Gestational diabetes is, more often than not, a short-term type of diabetes in which your body is unable to create adequate insulin to regulate glucose amounts during pregnancy. All mothers-to-be are checked to see if they have gestational diabetes in the course of their pregnancy.Expectant women who are over 35, obese, or have got a family background of diabetes, might be tested more regularly.Between 2 - 5 percent of expectant mothers will probably experience this specific form of diabetes. The number rises to 7 to 9 percent in case the expectant...
1/31/2013
A good number of women suffer from gestational diabetes around the country. Age, family or personal health history before pregnancy, weight problems and race often increase the risk of certain groups of woman. According to experts, pregnant women who are older than 25 years are more likely to develop gestational diabetes than their younger counterparts. The risk of contracting this disease during pregnancy increases as women get older. Accordingly, women who are already about 35 years triple their chances of suffering from gestational diabetes....
Diabetes is one of the curses of the 21st century. Type2 diabetes is a condition in which the body does not produce enough insulin to absorb the glucose levels in the blood. As a result, the level of sugar in the blood is higher than the permissible levels. Prolonged high levels of blood sugar can damage all the internal organs of the body. Type 2 diabetes, if uncontrolled, can lead to a number of deadly diseases.Most people do not seem to realize the relationship between diabetes and food habits. Not surprisingly, more than 90% of people diagnosed...
1/30/2013
Symptoms of diabetes can develop quickly within weeks or just days. However, for some, may not show any sign at all or they may seem very common such that they won't even think it can be diabetes. Surprisingly, these symptoms may occur to someone who doesn't have diabetes. to be on the safe side and avoid any doubt you need go for screening for at least every 3-4 years if you are 45 years and above or any other person who have exposed to any risk factor.When you have hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) your symptoms may seem similar to someone who...
Take Heed--Pre-diabetes IS reversibleThe Mayo Clinic states that chronic diabetes includes type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Potentially reversible diabetes conditions include pre-diabetes (borderline diabetes)-when the blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as diabetes-and gestational diabetes, which occurs during pregnancy.Diabetes Can Maim and KillRecently a family friend-a type 2 diabetic for many years-had one leg amputated due to diabetic complications. His doctors have indicated that the other leg may have...
Many of the vitamins like Vitamin B complex, Thiamine or Vitamin B1 and Pyridoxine or Vitamin B6 are great controller of diabetes. Other vitamins like vitamin C and vitamin E also works great in controlling diabetes. Have a look on the benefits how they can help you controlling your diabetes.Vitamin C - Vitamin C is considered highly beneficial in treating diabetes. Because of stress, urinary losses and destruction by artificial sweeteners, the vitamin C requirement is usually high in diabetics. Large amounts of this vitamin sometimes bring very...
1/29/2013
In the world of diabetes, there are many different terms that are commonly thrown around in normal conversation amongst health professionals.Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, and prediabetes are the labels used for different types of conditions related to blood sugar.1. Type 1 diabetes is a term reserved for those whose pancreas stops making insulin at levels needed for their body. Those with Type 1 Diabetes are given insulin to try to correct the imbalance in the body.2. Type 2 diabetes is a type of diabetes whereby blood sugar levels are higher...
So, you'd like to get back to the blood glucose normal range?Good for you. You've probably heard the horror stories about diabetes - blindness, kidney failure, amputation. That was pretty common years ago. Today, you have far more control over your destiny, if you choose to.Here are some key tips:1. Get off the fence about diabetes.Don't buy into "borderline diabetes". it doesn't help to think of diabetes as a "kind of" thing. That's a way for you to let your blood glucose stay too high for too long, and that's an invitation to all the complications...
Despite what many think, diabetes doesn't just show up without previous warning signs appearing. Full blown Diabetes can take up to ten years to manifest itself. While you may not qualify for a diagnosis of diabetes, you aren't operating in normal state either. You have what's know as prediabetes.The good news here is that people with prediabetes normally don't have any type of eye disease, kidney disease or any type of nerve damage that you could end up with full blown diabetes. Don't think you are off the hook if you "only" have prediabetes because...
1/28/2013
The glucose tolerance test is the best way to diagnose prediabetes or gestational diabetes because it shows how your body is reacting to sugar.It will be done at your doctor's office, and it can warn you of the onset of diabetes, or detect borderline diabetes (prediabetes).Obstetricians use it to check for the presence of gestational diabetes, which only happens during pregnancy. It is also called the oral glucose tolerance test or OGTT.It measures hyperglycemia (too much sugar in the blood) but it cannot be used to diagnose hypoglycemia (too little...
