Category: Prevention

November 9, 2008

Reversing diabetes tips

Filed under: Prevention - 09 Nov 2008

The type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder that is often preventable but sad to say, the condition is on the rise worldwide. Diabetes is now affecting 246 million people and is expected to hit 380 million by 2025. …

Popularity: 7% [?]

January 24, 2008

Pumpkin may replace insulin

Filed under: Lifestyle, Prevention - 24 Jan 2008

Chinese researchers have given diabetics a new hope by discovering pumpkin compounds believed to be able to reduce or replace the need of daily insulin injections.

A study done by the researchers from the East China Normal …

Popularity: 42% [?]

October 11, 2007

Fatness, Fitness and Lifestyle

Filed under: Prevention - 11 Oct 2007

Ferreira I, Twisk JWR, von Mechelen W, et al. Development of fatness, fitness, and lifestyle from adolescence to the age of 36 years. Arch Intern Med 165:42-48, 2005.

What is the problem and what is known about it so far?

Obesity, high …

Popularity: 18% [?]

Drinking Coffee Reduces Diabetes Chances

Filed under: Type 2 diabetes, Prevention - 11 Oct 2007

Joint association of coffee consumption and other factors in the risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective study in Finland, by G. Hu and colleagues. Int J Obes 30:1742–1749, 2006.

What is the problem and what is known about it so …

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Preventing Diabetes

Filed under: Type 2 diabetes, Prevention - 11 Oct 2007

Type 2 diabetes is a rapidly increasing problem, which if unchecked will lead to massive healthcare burdens. Data from the International Diabetes Institute have shown that there are now almost one million people with diabetes within Australia. Evidence is now …

Popularity: 7% [?]

October 10, 2007

Type 2 Diabetes: Living With Complications - Topic Overview

Filed under: Type 2 diabetes, Prevention - 10 Oct 2007

Is this topic for you?

This topic provides information for people who have complications from diabetes, such as eye, kidney, heart, nerve, or blood vessel disease. If this topic does not answer your questions, see:
Type 2 Diabetes, if you want to …

Popularity: 100% [?]

The Glycemic Index

Filed under: Prevention - 10 Oct 2007

All sugars do not have the same effect on raising your blood sugar. Each person might have a different sensitivity to certain foods but there is also something called a Glycemic Index that measures how quickly a food will …

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Diabetes And Insulin Pumps

Filed under: Type 2 diabetes, Prevention - 10 Oct 2007

Learn how insulin pumps can change a diabetes management plan, often for the better…

The purpose of an insulin pump is to mimic the action of the pancreas by continuously giving the body a supply of insulin mechanically to maintain blood …

Popularity: 5% [?]

September 27, 2007

Primary & Secondary Prevention

Filed under: Type 2 diabetes, Prevention - 27 Sep 2007

Public and professional awareness of the risk factors for and the symptoms of diabetes are an important step towards its control and prevention.

Diabetes prevention can be categorized into two groups:

Primary prevention
Secondary prevention

Primary prevention identifies and protects individuals at risk from …

Popularity: 6% [?]

September 25, 2007

Prevent Diabetes

Filed under: Type 2 diabetes, Prevention - 25 Sep 2007

Diabetes prevention is proven, possible, and powerful. Studies show that people at high risk for type 2 diabetes can prevent or delay the onset of the disease by losing 5 to 7 percent of their body weight. You can do …

Popularity: 5% [?]

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