Why We Have Included Diabetes in Skin Care By Louisa
Why Diabetes? Because your skin is the largest organ of the human body, it’s delicate balance can be affected and changed by anything. This is a disease which affects a multitude of people worldwide....
View ArticleFacts About Type I Diabetes
What is Type I Diabetes? Type I Diabetes and what causes it are still somewhat of a mystery. We do know that the human body either stops making insulin or manufactures only a very small amount. When...
View ArticleType 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
What is the Difference Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes? We’ve all heard a lot about Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes, but do you know the difference? Type 2 Diabetes is characterized by three...
View ArticleFacts About Insulin
What is insulin? Your pancreas is responsible for the production of the hormone, insulin. Insulin is the main substance which helps the glucose from sugars to enter your body’s cells. In Type 1...
View ArticleOral Diabetes Pills
Facts About Diabetes Pills What are diabetes pills? These pills are designed with people that are afflicted with Type 2 Diabetes. They ARE NOT insulin, and there are five separate classes of diabetes...
View ArticleFacts About Insulin Injections
What are insulin injections? How do you give them and where do you give them? For many people, this can be a daunting responsibility. As with any other type of procedure, the more one does it, the more...
View ArticleHow Stress Affects the Human Body
Just the normal daily activities that we each incur daily can cause enough stress to throw off the chemical balance of the human body. Think about it! Traffic jams, holiday travel, divorce, kids,...
View Articleacts About High Blood Sugar and Low Blood Sugar
Hyperglycemia is the term used to denote high blood sugar levels in your body. Likewise, hypoglycemia is the term used to depict too little levels of sugar in the blood. Glucose is classified as a...
View ArticleFacts About Gestational Diabetes
What is Gestational Diabetes? This is a condition which occurs in pregnant women that do not typically have diabetes. It generally manifests around the 24th week of pregnancy because the human body is...
View ArticleWhat is the Glycohemoglobin Test?
The glycohemoglobin test was designed to tell people about their blood sugar levels for the past two to three months. Firstly, you need to get an understanding of what hemoglobin is. Hemoglobin is a...
View ArticleWhat is Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome?
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNS) is a very serious condition combining high plood glucose (hyperglycemia) and severe dehydration. It’s usually caused by a traumatic event like an...
View ArticleHow Alcohol Affects Your Blood Sugar
Did you know that drinking on an empty stomach can cause low blood sugar? This can have adverse effects if you are diabetic and taking oral diabetic medication or insulin, or even if you were about to...
View ArticleFacts About Neuropathy
What is neuropathy? Nerve damage is referred to as neuropathy. This condition affects the neural tissue that is not composed of the brain or spinal cord (central nervous system). Everything outside the...
View ArticleHow Diabetes Can Create Foot Problems
Individuals having diabetes are susceptible to multiple foot problems. There are five primary foot problems discussed in this article. These are all directly related to diabetes and poor blood sugar...
View ArticleFacts About Diabetes and Eye Disorders
There are three principal diseases of the eye caused by diabetes. They include the following: Retinopathy Cataracts Glaucoma During the following article we’re going to give a brief overview of each....
View ArticleFacts About High Blood Pressure and Diabetes
What is high blood pressure? The speed and force at which blood moves through your blood stream (veins, arteries, capillaries) is referred to as blood pressure. The greater the force on the walls of...
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