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Cholesterol lowering medications have become the most popular and widely distributed drugs in the world. New health warnings have been added to the statin group such as muscle pain, memory loss and diabetes. These damaging side effects have been known long-term but pharmaceutical companies and ... Views: 1284
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OK, i’ve been very fortunate and have never personally suffered with this particular debilitating and increasingly expanding, health destroying ailment – the few times my blood-sugar has hit a big spike has been purely through my own doing – or i should say “over-doing”…if ... Views: 1283
Type 2 diabetes risk increases with sleep loss but a new study has found that catching up on lost sleep may help reverse this. Many Americans sleep patterns revolve around short amounts of sleep throughout the week and longer hours of sleep on the weekend. Previous research has suggested that ... Views: 1279
Life is so busy today. It never slows down, and responsibilities keep piling up. Your day can go by and suddenly you look at the clock and you haven’t eaten since breakfast. You may be shaky, irritable, have blurred vision, or be fatigued. When people are in this state, they tend to grab ... Views: 1279
Indigenous treatment of diabetes: - Most of the people in the whole world are effect due to major diseases, more than 570 million people in India have diabetes and more than 30 million will be in the next few years, every 2 minutes a man dies due to diabetes. Diabetes is a dangerous ... Views: 1278
Myths about foods people with diabetes should eat or not eat are numerous. Potatoes are one of these foods that have gotten a very bad wrap, and because potatoes are known to be a “starchy” vegetable (and break down into sugar), it is believed by many misinformed people that they should be ... Views: 1273
Modern medicine kicked out Hippocrates as Father of Medicine--“Let your food be your medicine.” Doctors promote DuPont's slogan, “Better Living Through Chemistry.” But if you know anyone taking a bag of pills, you know it's not so. Studies often report benefit from a vegetarian or vegan diet. ... Views: 1273
Today in the United States, ~35% of the adult population is considered obese and this number is expected to reach 50% by 2030. This is a sobering statistic. Even more worrisome is the rising rate of obesity among children and the potential for early onset of chronic diseases like type 2 ... Views: 1272
Most of us have heard plenty about Type 2 Diabetes. It is a serious condition causing abnormal elevations in blood glucose levels. Type 2 Diabetes now affects over 29 million Americans and is costing the healthcare system over $300 billion annually.
The cause of Type 2 Diabetes is ... Views: 1272
I recently read a Review article that surveyed 594 studies relating diet to heart disease. When all valid, quality research was lumped together, the authors could see what foods contributed to and what foods were protective against heart disease. What they found was surprising. Saturated ... Views: 1270
The sugar level is one of the critical health problems which should be traced every each and every time you undergo a health checkup. Uncontrolled sugar is a dangerous problem that gives birth to many other health hazards. If neglected, it never brings your body to normal mode and even degrades ... Views: 1259
Many people have the wrong notion about eating the fruit of diabetes. While choosing fruits for diabetics is a good question cropped cross or fruits are good food for diabetics. If you thought, well, this question will have a positive response. This is due to the fact that the fruit is also ... Views: 1257
The liver is the largest internal organ of the body. Liver is located on the right side of abdomen and below the diaphragm. Liver has a wide range of functions such as detoxification of metabolites, hormone production, break down nutrients from food to make energy, helps the body to fight ... Views: 1257
Having brought my cholesterol levels down from what where considered dangerous to normal with diet and exercise, I had been avoiding eating whole eggs and restricting myself to powdered egg whites.
I decided to look in to their benefits in more detail including the value of including whole ... Views: 1252
It is natural for patients diagnosed with diabetes to feel depressed about their situation, but instead of falling into a spiral of failing health, they should be inspired to fight back and defeat diabetes naturally. Expensive medication to control blood sugar levels is not the only solution. ... Views: 1250
Though those with Type 1 diabetes are a minority among diabetic patients, the nature of this condition, the young age of the patients and the need for constant blood sugar checks and insulin administration can make this condition extremely difficult for children and their patients. A new ... Views: 1250
The Pancreatic Islet Transplantation or what is known as the Edmonton Protocol is an experimental procedure that makes use of islets extracted from the pancreas of a recently deceased organ donor.
The process involves the transplant of said islets to a patient suffering from diabetes type 1. ... Views: 1250
Foot problem is a common disease in a diabetic patient. Now-a-days most of the people are suffering from diabetes foot problems. Diabetes is a metabolic disorder which causes excessive thirst and the production of large amounts of urine. Foot problem is one of them. If this problem does occur, ... Views: 1249
Diabetes is a condition which causes blood sugar levels in our bodies to be excessively high. And that could cause damage to our kidneys, eyes and heart.
In some cases which are relatively rare, diabetes could even lead to a condition like stroke.
What Causes diabetes?
