Type 2 diabetes affects people in almost every country on this planet. Rates of diabetes are rising globally. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates there are almost 250 million people with diabetes worldwide.

With so many diverse lifestyles and cultures around the world, what are the factors that are leading to the rise in diabetes? Industrialization has played a huge role in the increase of diabetes. According (more…)

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Gastric bypass surgery has been shown to reverse type 2 diabetes in adults. But with the rising obesity rate and increase in type 2 diabetes in adolescents, is gastric bypass an option to turn around diabetes in obese teens?

A recent study, published in the January, 2009 issue of the Pediatrics journal, shows that gastric bypass surgery does lead to remission of type 2 diabetes and it’s symptoms, as well as a decrease in blood pressure (more…)

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It is a fact that diabetes is a huge health concern in the West which can be seen when we find that there are an estimated three to five percent Westerners affected by this silent killer of a disease, and an estimated one million Canadians are also so affected. Diabetes generally causes an individual’s body cells to become unable to absorb as well as use glucose in an adequate manner and for various reasons including becoming resistant to (more…)

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In todays age of fast food and sedentary lifestyle, diabetes has reached plague proportions. It is caused by mismanagement of carbohydrate metabolism in the body.

Diabetes is identified with the excessive production of urine, hunger, thirst and excessive loss of weight, blurred vision, and delay in healing of skin, repeated infection, and excessive fatigue. Longevity, health and well being are all negatively impacted by the presence (more…)

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The body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on a formula that calculates the ratio of your height and weight. Your BMI is an indicator of your appropriate weight for your height and is a more reliable indicator of body fat than just weight alone. It’s a good way to find out whether you are normal, overweight or obese.

But that’s not all you can use a BMI chart for. You can also use it to track your progress as you diet. (more…)

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Progress has been very slow over the last few years with regards to research and treatment of diabetes. Around 15 years ago patients were starting to be  diagnosed as being “borderline diabetes” or “pre-diabetes” even while they were enjoying holidays abroad.  Some argued this lead to a false sense of reassurance.  Treatment for diabetes usually wasn’t started, as it wasn’t thought of as being necessary, (more…)

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There are many natural cures for diabetes that you can try that can help control your blood sugar levels. There are basically two types of diabetics healthy diet and natural diabetes supplement that you can use. Type 2 diabetes patients will have the most success with using natural methods to produce insulin or controlling blood sugars levels.

Diabetic patients usually have problems creating insulin which is a natural hormone made (more…)

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Food prices and the cost of living is going up on almost constantly so when you have diabetes it is important to know how to shop wisely. This can include the purchasing of type2 diabetes food. In order to keep the type2 diabetes food costs down you will need to know what is a good substitute and what is not. This means that you can buy some food instead of other.

Frozen or canned vegetables can help you save in some of your food (more…)

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So what if you have been diagnose with diabetes? That does not necessarily mean that you need to be stuck at home. With the current advancement and breakthrough in research and technology, anything is possible even though you are suffering from diabetes.

Vacation Trips and Tips

Airline Travel, Vacations, Cruises and Road trips are all possible. You just need to do some planning and work. You need to plan the things that (more…)

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Now before I get into how it’s possible for diabetes to be controlled and preventable, let’s first talk about what a disastrous disease it is.

As of now type 2 diabetes has killed 23 million people and pre-diabetes has killed 57 million people. It also affects one in four Americans too. There are also 6.2 million cases of diabetes undiagnosed.

The saddest story of all is that this horrible disease is moving down into our (more…)

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