Archive for August, 2007

All about type 1diabetes

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

Summary: it is important to understand the cause of type 1diabetes so that it may be rectified to prevent complications which could be as serious as heart disease or blindness.
Type 1diabetes results when the pancreas are unable to produce insulin for the breakdown of glucose into energy. When the body produces energy but cannot use […]

What is type 2 diabetes?

Monday, August 6th, 2007

Summary: type 2 diabetes is more a lifestyle disease than anything else and can be controlled best by lifestyle changes in tandem with medication.
Just as a heart patient realises the importance of the heart, a respiratory trauma person of the lungs and breathing, so does a diabetic understand the necessity of insulin for proper transformation […]

Substituting sugar in diabetes

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

Summary: instead of natural sugars, you may use sugar substitutes in your diet which, though not as good as the real thing, can help you satisfy your sugar needs.
If you have diabetes and cannot do without sugar then you should go for sugar substitutes or sugar-free candies so that you can satisfy your sugar cravings […]

Diabetes- signs to look out for

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Summary: there are various signs that warn of oncoming diabetes, however, these may not be easily recognized as those of diabetes. These signs may be of mild consequence like, feeling excessively thirsty or serious like blindness.
It is quite possible that diabetes mellitus may have developed in the body yet there may be no external manifestations. […]

 

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