If you or someone close to you suffers from diabetes, you know what a life-altering condition it is. Diabetes-the inability of the metabolism to generate the insulin necessary to properly process blood sugar-affects millions of people in the United States alone. If properly diagnosed, diabetes in and by itself is not a fatal condition. However, [...]
16 March 2013
Here are 7 reasons why mixing diabetes with smoking is a very bad idea: 1) You are more likely to get nerve damage (neuropathy). This is because smoking affects your blood circulation and that in turn means your nerve endings are not getting the nutrients they need. If this happens to the nerves in your [...]
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21 June 2012
Are you new to diabetes? If so keep on reading! With diabetes such an epidemic today, it is essential that you know exactly what it is. Why? Well, to prevent getting diabetes yourself that is! In layman terms, “diabetes” is the inability of the body to process sugars properly. When we eat or drink, our “pancreas” produces a hormone called “insulin”. Insulin is released into the blood and helps to regulate the amount of glucose (sugar) in the bloodstream. Diabetes is a condition where this process does not function corre...
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31 March 2012
Diabetes can play havoc with your eyes, and sometimes there are no early sumptoms. So you may have no idea anything is wrong until your eyesight is in danger. Diabetes eye health is very important. Here are the main eye problems that can be caused, or made worse, by diabetes. Cataracts These are often described [...]
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29 March 2012
Rapid onset-fast acting insulin Rapid onset-fast acting insulin always looks clear. It is fast acting and starts to work within one to 20 minutes. It peaks about one hour later and lasts from three to five hours. When you use this type of insulin, you must eat immediately after you inject. The two rapid onset-fast [...]
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29 March 2012
Every day, in the United States, more than 2000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed. Type II diabetes, the most prevalent form of diabetes worldwide, often shows few or even no symptoms! After eating, food is broken down into what is known as glucose, a sugar carried by the blood to cells throughout the body. [...]
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29 March 2012
Planning ahead when you travel reduces stress. This is particularly important for a diabetic. These 5 diabetes travel tips are simple to implement and crucial to your diabetic management. They are particularly important if you are traveling abroad. 1) Have a pre-travel check-up. Make sure your A1C blood sugar levels; your blood pressure and your [...]
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08 March 2012
Diabetes can be tough. Shots, testing blood sugar, meal plans, doctor visits… The list goes on. Thanks to new developments in diabetes technology, much of this can be simplified through the use of an insulin pump. To many, the insulin pump and insulin pump therapy is new territory and may seem confusing. Luckily, author Gabrielle [...]
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08 December 2011
Are you looking for great tasting diabetic-friendly recipes? If you are, then you will love this simple little app for Android. One of the first things that you will notice when you open up the app is that it is very simple and aesthetically pleasing. The “home” screen consists of six basic categories: soups, salads, [...]
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13 June 2011
Looking for a great Android app to help track and control your diabetes? OnTrack Diabetes (http://bit.ly/ePgmEP) is a great little app for this, and should cover most of your digital logbook needs. One of the first things that I noticed is that there is a very nice “dashboard” interface when you start up the app. [...]
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15 April 2011
Okay, I will confess. I made that headline up. The headline could actually have read something like ” new insulin pump takes visual ques from Apple.” The new Cellnovo insulin pump definitely looks more a like product Steve Jobs would don his mock-tee to announce. Yet, without much fanfare, the Cellnovo insulin pump system had [...]
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