Category: Type 2 diabetes

April 14, 2009

Exercise And Type 2 Diabetes

Filed under: Type 2 diabetes - 14 Apr 2009

One of the most undemanding and the most workable ways to knock over blood sugar amount, eliminate the dangers of “cardiovascular disease,” and perk up health and welfare in general is exercise.br /
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In spite of that, in today’s inactive …

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October 11, 2007

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 …

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Losing weight and managing your diabetes

Filed under: Type 2 diabetes, Managing Diabetes - 11 Oct 2007

What changes to my medication may I need to make?

Your diabetes medication should match the food you eat and the activity you do. As you lose weight and become more active, you become less resistant to the insulin your body …

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Managing your weight

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

A healthy lifestyle is something everyone is recommended to follow but sometimes seems difficult to achieve. Being overweight can seriously affect your health but often people have their own reasons for losing weight. Making realistic long term changes to your …

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Musculoskeletal Conditions

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

Musculoskeletal conditions (conditions affecting the muscles or skeleton) can affect anyone, but people with diabetes can be at an increased risk of developing them. The reasons for this are not fully understood, but it is thought that raised blood glucose …

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Kidneys (Nephropathy)

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

Kidney disease can happen to anyone but it is much more common in people with diabetes and people with high blood pressure. Kidney disease in diabetes develops very slowly, over many years. It is most common in people who …

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Cardiovascular disease

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

The term cardiovascular disease (CVD) includes heart disease, stroke and all other diseases of the heart and circulation, such as hardening and narrowing of the arteries supplying blood to the legs, which is known as peripheral vascular
disease (PVD). However, …

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Hyperosmolar non-ketotic acidosis (HONK)

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

Hyperosmolar non-ketotic acidosis (HONK) occurs in people with Type 2 diabetes, who may be experiencing very high blood glucose levels (often over 40mmol/l). It can develop over a course of weeks and symptoms can include frequent urination and great thirst, …

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Diabetic Ketoacidosis

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

In the short term, consistent high blood glucose levels can lead to a condition called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). This happens because of a lack of glucose entering the cells where it can be used as energy. The body begins to …

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