Fatigue and weight gain linked to Insulin Resistance
posted by peganjr 173 days 21 hours 1 minute ago
Experts estimate that 25 percent of all Americans suffer from Insulin Resistance. The percentage is much higher among pre-menopausal women.
The Link between Foot Pain and Diabetes
posted by peganjr 219 days 14 hours 46 minutes ago
Diabetic foot pain is caused by a condition called neuropathy or nerve damage. Different types of neuropathy occur as part of the many complications that may arise from having diabetes. Diabetic foot pain is a result particularly of what is called peripheral neuropathy...
Glucophage(Metformin) reduce hunger
posted by metformin 234 days 4 hours 32 minutes ago
Metformin, sold under the trade name Glucophage, is used to treat diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes) called type 2 diabetes, but recent studies show that it also helps non-diabetics to lose weight by reducing hunger. Most obese patients are insulin resistant, and increasingly the type-2 diabetes medication metformin is being prescribed to increase glucose sensitivity and promote weight loss process.
Gestational Diabetes
posted by peganjr 236 days 18 hours 26 minutes ago
Gestational Diabetes While you are pregnant, you need to generate greater amounts of insulin in order to breakdown the sugar, glucose, in your bloodstream and create energy from it. When your pancreas cannot create sufficient amounts of insulin to keep up with the level of glucose in your blood you get Gestational Diabetes. This occurs in 4% of pregnancies. The symptoms of gestational diabetes are very similar to pregnancy symptoms, therefore, your doctor will need to give you a glucose test to find out whether or not you have gestational diabetes. The glucose test is generally given sometime between your 24-28th week.
The Importance of Diabetic Diets
posted by peganjr 236 days 19 hours 16 minutes ago
A diabetic diet is a specially designed eating plan that is high in carbohydrates and low in fat. People with diabetes don't need to go out and purchase special foods to maintain a diabetic diet, they can eat the same foods as the whole family. A healthy diet based on the diabetes food pyramid is beneficial to diabetics and non-diabetics alike. Making healthy food choices is not so hard. All it takes is a little bit of planning to include all your favorite foods. But first, you need to understand the basics of a diabetic diet...
Type 2 Diabetes Affects More Than 50-Million Americans
posted by peganjr 256 days 15 hours 47 minutes ago
Type 2 diabetes, which represents nearly 95 percent of all diabetes cases and affects in excess of 50 million Americans, is largely found in adults over the age of 40. Nowadays, however, it is also being diagnosed increasingly at younger ages, and is even being diagnosed in quite young children...
The Essence of Diabetic Supplies
posted by peganjr 256 days 16 hours 21 minutes ago
Diabetic supplies are available at your local pharmacy. You will need a prescription, and will only be allowed to buy the diabetic supplies that your doctor includes in the prescription --- no extras...
10 Common Symptoms Of Diabetes Mellitus
posted by peganjr 267 days 22 hours 49 minutes ago
Diabetes is a condition of Hyperglycemia ( Increase level of Glucose in Blood). Most of the times Diabetes is asymptomatic, however It is very important to diagnose diabetes as early as possible to prevent early and late complications of Diabetes. This is only possible, if you have some knowledge about common symptoms (often misspelled as "symtoms") of Diabetes Mellitus...