Diabetes (diabetes mellitus) is defined as a metabolism disorder and refers to how our body uses food that has been digested for growth and energy. Most of the food we eat breaks down into glucose, which is…
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According to the Mayo Clinic, The A1c test is a common blood test used to diagnose Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes...and gauge how well you are managing your diabetes. This test shows your average blood sugar for…
Diabetes management is not an easy task. Keeping your blood sugar levels within the needed range can be difficult, and insulin injections can sometimes be a hassle in certain situations. Maybe it is for these and other…
There are two types of diabetes, and they really are two quite different diseases. In type 1, or insulin-dependent diabetes, insulin injections are needed. But in type 2, or non-insulin-dependent diabetes, most people can keep their condition…
A compound of vitamin A called topical Retin-A also known as tretinoin, mainly used to treat acne problems, enhances the healing of foot ulcers in patients with diabetes, according to a report of the Archives of Dermatology.…
Type 2 diabetes starts with a process called insulin resistance. As noted in my previous article, this is a condition where the receptors in the wrapper around every cell become more and more sluggish, less and less…
Nutrition is one of the most important parts of controlling blood sugar levels and treating diabetes. If you have diabetes and want to manage it the best you can, then you need to commit to a healthy…
Whenever we say blood sugar levels, it really refers to the sugar level which is the quantity of glucose obtainable in the blood of human or animals. The perfect level in your body is determined by many…
Blood Sugar Level Chart Aids in Diabetes Management & Control Whenever a person is diagnosed as diabetic or pre-diabetic he starts to collect information about the disease. First of all he needs to learn about normal blood…
Hypoglycemia is said to develop when the blood level of glucose (the major source of energy to human cells) falls below a critical level of 2.2mmol/L. It is not a disease entity but a biochemical abnormality whose…
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