As food is digested in the body, part of the food eaten becomes glucose (sugar) and will enter the bloodstream. Glucose is needed by the body to serve as its fuel and to become fuel, it must be transferred to the bloodstream for absorption by the fat, liver and muscle cells of the body.
The insulin, [...]
Entries from April 29th, 2009
Diabetes Signs, Symptoms and Blood Tests Will Confirm if You Are a Diabetic
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Diabetes Symptoms
Tags:fasting glucose level·ketone testing·non fasting glucose level·oral glucose tolerance test·pre diabetic·random glucose level·symptoms of diabetes
Diabetes Nutrition – Using the ADA Diabetes Food Pyramid and Glycemic Index Diet
April 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Diabetes Diet
According to the Center for Disease Control, one-third of babies that were born in the year 2000 will likely develop type 2 diabetes at certain point of their life.
Unfortunately, as they grow older in an environment where diabetes nutrition will not be implemented and a sedentary lifetyle will not be corrected, it will all lead [...]
Tags:ada diabetes·diabetes nutrition·food pyramid·gi diet·glycemic index
Type 2 Diabetes Cure – Gastric Bypass Surgery, a Cure in the Offing
April 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Diabetes Cure
There is still no known cure for Type 2 diabetes but there are treatments focused in managing the body’s lowered insulin or resistance to insulin. These conditions lead to high blood glucose levels, resulting to diabetes. The exact cause still remains a mystery considering that most diabetes sufferers are type 2.
However, assumptions have it that [...]
Tags:diabetic ketoacidosis·diabetic retinopathy·gastric bypass·hypoglycemia·type 2 diabetes cure
Diabetes Foot Care – To Avoid the Dreaded Diabetes Complication that Requires Amputation
April 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Diabetes Control
It is quite disheartening to learn from statistics that for every 30 seconds, everyday and all over the world, a lower-limb is lost due to diabetes. That is one reason why diabetes foot care through the help of a podiatrist is very important to avoid such an outcome from this disease.
A podiatrist is a medical [...]
Tags:diabetes foot care·diabetes foot complication·peripheral neuropathy
Gestational Diabetes Diet – What You Should Know
April 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Diabetes Diet
Gestational diabetes is having high blood sugar level at the time of pregnancy; hence, a gestational diabetes diet is needed to protect the mother and the baby.
Like any other cases of diabetes (type 1 and type 2 diabetes), strict compliance to a gestational diabetes diet is a must for pregnant women to avoid complications.
Symptoms [...]
Tags:birth trauma·gestational diabetes diet·hypoglycemia·jaundice·pregnant women·type 2 diabetes