As someone diagnosed as diabetic, I know how scary it can be when you are first told you are diabetic. When I was informed some six months ago I had no idea how it would change my life. What I did know was that I was going to find out as much as I could about this illness and beat it.Of course, I have found out since that you cannot beat it, you can only control it by exercise, diet and a change in lifestyle. However, don't despair, this is very doable. Since being diagnosed I have lost 18lb that I have been trying to shift for years, good news...
You want your blood glucose in the normal range, right?You know as well as I do what the alternative is.Diabetes has a bad reputation that is well-deserved. It's the leading cause of blindness of kidney failure and the seventh leading cause of death in America. And it's on the rise.But a growing number of people are beating it back. And you can be one of them. All it takes is concerted action, not good intentions, concerted action.Here are 5 great ways to get started stopping your diabetes signs and symptoms:1. Do the 10 K everyday.I don't mean...
1/27/2013
There are many issues one can face when they have been diagnosed with diabetes. One of the most frustrating is memory loss. Memory loss can occur in most people as they age. But sometimes, memory loss can be due to circulatory problems and hormonal changes in the body. When this happens, one may feel inadequate and insecure.To prevent memory loss when a person has diabetes, one should change their diet to include foods with fiber, protein, and calcium that will stimulate blood flow and also help replace some of the nutrients lost. Exercise will...
Pregnancy is a special time for the whole family. A new baby is about to be born, and there's no knowing what that baby would look like and grow up to be. Pregnancy however is also an unfortunately dangerous time for both the mother and the unborn child. Pregnant women are more vulnerable than usual to illnesses, and they need to take extra precaution to guarantee not only personal health but also the well-being of the child inside their wombs.Pregnancy and DietPregnant women often feel that their present condition gives them the license to eat...
My family is full of diabetics so I am always on the lookout for new information about treating diabetes. While searching the Web I had many times come across a natural diabetes treatment and I wouldn't even waste my time reading about that.In my mind I envisioned "natural treatment" being a healer making me drink some kind of a potion or dancing around me sprinkling dust while mumbling in a language that I did not understand. That sort of a treatment just did not appeal to me.Then one day I was surfing the Internet again looking for information...
1/26/2013
What is pre diabetes?Before diabetes especially Type 2 develops, first there are symptoms of pre diabetes. This can also be referred to a 'borderline diabetes' or 'impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose'. This means that your blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes and not high enough to be treated.Pre diabetes affects millions of people worldwide and besides being the pre runner of full blown diabetes it has the ability to do more damage to the heart and circulatory system than...
Diabetes is a very serious disease, but it is controllable. Approximately 16 million people in the United States have this disease, a serious, life-long disorder that is, as yet, incurable. This disease can, and will, lead to a wide range of other serious health complications.It is a silent killer that kills one person every 10 seconds. It is a global problem with devastating human, social and economic impact. It is a growing epidemic threatening to overwhelm global healthcare services, wipe out some indigenous populations and undermine economies...
When a child gets diabetes then it is named either juvenile diabetes or type 1 diabetes, most of the time. This disease causes the pancreas to not be able to produce insulin or affects the body's ability to use the insulin it produces, correctly. Insulin is a chemical which allows the body to use starches, carbs and sugars. Kids who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are also considered to be insulin-dependent. They will have to take insulin for the rest of their lives.Type 2 diabetes is more common in adults over the age of 40. A recent development...
1/25/2013
Are carbohydrates "Public Enemy No. 1" for diabetics?Many published sources have told us that carbohydrates are at the root of many of our health problems including diabetes. Carbohydrates come in two forms:1. Complex carbohydrates consist of substances that contain three or more molecules of sugar that are bonded together forming larger molecules we know as starches. When eaten, the body's digestive system breaks down carbohydrates to form much needed energy.A second type of complex carbohydrates are the cellulose forms that constitute dietary...
Diabetes is a condition known as having a higher than normal blood glucose in the body. When insulin was discovered in 1922 it was then thought to be a cure for diabetes. However, it was realised that over a long period of time it could lead to stiffening of the blood vessels and reduction in oxygen and nutrients to the tissues. There is no cure but only prevention of complications.These long-term complications include heart attacks, stroke, poor circulation in the legs, problems with the eyes, kidney and nerves.Heart Attack and StrokeThis is a...
