Diabetes is the common name for diabetes mellitus and is the result of defective blood sugar control in the body. Many other disease symptoms manifest themselves with the onset of either type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, or pregnancy diabetes referred as gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is more or less hereditary and is sometimes referred […]
Why is blood sugar so important for your body? Energy. That’s right. Blood sugar provides the body with energy that your body needs to function properly. Glucose (comes from sugar) helps fuel and replenish the body so that it processes like it should. Besides giving your body energy and stabilizing it, you may ask, “Why […]
Our modern diet has been proven to be a causative factor in diabetes. Sadly most people do not fully comprehend the relation between the food that they put into their bodies and their life-style habits, and their chronic diseases – such as type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, the health authorities, majority of doctors and nutritionists recommend […]
Diabetes is a group of diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels that result from defects in the body’s ability to produce or use insulin. It is important to take and keep control of blood sugar levels in the body because when too much sugar stays in the blood, it will damage the blood vessels […]
Controlling Blood Sugar in Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes mellitus occurs mostly because of a combination of genetic factors and bad lifestyle. When you get the disease, the most important thing you should consider is about your blood sugar level. Here is what you should consider in controlling the sugar levels so you can keep your body from being worst. The first you […]
Ways to Treat Diabetes and Control Blood Sugar
There are two main types of diabetes mellitus (or diabetes), Type 1 and Type 2. The latter is characterized by insulin resistance and is much more common. Type 2 diabetes accounts for approximately 90% of all cases. Both forms of this disease include a dysfunction in the carbohydrate management systems in the body, which can […]
Alternative Treatment for Treating Diabetes and Blood Pressure
Alternative treatments for diabetes contain numerous elements. Diabetes refers to a polygenic disease and as such, in this state the body cannot produce enough insulin. Thus, glucose stays in the blood itself and fails to move into the cells. As diabetes accompanies a person throughout his lifetime, it becomes necessary to take effective medication. The […]
Symptoms to Watch Out for in Diabetic and Patients with High Blood Pressure
Diabetes is a health problem that involves the proper handling and management of glucose or sugar levels in your body. It is a very slow-growing health problem that usually goes unnoticed for years. The presence of too much sugar in the blood is linked with long-term complications, such as heart disease, kidney failure and blindness. […]
Managing Diabetes and Ultimately Overcoming
If a “magic pill” cure for Type 2 diabetes existed, we would love to discuss it in-depth. But unfortunately, it doesn’t. The closest we can get to a cure is an intervention that would most likely involve drastic changes in the lifestyle of a person with Type 2 diabetes. But some people don’t want to […]
Best Mediation to Lower Blood Sugar, Treat Diabetes and Protect your Heart
Metformin is usually considered the drug of choice for new cases of Type 2 diabetes. Some studies have suggested acarbose could be equally effective at lowering blood sugar and protecting your heart from disease. The latest study, published in January 2015, found different results. Investigators at Taiwan National University in Taipei compared Type 2 diabetics […]