Being told by your doctor that you have borderline diabetes can be a scary thing. It’s a life changing situation. But, every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans are being told just that as the number of diabetes cases continually rises. Currently, there are over 18 million known case of diabetes in the U.S. that have diabetes. It’s estimated that there’s approximately 6 million more people that have diabetes and don’t Read the rest of this entry »
Diabetes is normally called as ‘high sugar’ problem. In Diabetes, the level of blood glucose (sugar) increases 126mg% level or much. Much of what we consume is changed to glucose. To take this sugar one’s body requires insulin. When there is deficiency of insulin, this sugar can not be used by the body and diabetes happens. Diabetes symptoms occur because of collected high blood sugar and deficiency of sugar used by the body.
Hypoglycemia is a condition where the amount of glucose in the blood has reached abnormally low levels. Glucose is critically important to the body. It is especially important to the major organs of the body such as the brain and the heart. Moderate hypoglycemia can result in dizziness, confusion, anxiety, and the trembling of limbs. Severe hypoglycemia can result in heart palpitations, seizures, unconsciousness, and even comas. Diabetics are Read the rest of this entry »
One of the longer term complications of diabetes is nerve damage where feeling in the lower limb is lost. Try to imagine what happens if you can’t feel your feet and you sprain your ankle. As you can’t feel it, imagine what happens as you keep walking on that sprained ankle. This is what can happen in diabetes and is known as Charcot’s foot (or Charcot’s neuroarthropathy).
When your blood glucose level falls below average levels, the consequence is hypoglycemia or abnormally low blood sugar. The typical cause of this condition is either an overabundance of insulin or an inadequate diet. But, hypoglycemia can also be triggered in diabetics by a delay in eating a meal or as a result of over-stressing the body from too much exercise. Many people refer to hypoglycemia as “insulin shock” because of the Read the rest of this entry »
Early diabetes signs can be elusive or seemingly benign — if one has them at all. One could have diabetes for long period or even for years and not have any diabetes symptoms. Understanding potential diabetes symptoms can take to early diagnosing and treatment — and a lifetime of better health.
Diabetes Symptoms are Excessive thirst and increased urination: Drinking more and urinating more is an early sign of diabetes. When someone Read the rest of this entry »
Thyroid gland is a small mass of tissue that is present on either side of the trachea or in general a windpipe. It is one of the most important organs of the human body. The entire body systems run on metabolism and metabolism is controlled majorly by the help of thyroid gland.
Hypothyroidism is the condition that results from malfunctioning of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland produces insufficient quantity of the thyroid hormone Read the rest of this entry »
Everyone needs food for energy but this does not always happen especially when a person suffers with diabetes. We must have glucose for our energy. Diabetes will stop the supply of energy and makes it stay in the blood creating many issues. It is essential that the glucose is absorbed into the body but this condition creates high levels to accumulate in the blood.
If you are diagnosed with diabetes as an adult, you have diabetes type 2. Today, there are far too many kids also being diagnosed with diabetes and this is is called type 1. Is there a cure for diabetes most expert say no, but you must know that taking care of yourself is the key to reversin diabetes and its health effects the problems associated with diabetes. Taking care of yourself does not only mean avoiding sugar, but it also means eating Read the rest of this entry »
Over the years, diabetes has slowly become a major public health problem. Over twenty million people in the U.S. have diabetes according to the According to the juvenile diabetes association - most of them with type 2 diabetes. With the federal government and insurance companies facing increasing medical costs of treating diabetes and its associated problems, there is a great incentive to begin identifying those at risk for diabetes before they Read the rest of this entry »