Category: Diabetes basics

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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Signs of diabetes

Filed under: Diabetes basics - 26 Jul 2007

The signs of diabetes are

being very thirsty
urinating often
feeling very hungry or tired
losing weight without trying
having sores that heal slowly

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Pre-diabetes

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

Pre-diabetes means that the cells in your body are becoming resistant to insulin or your pancreas is not producing as much insulin as required. Your blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be called diabetes. …

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Gestational diabetes

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

Gestational diabetes (GD) affects about 4 percent of all pregnant women. It usually appears during the second trimester and disappears after the birth of the baby.

Like Type 1 and Type 2, your body can’t use glucose effectively and blood glucose …

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What is diabetes

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

Diabetes is a disorder that affects the way your body uses food for energy. Normally, the sugar you take in is digested and broken down to a simple sugar, known as glucose. The glucose then circulates in your blood where …

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