Almost everyone knows someone with diabetes. From 1980 through 2004, less than one-quarter of a century, the total number of Americans with diabetes more than doubled! Estimates show that about six percent of the American population or about 18.2 million Americans suffer from this life-long illness. And about 6 million of those people haven't been diagnosed yet.The causes of diabetes are well known. Diabetes is a condition that occurs when the body has lost its ability to regulate the levels of glucose (sugar) in the bloodstream. This is usually...
1/24/2013
Diabetes symptoms in women are not a matter to worry, if they are detected and diagnosed at an early stage. Generally, women are taken as weak and scary persons in society. However, some people believe that women are more sensible and strong mentally. It is a fact that living a diabetic life is tough for women like any other person, however still you can enjoy the life. All that is required is some patience and proper diagnosis as soon as this problem is detected.If you take proper diagnosis for diabetes as soon as it is detected, then you can...
What does COPD mean? COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It encompasses two types of disease processes namely chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Quite often, people who suffer from COPD show a combination of features of both disease processes. In lay person's term, COPD means persistent lung disease with features of airway narrowing. To be more specific, bronchitis means inflammation of the bronchi or the larger airways of the lungs whereas emphysema means destruction to the smaller airways and alveoli or airsacs of the lungs....
Diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as diabetes is a serious illness where the body loses its ability to utilize insulin, a chemical our pancreas makes to control the level of glucose in the blood. Type 2 often develops in overweight adults. Insulin tablets are sometimes used for type 2 diabetes although insulin is given in injections in more severe cases.Type 2 diabetes is a condition usually brought on by lifestyle factors such as lack of exercise and too much sugar or carbohydrates in the diet. Because it is lifestyle related, this condition...
1/23/2013
Have you been trying to lose extra weight, but the fad diets and diet pills just make things worse? You may never have been told this, not even by your doctor, but a diabetic diet can help you lose up to thirty pounds in sixty days, if followed and planned properly!Overweight people run a statistically higher risk of contracting Type II diabetes. This disease is controllable and even potentially curable with proper dieting and regimenting of caloric intake. It in no way needs to be a lethal disease, but it is by far no laughing matter either. Many...
As I was surfing the web researching information relevant to my web site where I sell buckwheat pillows, I stumbled upon some information that grabbed my attention. Two things I am greatly interested in. One is buckwheat, and the other is diabetes. The first interest would be obvious, because of my inter net business, but the second is a more recent interest, or should I say, concern?I have just been diagnosed as being borderline diabetic, so when I came across this information, I was all ears, or should I say all eyes? What are the chances of...
Being told by your doctor that you have borderline diabetes can be a scary thing. It's a life changing situation. But, every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans are being told just that as the number of diabetes cases continually rises. Currently, there are over 18 million known case of diabetes in the U.S. that have diabetes. It's estimated that there's approximately 6 million more people that have diabetes and don't know it. And it remains a serious health problem costing patients billions of dollars in health care every year.Borderline...
1/22/2013
Times were when being diagnosed as having diabetes was the end of the world though today, however with great advances in technology and medical science there's less reason to be worried as there are a variety of different diabetes treatments to look after the issue including taking medicines while it's also feasible to do without them. However, after you are diagnosed as having diabetes you must straight away talk to a physician who will then prescribe the best diabetes treatment for your personal case.Though it is feasible to take diabetes treatment...
Treating diabetes naturally is often a 'touchy' subject. On one hand, the ADA (American Diabetes Association) has yet to announce a cure for diabetes. On another hand, there are thousands of diabetics who claim they have been cured of diabetes and all of its symptoms.Who is right? By the end of this article, you will be able to decide for yourself if there is a cure for this disease and you will also learn some simple remedies that many diabetics are using to reverse diabetes.Get ready to write some information down because you could cure diabetes...
The hidden disease. Diabetes, often a surprise to the individual, can live within you and you don't even know it. Because there are no aches or pains associated with the illness in the beginning stages it can cause damage as it exists whether you know about it or not. In the USA over 20.8 million have diabetes. About one third of this crowd are unaware they have the ailment. It is very important that these pre-diagnosis tests are done regularly so that early detection may help prevent serious problems of the disease.Some of the symptoms of diabetes...
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