With diabetes such an epidemic today, it is essential that you know exactly what it is. Why? Well, to prevent getting diabetes yourself that is! In layman terms, ?diabetes? is the inability of the body to process sugars properly. When we eat or drink, our ?pancreas? produces a hormone called ?insulin?. Insulin is released into the blood and helps to regulate the amount of glucose (sugar) in the bloodstream. Diabetes is a condition where this process does not function corre...

I was told in rapid succession that I was suffering from intermittent claudication (that?s blocked arteries in the legs), high blood pressure, Diabetes Type 2. and that I was overweight. Not a lot of pleasure there! The intermittent claudication made it increasingly difficult to do much, so that in effect I had become a prisoner to my house and garden. Exercise was out of the question, my legs simply couldn?t cope, but it was hoped that angioplasty to each leg would cure t...

Understanding the two types of cholesterol (HDL and LDL) can help you make better food choices and keep your heart healthy.

Your pet is caught in a serious type of disease! And do not be under the impression that this disease is the 'privilege' of human beings alone! Feline Diabetes is one of the most common feline endocrine diseases. Its direct link is to the high carbohydrate diet of dry food. Many canned foods contain too many carbohydrates, which your cat may eat with great speed and gusto; but your poor choices, will definitely damage the health of your pet. Cats by nature are obligate ...

Diabetes has many complications, some leading to other serious health conditions. Diabetics need to pay particular attention to their feet.

A brief history on the natural sweetener stevia and its many health benefits.

Diabetes and care? there cannot be a better combination of words in the world of diabetes! Your doctor may examine and advise you for some time on diabetes during your visits to his clinic or his visits to your residence. But you are your own doctor for 24 hours all through the months and years with diabetes. How many times a day do you contemplate about the word diabetes? But don't you despair. You can fight it out with proper care. The two words that stand uppermos...

Under results of a new study, hypoglycemia, which is a drop in levels of blood sugar, and is severe enough to cause seizures or coma in young children with type 1 diabetes (those who develop the disease very early in life) does not appear to result in impairments in mental ability or behavior

The use of the buttermilk has been found beneficial in the treatment of diabetes. Lactic Acid contained in it stimulates the secretion of the pancreas and thereby helps control blood sugar levels.

In most people who develop diabetes two typical symptoms are present-frequent need to urinate and increased thirst.