you can avoid it, then it is for the … [Read more...]
3 Reasons why Seniors are at a Higher Risk of Dementia
Dementia is a progressive mental condition which results in the loss of memory, cognition, thinking, language and other brain functions. Science is still not been able to answer why some people get dementia, whereas others have a sharp brain even in their 80’s. Is it genes, age, one’s lifestyle or something else? However, it has been proven that older people are definitely … [Read more...]
4 Super Powerful Home Remedies For Diabetes
Have you been feeling too weak and tired off late? Are you urinating more often than you do and feel more thirsty than usual? These symptoms might be a sign of an underlying health issue, and you would want to see a doctor immediately. You might have Diabetes. Weakness, fatigue, excessive urination and unusual thirst are some very mild yet active symptoms of diabetes. Most … [Read more...]
Support Americans with Diabetes!
Almost 26 million people in the United States have diabetes. That's three times more than how many people live in all of New York's five boroughs, and slightly more than the entire population of Texas. The amount of new diagnoses from one year to the next has continued so that in 2010 there was one new diagnosis in the United States every 17 seconds. Many of these people will … [Read more...]
Do You Really Know What Diabetes Is?
Have you ever been told to slow down on sweets because you might become diabetic? If you answered “yes” to this question, then let me guess: you on the heavy side – maybe not too heavy, but getting there. Also, you have members in your family who are diabetic. Have you ever asked yourself what diabetes really is and what the relationship is between eating too much … [Read more...]