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Diabetes type 2 is a lifestyle disease that often can be prevented or controlled by a proper diet and exercise. Here is a survey of the causes, symptoms and treatment options by this disease.
Let Natural Health Deal with Your Diabetes
- By MARK Luice
- Published 07/30/2008
- Health , Alternative Medicine , Diabetes
- Unrated
Diabetes is surely a life-threatening disease, but if managed properly, you can easily live with it and enjoy life at the same time. There are certain remedies that can promote your endeavors of natural health vis-à-vis Diabetes. Read on to learn more about Diabetes and its treatment using natural remedies.
Diabetes type 1 is caused by a decreased production of the hormone insuline in the pancreas. Here is a survey of the causes, symptoms and treatment options by this disease.
The Early Warning Signs of Diabetes
- By Andrew Bicknell
- Published 07/11/2007
- Diabetes
- Unrated
In the United States alone there is an estimated 17 million people that suffer from diabetes. Of those 17 million who suffer this disease nearly 5.9 million have not been medically diagnosed. The reason for this could well be that many of the early warning signs of diabetes are shrugged off by those who suffer them because the symptoms do not seem that severe.
Maintaining Diabetic Blood Sugar Level
- By Andrew Bicknell
- Published 07/10/2007
- Diabetes
- Unrated
For the diabetic maintaining their blood sugar level in the normal range is key to successfully managing their disease. Without proper blood glucose control the diabetic risks a variety of disorders and complications that are caused by high blood sugar levels.
What are the Symptoms of Gestational Diabetes?
- By Andrew Bicknell
- Published 07/10/2007
- Diabetes
- Unrated
Gestational diabetes is a condition in which a pregnant woman suffers from higher then normal blood glucose levels. For the majority of women there are no noticeable symptoms of gestational diabetes and they are unaware that they have this condition until they are tested.
Gestational Diabetes Diet Plan
- By Andrew Bicknell
- Published 07/10/2007
- Diabetes
- Unrated
Gestational diabetes is a condition brought about by high blood glucose levels that remain high during pregnancy. The health of the fetus and mother as well as the development of the fetus can be adversely affected by this form of diabetes. A gestational diabetes diet plan is critical to properly managing the affects of this disease.
How Insulin Functions in a Normal Body
- By Scott Meyers
- Published 07/9/2007
- Diabetes
- Unrated
Insulin is a self-correcting hormone which ebbs and flows as the body needs it. Insulin is part of an exquisitely-controlled system that signals the cells when to use energy, the liver when to produce it, the hunger centers when we need to refill, and the nerves to insure that we stay calm and collected.
Nine Surprising Diabetes Risks For Texans
- By Pat Carpenter
- Published 07/5/2007
- Diabetes
- Unrated
Many individuals in Dallas, Houston and other places around Texas don't know that they may be slowly working toward a permanent, chronic disease -- diabetes. Untreated, diabetes can lead to heart and blood pressure problems, dependence on insulin shots, blindness, neuropathy and an early death.
Insulin Resistance and Morbid Obesity
- By Scott Meyers
- Published 07/3/2007
- Diabetes
- Unrated
We are suffering an obesity epidemic in the United States. About 66 million people are classified as 'obese,' which means that they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30%. That means that a person's body is over 30% fat.
Insulin Resistance and the Bogalusa Study
- By Scott Meyers
- Published 07/3/2007
- Diabetes
- Unrated
Scientists from the National Institutes of Health decided to study the population of Bogalusa, Alabama, in order to draw important conclusions about how that community's health during childhood, and how those children fared as they grew up.
Hypoglycemia And Diabetes: What's The Difference?
- By Adrian Adams
- Published 06/28/2007
- Diabetes
- Unrated
When finding out information about diabetes, it is often easy to become confused on the issue of hypoglycemia.
Living A Lifestyle To Help Control Your Diabetes
- By Adrian Adams
- Published 06/26/2007
- Diabetes
- Unrated
A healthy lifestyle that includes weight control, proper nutrition and regular exercise goes a long way towards helping you control diabetes.
The Most Important Facts About Diabetes
- By Thomas Geter
- Published 06/25/2007
- Diabetes
- Unrated
In order to appreciate the cause for the condition known as diabetes, one must first look at what occurs in the body of a healthy individual, particularly after such an individual has recently eaten a food that is high in carbohydrates (sugar or starch). Digestive juices rapidly act on a starch, changing it to a simple sugar. All sugars in digested food mix with all the foods in the stomach. That mix in the stomach then enters the intestines.
What is the Difference Between Juvenile and Adult-Onset Diabetes, and What Can We Do about It?
- By Scott Meyers
- Published 06/21/2007
- Diabetes
- Unrated
It used to be clear that Juvenile, or Type-I diabetes, occurred only with children, and Type-II ("Adult Onset") diabetes occurred solely among adults. While Type-I diabetes remains a problem of the young, and has a different etiology than Type-II diabetes, both are climbing in incidence.