Archive for the ‘General Diabetes Info’ Category
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Once diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, it is wise to stop taking your feet for granted. Previously you knew your feet would always recover with a bit of rest. However with diabetes, changes to your feet may put them at permanent risk, especially for ulceration.
Foot ulcers are a common complication ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
A few weeks ago I shared some recent research with you about the effects of Vitamin D on Diabetes. In essence, providing your body with plenty of this particular vitamin can greatly reduce your risk of developing diabetes in the first place. As it turns out, this isn't the only ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
As a diabetic you already know that you have to pay close attention to your feet to avoid getting cuts, bruises and various infections that may go undetected because of the loss of feeling many diabetics experience in their feet. Here are some tips for diabetic foot care that will ...
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
There are both long-term and short-term complications with diabetes. Short-term complications may include frequent infections. A person with diabetes has a weakened ability to use white blood cells to fight infection. To make the problem worse, when a patient with diabetes has an infection, it makes blood ...
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
A new insulin inhaler pump is finally being approved by the FDA. This insulin inhaler pump will allow you to get insulin in your body without giving yourself a shot.
Diabetes Inhaler Approved by United States Food and Drug Administration
Diabetics of the world are encouraged by the new research and trials ...
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Saturday, November 10th, 2007
Sending any child off to school can be tough for a parent. You want to know that they’ll be safe even when you’re not around. If you’re the parent of a diabetic child, sending them to school can be an even more difficult feat. Here are the steps you need ...
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Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Did you know that Diabetes increases your risk of having problems with your feet that may eventually lead to amputation? It's a diabetes side effect that still doesn't seem to get enough attention from both the medical community and the media.
As a diabetic, your body is unable to regulate glucose ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
You know how important it is to keep your blood sugar levels under control when you are a diabetic. Especially if you have type 1 diabetes, or insulin dependent type 2, that may mean keeping a snack close buy to avoid having your blood sugar drop too low. It's better ...
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
Diabetes now affects more than 21 million people in the United States, or about 7% of the population. An additional 41 million Americans have pre-diabetes.
If you are one of them, you need the best information out there to effectively treat your diabetes and minimize the long-term side effects. We ...
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