Category: Diabetes basics

May 1, 2009

The 3 Most Common Types Of Diabetes Explained

Filed under: Diabetes basics - 01 May 2009

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Type 1 …

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April 19, 2009

Useful Data About Diabetes - All About It

Filed under: Diabetes basics - 19 Apr 2009

The exact cause of diabetes is not clear, however, lack of exercise and obesity are huge factors in the development of diabetes. Glucose is considered the bodys fuel. We get glucose from the foods that we eat.br /
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April 1, 2009

Diabetes Type 2 Diet

Filed under: Diabetes basics - 01 Apr 2009

The number of people diagnosed to get diabetes type 2 is increasing every year. For most people who diagnosed to have this disease, some may feel hopeless after knowing the diagnose report, but really there is still hope for them. …

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March 14, 2009

Type 1 Diabetes Occurs When Pancreas Cease Producing Insulin

Filed under: Diabetes basics - 14 Mar 2009

Human usually requires the right amount of glucose to be available in the body if the body is to be able to function normally and it is a very important carbohydrate that aids in giving to the body enough energy …

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October 28, 2007

Diabetic Diet-Glucose Control

Filed under: Diabetes basics - 28 Oct 2007

If you
’ve been diagnosed with diabetes, your doctor has probably mentioned that you should pay careful attention to nutrition and diet as part of your treatment program. Nutrition experts say that there is no one diet for diabetes, but people …

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October 9, 2007

Diabetes Supplies - What Should You Buy?

Filed under: Diabetes basics - 09 Oct 2007

Once you or someone you love has been diagnosed with diabetes it doesn’t take long for you to realize that diabetes is an expensive disease.  Test strips for blood glucose testing, urine testing strips to test for ketones, syringes, insulin, …

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July 30, 2007

Where the commercial insulin comes from

Filed under: Diabetes basics - 30 Jul 2007

The first successful insulin preparations came from cows (and later pigs).  The pancreatic islets and the insulin protein contained within them were isolated from animals slaughtered for food in a similar but more complex fashion than was used by …

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What is insulin

Filed under: Type 2 diabetes, Diabetes basics - 30 Jul 2007

Insulin is a hormone. And like many hormones, insulin is a protein. Â Insulin is secreted by groups of cells within the pancreas called islet cells. The pancreas is an organ that sits behind the stomach and …

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July 26, 2007

Type 2 diabetes

Filed under: Type 2 diabetes, Diabetes basics - 26 Jul 2007

Type 2 diabetes, formerly called adult-onset diabetes or noninsulin-dependent diabetes, is the most common form of diabetes. People can develop type 2 diabetes at any age—even during childhood. This form of diabetes usually begins with insulin resistance, a condition in …

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Type 1 diabetes

Filed under: Diabetes basics - 26 Jul 2007

Type 1 diabetes, formerly called juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is usually first diagnosed in children, teenagers, or young adults. With this form of diabetes, the beta cells of the pancreas no longer make insulin because the body’s immune system …

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