All Entries in the "Diabetes" Category
Effective Diet Plan For Diabetics
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) affects a lot of people due to genetic predisposition and unhealthy lifestyle. Whatever type your diabetes is, diet plays an important role in its management.
There is no definite and perfect diet plan but there are pointers you can remember to help you control your blood glucose (or blood sugar) and here are [...]
Use Your Cell Phone For Good Health
With a cell phone being in practically every hand, researchers are now looking at how best to harness their potential for helping people with their health related issues using cell phone apps to fight chronic disease.
Dr. Richard Katz of George Washington University Hospital is trying to use internet connectivity of cell phones to treat inner [...]
Diabetics Beware Of Surgery
Recent research has suggested that those cancer sufferers who have type 2 diabetes are 50% more likely to die in a month following surgery related to the cancer. In particular, it was those diabetics who had esophageal cancers and colorectal cancers that were seen to be most at risk according to John Hopkins researchers.
Co-author of [...]
Ways To Keep Your Diabetic Cooking “Diabetic”
When a physician gives out a diagnosis of diabetes it usually comes with a list of do’s and don’ts, especially in their diets.
Having limitations leave most diabetic people feeling out of control regarding their health and to a certain extent their lives. But in the end it’s just a matter of [...]
Insulin Resistance In Type 1 Diabetes
The cause for the majority of cases of Insulin resistance remains unknown. There is an inherited component that sharply increases the rate of Insulin resistance.
There are some studies that suspect Insulin resistance may be related to a high carbohydrate diet.
A study that was done in America had shown that glucosamine, which [...]
Wheat Intolerance Linked To Type-1 Diabetes
Immune system is supposed to fight against foreign invaders such as bacteria, viruses, while leaving the body’s tissues harmless.
So, when this process goes awry, allergies and other autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes can develop.
According to study conducted by scientists at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the University of Ottawa, it was found that almost [...]
Sex Hormone Protein May Be Key Factor To Predict Type-2 Diabetes
A new study finds that a protein that regulates levels of sex hormones in our body may help to predict risk of developing type-2 diabetes.
Researchers suspect that this particular sex hormone protein, called sex hormone-binding globulin, may also play a role in developing type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Simin Liu, lead researcher, professor and director of the [...]
Controlling Diabetes At Home
Diabetes is a disease that can come on you suddenly. You can go for a very long time and never know that you have the disease. Symptoms of diabetes can mimic other health problems.
These can include, going to the bathroom more than usual, losing or gaining weight, and trouble with your [...]
Stem Cells May Be Able To Cure Type 1 Diabetes
Of the different types of diabetes, type 1 is the severe form, which requires daily injections of insulin.
It is most often diagnosed in young adult and teenagers, although it can be found in even younger children.
Several years ago a study was undertaken to test a new form of treatment which involved the [...]
Diabetes Sufferers Cutting Back On Medication Because Of Finances
Everyone is affected by the current economic recession, but people that suffer from diabetes are increasingly unable to afford their medicines and are having to make very difficult choices.
A free clinic in San Diego that is run by medical students has seen a third more diabetics turning up looking for supplies and [...]
