News from November 2010

Simple tips to overcome diabetes

Almost 24 million people nationwide are suffering from diabetes according to the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Just about 83 percent of people with diabetes are also suffering from heart disease and in danger for having a stroke. Everybody should think about going through a test particularly those who are overweight or at [...]

Type-1, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus a dangerous form of diabetes

The Type-1, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is the most dangerous form of diabetes. It occurs due to lack of insulin generation or no insulin generation in the pancreas. When lack of insulin occurs in the bloodstream, the sugar does not get into the cells. And it remains in the blood. People suffering from Type-1 diabetes depend [...]

Types of diabetes

The type of diabetes may not be similar in all the cases as people tend to think. In the year 1979, the American Diabetes Association classified diabetes as follows:- Type-1, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Type-2, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Diabetes may occur due to various reasons of sugar accumulating in the blood. However, the two other kind [...]

Symptoms of diabetes that most people seem to get shocked

There may be various symptoms of diabetes. Most people seem to get shocked by the presence of high sugar levels detected by routine blood or urine tests. In many cases there appears to be no symptoms other than a vague feeling of not feeling well or weakness. This happens especially in the case of type-2 [...]

Diabetes : A complex Condition

Diabetes is mostly considered as a complex condition. It may be chronic degenerative disease if it continues for a long time. In this case, the patient becomes weak and may die due to malnutrition as the body becomes unable to extract the energy from the food we consume. Along with the pancreas, other organs- pituitary, [...]

Diabetes : What is it?

Diabetes or more precisely ‘Diabetes mellitus’ is the disorder when the body, particularly the pancreas, cannot produce ‘insulin‘ — the hormone that converts sugar into heat and muscle power. The pancreas is the organ within our bodies that produces insulin. DIABETES ATTACKS HUNDREDS DAILY Hundreds of people fall prey to diabetes. In USA, the number [...]

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Diabetes Mellitus Complications: Know it to Check it

Many life-threatening complications may result if diabetes mellitus is not treated at the initial stages. In both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, the complications can be heart disease, kidney failure, and blindness. Type 1 diabetes can degenerate into diabetic coma or even cause death. Diabetic coma refers to a state of unconsciousness caused by [...]