The early history of diabetes began approximately in 1552 B.C. with it being mentioned in the 3rd Dynasty Egyptian papyrus by a physician by the name of Hesy-Ra. The papyrus stated that there was a disease that causes one to lose weight and urinate often. In 1st century A.D. diabetes was described as “the melting [...]

There are basically three different types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. There are both similarities and differences between the different types, and type 1 diabetes is a disease in which the pancreas does not produce insulin. In this case the glucose will end up building up in your body [...]

Early diagnosis is very important for the proper management and treatment of diabetes. In fact, if someone is detected with diabetes at a very early stage, the damages caused by diabetes will be a minimum and the individual can have more opportunities to combat against the disease. Part of living with diabetes implies living with [...]

Diabetes is a chronic condition which can occur in children or adults. There is no known cure but there are ways to keep the disease under control. Diabetes record keeping is a very important process to a healthy lifestyle. Keeping accurate records can help prevent many of the complications which are associated with diabetes.
People who [...]

You have been diagnosed with diabetes and you feel it is the end of the world because from now would consist of only bland and tasteless food. This is what most people think when they learn they have diabetes. The good news is that it does not have to be like that.
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Diabetes is one of the most common diseases occurring worldwide. According to the data received from National Diabetes Statistics Fact Sheet, nearly 20.8 million people in the United States are suffering from diabetes problem which covers over 7% of the entire population in the United States. Contrast to the popular belief which says diabetes can [...]

It takes a lifelong commitment to deal with diabetes and it also means making drastic changes to one’s lifestyles just to cope with the condition. There is also a pressing need for proper diabetes education since at present most people are ignorant about diabetes and whatever knowledge is available regarding diabetes is quite incomplete though [...]

There are a few ways in which a diabetic may be able to reverse diabetes. The first is to quit eating unhealthy foods. Second get off the antidepressants. Third, make sure to exercise. All of these ways put together and your drive to reverse diabetes may help in the fight of your disease.
Unhealthy Foods
To help [...]

Millions of people have been diagnosed with diabetes. The most common type of diabetes is type 2. This is the type that usually hits during adulthood whereas juvenile diabetes has an onset in children. Regardless what type diabetes you have, you need to be aware that there are serious diabetes complications if you do not [...]

Pregnancy is a time of eager anticipation for welcoming a new life into the world. Often it is also a trying time for the mother-to-be owing to the fact that the body undergoes a lot of changes to accommodate the development of the fetus inside her body. This is a time when any type of [...]

Diabetes is a chronic lifelong condition, one that affects millions of people around the world. It is a disorder that affects the way your body uses food for energy. With diabetes the glucose that normally gets sent out to the cells in your body end up staying and building up in the blood instead, thereby [...]

Diabetes is one of the most commonly diagnosed conditions in the world, and there are actually two major types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes is also known as juvenile diabetes, and a severe form of diabetes that tends to have an early onset.

What it is
Juvenile diabetes is a condition that [...]

An interesting research suggests that our gene structures are programmed for exercise. In elaborating their claim, the researchers coined the evidence of the lifestyle of prehistoric humans. If any one of them were weak or did not have enough reflex to move quickly, he or she died. Those survived were fit enough to survive and [...]

When someone is faced with diabetes, it is important that they are able to reach out and gain support from doctors, friends, and family, as this is something that not everyone can manage alone. While there is not currently a cure for this illness, there are many diabetes treatment options that can be explored in [...]

If you are pregnant, you may be suggested to undergo gestational diabetes testing. In most of the cases, it is nothing but a routine health check-up, considered as an integral part of prenatal care. Gestational diabetes testing is done typically during 24th through 28th weeks of pregnancy. Although it is a common experience for all [...]

If you received a diagnosis of diabetes, there are several supplies you always need to have on hand. Many of these supplies can be found in local pharmacies or at online stores. Often, insurance companies or Medicare covers supplies that are necessary for diabetics. If you’re unsure of your coverage call your insurance representative and [...]

The International Diabetes Federation recently published findings revealing that in 2007, the country with the largest numbers of people with diabetes is India (40.9 million), followed by China (39.8 million), the United States (19.2 million), Russia (9.6 million) and Germany (7.4 million).
Some other alarming diabetes statistics include the fact that there is one person in the world dying [...]

If you’ve been recently diagnosed with this illness, or if you’ve have this condition for a while, understanding what diabetes is will help you become a more informed patient. Since this is an incurable medical condition, it’s important to receive proper treatment to minimize or eliminate the possibility of short-term or long-range complications. By increasing [...]

Not many people are fully aware of the diabetes research that is conducted on a daily basis throughout each year as much more advertisement and focus is put on things such as cancer or AIDS research. But with the fact that every year more and more people are being diagnosed with one of the two [...]

With diabetes on the rise in this country, it is no wonder that many more people are starting to take a better look at the way they live their life, even right down to what foods they eat. Eating the right foods and using different types of diabetes recipes is not only good for those [...]

Unfortunately, there are many theories about what causes diabetes but no real certainties. Most doctors agree that there are specific factors that are generally present, and when they consider these things, along with the way this disease manifests itself in the body, they feel they are able to offer realistic speculations on what causes diabetes.
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As if there are not enough medical issues to worry about, diabetes prevention has become a hot topic among many people in the nation, as there has been a rise in the amount of adults and even children who are being diagnosed with diabetes everyday. Diabetes prevention has become such a hot topic that there [...]

A menu for diabetes patients can help control the symptoms of diabetes. To understand the relationship between the dietary menu and diabetes, an understanding of what diabetes is may be helpful.
What Diabetes Is
Diabetes is a disorder in which the patient has unusually high blood sugar levels and an erratic metabolism. High blood sugar levels are [...]

Type 3 diabetes is the rarest kind of diabetes you can get.  The brain has been discovered to produce insulin, when previously it was thought only the pancreas did.  Some researchers and scientists think that the much feared Alzheimer’s disease may be a variant of Type 3 diabetes.  Studies done at Northwestern University and the [...]

There are different types of diabetes that can affect you and if you happen to have Type 2 diabetes, it is normal to be prescribed oral medications in order to control your blood glucose levels. What’s more, while using these different types of diabetes medications, there will also be a need to make some changes [...]

Appropriate diabetes meal plans can help diabetes patients control the effects of this chronic disease. To understand the relationship between diet and diabetes, a brief definition of what diabetes is may be helpful. Of course, diabetics should not make a drastic change in their diet without first consulting their physicians.
What Is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a chronic [...]

Type 2 diabetes is the type of diabetes that commonly occurs in people. In this condition, our pancreas most likely do not produce as much insulin necessary for our body or our body’s cells do not recognize the insulin created by our pancreas. Insulin is necessary for us to move because it is the substance [...]

With the way the world is shaping up to be, or not shaping up, is becoming a major concern for not only those in the medical profession, but for individuals who are the ones suffering from excess weight gain. Whether it was due to a poor diet, a predetermined gene, or a mixture of the [...]

It is interesting to note that besides some hugely popular things and events that shook us up in recent times, today it is diabetes that has become something of a rage, judging by the way diabetes information is hitting us so hard in this age of the Internet. In fact, whichever source you check out, [...]

Type 1 diabetes was once called juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes. This is an incurable disease affecting the endocrine system, in which the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin to convert glucose into energy. Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in young children or adolescents, but this condition can develop at a later age as well. [...]