Pyelonephritis is a term used to describe a particular kind of urinary tract infection (UTI). This condition can lead to kidney pain. Do you think you might have this illness? Is it possible that someone you know…
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A healthy kidney diet plays a major role in the management of kidney problems and the prevention of kidney disease. Whether food is "kidney friendly" or not depends on how much - or little - of the…
You might think: "What does self care have to do with parenting skills or motherhood"? Well it has everything to do with it, actually. The most important way we can pass on our knowledge to our children…
Getting extremely angry when experiencing low blood sugar symptoms will have a lot of social consequences around us; it is easy to hurt someone we really care for during this episodes and very difficult to explain. "It…
I remember the first time I heard the words, "You have diabetes." I was in the hospital, in a very vulnerable frame of mind to begin with, and there were those terrible words that I had always…
Globally, more than five and a half million tonnes of chocolate are eaten each year in the form of chocolate bars or other confectionery. Much of this consumption takes place in Europe and North America, where a…
It is important to note that not everyone with diabetes will get kidney disease. It is just a popular misconception. If you maintain proper blood glucose levels you can avoid kidneys disease. When a person who is…
Diabetes is the number cause of kidney failure requiring dialysis in the United States. Know how to protect yourself. Know the testing that you need to get. Know if you are at risk for diabetes. There are…
Often associated with diabetes, blood sugar plays a very important role in one's state of mind and physical health. Sugar level irregularities in the blood can have negative repercussions, affecting not just the joints and knee caps…
In diabetic retinopathy, the capillaries or small blood vessels in the retina become weak. The way retinopathy advances in type 1 and type 2 diabetes is slightly different but is the most common cause of visual loss…
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