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What is Type 1 Diabetes?

November 7th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

There are two types of diabetes. type 2 diabetes generally sets in during adulthood and type 1 diabetes can occur even in children. Another type of diabetes, closely related to type 2 diabetes, is called gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is also known as juvenile diabetes, it can occur when the body’s own immune system turns against it. This happens when the body’s immune system actually destroys the beta cells that a person’s body creates in the pancreas.

An Overview of Diabetes

Diabetes is caused when there is instability in the hormone insulin in a person’s body. In a healthy person’s body, insulin is secreted by the pancreas in proper amounts for the amount of food the person has consumed. The main goal of this insulin is to help put certain nutrients, particularly glucose, into the body’s cells. The body cells then use these nutrients as fuel in a healthy person.

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Living With Type 2 Diabetes

October 24th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Many people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every day. Diabetes has become one of the most common diseases to affect people in the world today. When a person is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes they may feel overwhelmed and confused by the diagnosis. It is important for people who are diagnosed to understand that with some basic changes in life style and with careful monitoring living with the disease is completely achievable.

Getting Educated

The first thing a person with type 2 diabetes should do is begin to get educated about the disease, its effects, complications and ways to control it. The physician should help the patient by beginning some basic teaching and be able to recommend further information resources. The person should speak with a registered dietician and with a certified diabetes educator to learn about the disease. People will need to learn many aspects of the disease and the best life style changes to make for their own circumstances. The type 2 diabetic can also subscribe to monthly magazines that are geared towards diabetes and its treatment. Read the rest of this entry »

Prevent Diabetes by understanding the Causes of Diabetes

September 21st, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

It is no wonder that diabetes is one of the major health problems most people are suffering from and it is apparent that its effects, short-term or long-term they may be, are life changing. And to help prevent or avoid diabetes, it is better to understand the leading causes of diabetes that may be affecting you right now and you will be surprised to find out that it has something to do with how your body breaks down or process the food that you take in. Read the rest of this entry »

Learning About the Possible Complications of Diabetes

September 19th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Diabetes is a chronic and incurable disease, one that affects a significant majority of the general public, worldwide. It is a disease which has been around long enough and learned enough upon that there are really great forms of treatment available for it now, however if left untreated or improperly managed, there can be some incredibly serious complications of diabetes. Read the rest of this entry »

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