Posts Tagged ‘Treatment’

What is the Treatment For Hyperinsulinism?

January 5th, 2009 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Diabetes news

Hyperinsulinism also known as Hyperinsulimia is a condition in which your body will have an increased level of insulin in your blood stream. If you are suffering from Hyperinsulinism, your body will be producing more insulin than is needed for normal sugar management. Insulin is produced by an organ in your body called the pancreas.

The pancreas responds to the level of sugar in your blood and produces enough insulin to help your (more…)

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Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

December 11th, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Diabetes news

Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes develops because the cells in the pancreas are not producing enough or
any insulin to process the food in the body into energy.  The only way to fix this is to
inject insulin into the body to replace the insulin the body should be producing on its
own. Type 1 diabetes is also known as Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) and
requires insulin treatment for (more…)

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Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

December 2nd, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Diabetes news

Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

In type 2 diabetes, the body is still producing insulin but it is not being utilized properly. 
This is known as insulin resistance.  When a person is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes,
there are more treatment options available to them as opposed to people diagnosed with
type 1 diabetes.

Depending on the blood sugar levels in a patient, their weight and other health factors,
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Diabetes – Self-Treatment Devices for Diabetics

November 28th, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Diabetes news

Diabetes – Self-Treatment Devices for Diabetics

Most cases of diabetes treatment are primarily in the hands of the patient. While periodic testing by a professional lab is desirable, along with regular physician consultation, the treatments themselves are typically performed by the diabetic.

Fortunately, there are more convenient and relatively painless ways to do that than ever before. While no one wants to have diabetes, (more…)

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Diabetes – Treatment Methods for Diabetes

November 26th, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Diabetes news

Diabetes – Treatment Methods for Diabetes

Exactly how diabetes is treated depends on a number of factors: which type the patient has, how severe it is, the age of the patient and others.

Gestational diabetes, for example, that sometimes afflicts pregnant women at around 6-7 months into the pregnancy, may disappear after birth. Treatment may be as mild as doing nothing to additional diet management. Type 1 diabetes, on (more…)

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