First Signs of Diabetes

by | Feb 7, 2011 | 7 comments

Well, if you made it out of holiday season without eating too many cookies, gumdrops, or chocolate you did very well. I congratulate you. However, the trickery of blood sugar dangers isn’t over. There are 2 more holidays that involve a lot of candies. Chocolates and...

Peer to Peer Diabetes Support Beats the Nurses

by | Feb 3, 2011 | 7 comments

Recent study indicates that support from fellow diabetes sufferers delivers better results than being monitored by a registered nurse. This indicates that emotional support from a person who understands what you’re going through and is in the same boat is essential...

What You Must Know About Type 2 Diabetes

by | Jun 27, 2010 | 2 comments

A significant number of people are not even aware that they have been affected with diabetes. The irony is that the rise in the number of diabetes cases (that is type 2 diabetes) is often due to misleading information. And it is often preventable, or at least in many...

Diabetes and High Cholesterol: A Deadly Mix

by | Jun 20, 2010 | 1 comment

Diabetes and high cholesterol separately are dangerous enough. Their mix could be absolutely fatal. High cholesterol contributes to diabetes and vice-versa. There are two types of diabetes: Diabetes Type 1 – In this type of diabetes, our pancreas stop producing...

Diabetes: Symptoms and Risk Factors

by | Jun 9, 2010 | 1 comment

Did you know that 285 million people worldwide have diabetes? And by 2025, this figure is expected to touch 380 million. Diabetes is nothing short of a modern epidemic – one from which even children and young adults are not safe. Largely, diabetes (that is type...

Tips to Create an Effective Diabetes Diet Plan

by | May 30, 2010 | 0 comments

Diabetes is a condition that is caused due to deficiency of insulin that results in high blood sugar levels. Diabetes is categorized as: Type I – In this condition the patient needs supplemental insulin. Type II – In this condition the patient often needs to take oral...