Diabetes News
News, articles and websites related-to Diabetes. Diabetes affects us all. Everyone has a close friend of family member who is diabetic, and we are all at risk. While prevention is key, the key to prevention is staying informed, and the way to do that is through research and education.
Diabetes by Numbers
Three: there are in fact three types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, sometimes called juvenile diabetes because this is usually when the symptoms are first seen, is the body?'s inability to produce insulin. Type 2 diabetes is when the body produces insulin but cannot make proper use of it. Gestational diabetes is a temporary illness developed during pregnancy, with type 2 diabetes symptoms.
Diabetes Mellitus research
The term ?Diabetes Mellitus? refers to a metabolic disorder with a condition known as hyperglycaemia. Here defects occur in the level of insulin in the human body in terms of its secretion as well as its functions. As a result, the levels of carbohydrate, fat and protein as well as metabolism is affected in the body.
You Have Diabetes; What Do You Do?
Your blood test has come back and your doctor tells you that you have diabetes. You probably have a lot of questions. Will you have to test your blood every day? Will you have to start taking medications or go on a better diet? What's the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? Where do you go from here?
For Mother's Day, The Gift of Health Thinking of Becoming a Mom? Take the Diabetes Risk Test--For Your Health and Your Baby's
With the prevalence of diabetes rapidly increasing, an alarming number of pregnancies are also becoming affected, leading to increased health risks for both the mothers and their unborn children. The seriousness of this problem is brought home by a new study being published in the May issue of the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) Diabetes Care, which shows a doubling of the number of pregnant women with diabetes over a seven-year period.