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faye bautista
The First Non-Invasive Diabetes Screening Device
VeraLight Inc. is the developer of the non-invasive diabetes-screening device code-named "Scout" and its researchers conducted the study on 322 subjects ranging from 21 to 88 years old with a broad range of skin color. [Read More]
faye bautista
New Advances In Diabetes - Detection And Treatment
The ADA 67th Scientific Sessions in Chicago started today and there has been a noisy buzz on everything diabetes. However, what got my interest more is the research development on oral insulin. The Type 1 diabetics are dependent on insulin. While the type 2 diabetics do not, still at a later stage, they will insulin as well. [Read More]
Scott Meyers
PCOS Affects 10% of Women Worldwide
What is PCOS? It seems to be in the news and on TV programs these days, but it is difficult to understand what it is, and what causes it. [Read More]
Adrian Adams
What Exactly Is Diabetes?
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder that tends to be recognized through high levels of blood sugar and other physical manifestations, and it differs significantly from a typical illness or chronic disease. [Read More]
Andrew Bicknell
A Diabetic Diet is Key to Managing Diabetes
A diabetic diet is a balanced healthy diet with appropriate mixture of carbohydrates, proteins and fats at each meal so as to both provide essential nutrients as well as create an even release of glucose into the blood from meal to meal on a daily basis. [Read More]
Andrew Bicknell
The Symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus
From heart disease to kidney problems, blindness and nerve damage, recognizing the symptoms of diabetes mellitus early and getting proper medical treatment is key to managing it effects and the complications it can cause. [Read More]
Andrew Bicknell
Recognizing the Symptoms of Diabetic Neuropathy
This is a disorder of the peripheral nerves, which are the nerves in the outermost portions of the body (feet, hands, etc). Recognizing the symptoms of diabetic neuropathy are of major importance because to miss them can have life altering or even threatening affects. [Read More]
Andrew Bicknell
The Early Warning Signs of Diabetes
In the United States alone there is an estimated 17 million people that suffer from diabetes. Of those 17 million who suffer this disease nearly 5.9 million have not been medically diagnosed. The reason for this could well be that many of the early warning signs of diabetes are shrugged off by those who suffer them because the symptoms do not seem that severe. [Read More]
Andrew Bicknell
Maintaining Diabetic Blood Sugar Level
For the diabetic maintaining their blood sugar level in the normal range is key to successfully managing their disease. Without proper blood glucose control the diabetic risks a variety of disorders and complications that are caused by high blood sugar levels. [Read More]
Andrew Bicknell
What are the Symptoms of Gestational Diabetes?
Gestational diabetes is a condition in which a pregnant woman suffers from higher then normal blood glucose levels. For the majority of women there are no noticeable symptoms of gestational diabetes and they are unaware that they have this condition until they are tested. [Read More]
Andrew Bicknell
Gestational Diabetes Diet Plan
Gestational diabetes is a condition brought about by high blood glucose levels that remain high during pregnancy. The health of the fetus and mother as well as the development of the fetus can be adversely affected by this form of diabetes. A gestational diabetes diet plan is critical to properly managing the affects of this disease. [Read More]
Scott Meyers
How Insulin Functions in a Normal Body
Insulin is a self-correcting hormone which ebbs and flows as the body needs it. Insulin is part of an exquisitely-controlled system that signals the cells when to use energy, the liver when to produce it, the hunger centers when we need to refill, and the nerves to insure that we stay calm and collected. [Read More]
Pat Carpenter
Nine Surprising Diabetes Risks For Texans
Many individuals in Dallas, Houston and other places around Texas don't know that they may be slowly working toward a permanent, chronic disease -- diabetes. Untreated, diabetes can lead to heart and blood pressure problems, dependence on insulin shots, blindness, neuropathy and an early death. [Read More]
Scott Meyers
Insulin Resistance and Morbid Obesity
We are suffering an obesity epidemic in the United States. About 66 million people are classified as 'obese,' which means that they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30%. That means that a person's body is over 30% fat. [Read More]
Scott Meyers
Insulin Resistance and the Bogalusa Study
Scientists from the National Institutes of Health decided to study the population of Bogalusa, Alabama, in order to draw important conclusions about how that community's health during childhood, and how those children fared as they grew up. [Read More]