Archive for February, 2007
Diabetes and Pregnancy
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007Diabetes and Pregnancy – How it Affects You
Pregnancy and diabetes are two words that a future mother doesn’t want to hear in the same sentence, but a condition to watch for is Gestational Diabetes mellitus. This is a condition that only affects pregnant women, and according to statistics, there are approximately 200,000 cases in the […]
Child Diabetes
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007Child Diabetes: How To Help Your Child Cope
When there is a case of child diabetes, not only does the child suffer but the family does as well. With child diabetes, some of the daily responsibilities can include blood glucose tests, insulin injections, meal planning and treating low blood pressure depending on the type of diabetes […]
American Diabetes Association
Saturday, February 10th, 2007How Can American Diabetes Association Help You
Diabetes is an incurable disease that can be life threatening if not monitored closely and kept under control. Diabetes is a disorder where the body is not able to produce or use the insulin available in the body in order to convert the daily food intake and especially sugar […]
Cause Of Diabetes
Friday, February 9th, 2007Finding The Cause Of Diabetes
There is a common misconception among people that eating candy, foods high in sugars and other ‘unhealthy’ foods is the cause of diabetes. This is completely false and although a bad diet can lead to diabetes, having a sweet tooth does not mean you will end up with diabetes. This doesn’t […]
Diabetes
Friday, February 2nd, 2007Diabetes Basics
Diabetes is a disorder in which the body cannot produce enough amounts of insulin for the use of the body or cannot use the insulin already available in the body. Insulin is a hormone that our body needs in order to convert the daily food intake into energy. Improper usage of insulin and/or lack […]
