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Diabetics Learning To Rely On Device That Measures Glucose – Monitoring The Meter
Diabetics Learning To Rely On Device That Measures Glucose – Monitoring The Meter
For the past five years, an essential part of Howard Stanze’s life has been a small, battery-operated device called a blood glucose meter.
“I would be in the dark without it. I would have to guess how much insulin I needed, and if I guessed wrong, I could hurt myself,” said Stanze, a worker. The...
Sorbitol and Diabetes
Sorbitol and Diabetes
Sorbitol, a sugar alcohol, is a sugar substitute used in many foods labeled as “sugar free” or “dietetic.” It can be found in chewing gum, jellies, baked products, fruit cookies and even in some medications. It is used as a sweetener, to improve stability and/or to help retard moisture. Sorbitol is thought to be appropriate for use by people who have Diabetes...
Diabetes Facts – The Hard Numbers – Diabetes Numbers
Diabetes Facts – The Hard Numbers
Diabetes Numbers
* About 16 million Americans have diabetes, but half of them are undiagnosed so the federal government recommends anyone older than 45 to be screened for diabetes.
* About 700,000 Americans have Type I diabetes, which usually surfaces during the first 20 years of life when people produce little or no insulin of their own. About 15.3 million have...
Diet, Drugs & Exercise Factors In Controlling Adult Onset Diabetes
Diet, Drugs & Exercise Factors In Controlling Adult Onset Diabetes
American Diabetes Association says many adults don’t know they have the disease.
As baby boomers rock and remote-control into middle age, the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease is increasing more rapidly than it’s being diagnosed. Adult-onset diabetes is most likely to strike overweight people, past their 45th...
Why Exercise is Important For Diabetics
Why Exercise is Important For Diabetics
Diabetes is a condition to be taken very seriously. Regular exercise is extremely important for most diabetics because it helps regulate blood sugar, aids in controlling metabolism and reduces the risk factors for arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), which occurs more often in diabetics. The American Diabetes Association recommends that any diabetic...
How the Diabetes Food Pyramid is Different than the USDA Food Pyramid
How the Diabetes Food Pyramid is Different than the USDA Food Pyramid
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Many of the people that I have worked with as a personal trainer have been diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. An estimated 13 million...
The Top Warning Signs of Diabetes
The Top Warning Signs of Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus, as described by Wikipedia, is a health problem where the body does not respond properly to insulin. This condition may result also if the body does not produce enough insulin which helps the body cells to properly absorb the glucose it needs so it could be turned into energy that can be used by the body. Insulin is produced by the pancreas and plays...
The Role of Glucose and Insulin in Diabetes
The Role of Glucose and Insulin in Diabetes
Diabetes is a very serious disease. The number of people affected by this disease yearly is increasing. This maybe due to the kind of lifestyle people are leading today. Many people may already have diabetes but they don’t know it yet. That is why it is advisable to have a regular medical check-up yearly, if possible. This will help us identify and...
The Pancreas and Diabetes
The Pancreas and Diabetes
Diabetes is a life threatening disease. Many people take it for granted in its early stage but they don’t consider the fact that if they continue abusing their bodies, it would lead to complications like heart attack, blindness, kidney disease which may lead to kidney failure or later on in its acute form, may cause multiple organ failure. To have a diabetic member of...
Foods To Avoid by a Diabetic
Foods To Avoid by a Diabetic
Prevention is always better than cure. In order to avoid diabetes, it is important that as early as possible, we already start disciplining ourselves. What we eat has to be healthy. Healthier foods are even cheaper than the foods we usually crave for. Foods that are fatty, salty and very sweet are a big no-no for our body. Diabetes may be hereditary, however, the...
