Some conditions can make it tough to get life insurance. Diabetes is one of them. Whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, you’re considered higher risk to companies that sell life diabetes insurance. Diabetes of any type is considered a liability to an insurer. Still, this doesn’t mean that you can’t get life [...]
Getting help with cheap diabetes testing supplies can be tough if you don’t know where to look. A lot of diabetic patients would prefer to look online as it is more convenient and easy to find the kind of cheap diabetes testing supplies that they need. Every diabetic must have a clear understanding of how [...]
A complication that all people with diabetes need to be aware of and on the lookout for is diabetic neuropathy. This is a disorder of the peripheral nerves, which are the nerves in the outermost portions of the body (feet, hands, etc.). Recognizing the diabetic neuropathy symptoms are of major importance because to miss them [...]
Diabetes is a serious condition which has been common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Managing this type of condition is not complicated but not easy as well. You need to have patience, strict compliance, discipline, perseverance and follow diabetes management guidelines. With a lot of options from the market today from herbal medications down [...]
As the name suggests, neuropathy diabetes is a nerve disorder caused by diabetes. Over many years, diabetic patients suffer damage to nerves all over the body. The longer a person has been diabetic, the greater the danger of diabetic neuropathy. Such nerve damage can manifest itself anywhere in the body, such as the digestive system, [...]
Some women are at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes because of a syndrome that often goes undiagnosed: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS, affects between six and ten percent of women who are of childbearing age. One of the symptoms of PCOS is often excess weight gain, with that weight carried [...]
This is how staggering the rise of obesity has become: according to the Surgeon General’s office, the number of obese or overweight adults in this country is 50% higher than it was just a decade ago. Recent studies have projected that 1/3 of the children born in 2000 will develop Type 2 Diabetes, which was [...]
Every 21 seconds, someone is diagnosed with diabetes. Every 21 seconds, there is a new reason to walk. Who’s your reason? The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has launched a new theme designed to bring the reality of the diabetes epidemic into perspective. The “Every 21 Seconds” message will be the main theme at America’s Walk [...]
Diabetes has slowly crept into the lives of almost eleven million Americans who have diabetes and are aware they have the illness, and up to seven million Americans who are not aware they have diabetes. Added to this glaring number of diabetes-stricken Americans are the millions more who are in the prediabetes stage. People with [...]
Diabetes Mellitus is a disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone that helps the body’s tissues absorb glucose (sugar) so it can be used as a source of energy. The condition may also develop if muscle, fat, and liver cells respond poorly to insulin. In people with diabetes, glucose levels [...]