Insulin is ... Views: 1249
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is often regarded as the “silent killer.” Having high blood pressure can lead to many complications, and even death. The problem with it is that it that the problem is often unnoticed, and people do not find out that they already have high BP until they get ... Views: 1248
Have you ever taken the Suffering from diabetes personal problems Symptoms Quiz? Do you have enough information about signs and symptoms of diabetes? Do you know that The america of america of the usa Suffering from diabetes personal problems Organization says there are around 5.7 million people ... Views: 1243
Diabetes involves an increase in the level of blood glucose or blood sugar in the body. Glucose is the main source of energy that comes from the food we eat. Insulin is a hormone may help the body to utilize glucose from the blood any problem in insulin production or action may lead to diabetes. ... Views: 1239
A diabetic diet is the best way for many diabetics to help keep their blood sugar at a normal healthy level. If you consume too much sugar and continuously do this for a long time, you will soon develop many major health problems to your eyes, kidney, nerves and heart. So once a diabetic finds ... Views: 1234
Today, type 2 diabetes is a common health trouble reported in hospitals. In this article, we are going to see some of the best recommended herbal remedies to treat this health disorder. When searched online, today you can find a fantastic number of herbal supplements boasting hyperglycemia cure ... Views: 1231
David Dardashti of Ibogaine Clinic has pioneered an alternative treatment using Ibogaine (extracted from Iboga root bark, a natural psychedelic with dissociative properties. Ibogaine in its purest form offers true perception of one’s brain body and subconscious, possesses anti addictive ... Views: 1222
Diabetes affects almost 26 million people in the United States and is a growing problem due to the obesity epidemic. The relationship between a person's oral health and his/her diabetes is of utmost concern to health care professionals but especially dentists.
Patients with Diabetes have an ... Views: 1220
Many people who learn they have pre-diabetes believe that they will need to make drastic changes in the way that they eat. Actually, the components of a healthful pre-diabetes meal plan works much in the same way that any healthy eating plan would work. By following a few simple principles, the ... Views: 1219
A decent diabetic eating regimen arrange essentially suggests an adhering to a good balanced diet plan that helps control blood glucose in the circulation system. Picking a online diet plans including starches, proteins, minerals, and vitamins in adjusted extent can add to enhance your ... Views: 1218
When we are young, we think we can eat anything. Actually, this could not be further away from the truth. The truth is that, when we are young, our arteries and organs are new and performing at their peak. As children or young adults, instead of healthy eating foods we often prefer to eat junk ... Views: 1218
Eat Your Veggies!
5 reason veggies should fill half your plate.
I’ve never read a diet or nutrition book that advises limiting vegetables. Be it Atkins to Vegan diets, they all advocate the veggie and the more the better. Yet, the bulk of many people’s diets are often meats and starches. ... Views: 1217
If you have diabetes you know the day-to-day struggle the chronic disease brings with it. You have experienced the frustrations, complications, and discouragement from struggling to manage your condition. As with any chronic disease, there is more to situation than the search for a cure. ... Views: 1215
One of the most effective ways to combat high levels of sugar in the blood is by utilizing a diabetic diet meal plan. Nowadays, millions of people all over the world already witnessed the power of this method in managing or somehow “reversing” the progress of diabetes. In this chapter, we will ... Views: 1212
Type 2 Diabetes may show no symptoms and it is sometimes referred to as a silent killer. Individuals diagnosed with prediabetes are at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. During pregnancy, women at risk must be tested for gestational diabetes. Diabetes if left untreated may result in a ... Views: 1209
NEEDLES
I am afraid of needles. Even though I inject myself four times a day I just cannot watch someone else either being injected or self-injecting, even in movies or on TV!
So you can imagine how I felt when I was told by my doctor that I would have to inject myself for the rest of my ... Views: 1206
Do you know what your fasting blood sugar is? Did you know that "normal" blood sugar levels recommended today are significantly higher than those recommended 50 years ago?
And why should you care?
Statistics
Diabetes is an epidemic in this country. It is estimated that about 26 million ... Views: 1204
Over the previous few years, we have all come across innumerable news reports and television features which talk about sugar, excessive consumption of sugar, and the ill effects that it could have on our health.
And in effect, the entire buzz has a background attached with it. In the past ... Views: 1201
Vision loss may seem like something that occurs naturally through aging, but this isn’t always the case. There are many other contributing factors which can harm our vision –and controlling these issues can protect our vision even in our old age.
You’re probably familiar with vision loss ... Views: 1199
Type 2 diabetes is a dietary disorder and is clearly a result of our current unhealthy lifestyles. Research also tells us that it is hereditary in nature. But although you’ve been handed down genes from a diabetic parent, it certainly does not mean that you should also suffer from diabetes. If ... Views: 1199
If you have a common chronic condition that could affect the way that you are treated for unrelated conditions or emergencies, then it is crucially important that you wear a piece of medical jewelry or medical ID jewelry at all times. This way, if you are suddenly hospitalized for your condition ... Views: 1197
From all the diets made for diabetics, vegetarian diabetic diet is one of the most famous and the most loved by all. It provides a lot of health benefits to the person and it also help in managing the symptoms of the disease. I know you’re pretty excited by now to try this kind of diet, but ... Views: 1196
As you are already aware of now, your diabetes did not occur overnight. It is the years and years of ACCUMULATED lifestyle habits such as eating WAY TOO MUCH processed foods, refined carbohyrates, sugars, not exercising and moving around, stressful environments, poor nutrition and exposed to ... Views: 1195
If you have diabetes, that’s not the only disease you should be concerned about. Diabetes is the cause to more serious factor of your health in the future. It is certainly not all doom and gloom. Being aware of the risks of future health problems is the first step to not only understanding your ... Views: 1190
Either you have it or you know someone who does . . .
Diabetes is a growing health problem globally and nationally. The Centers For Disease Control report 29 million Americans have it and a third of Americans (86 million) with pre-diabetes are close to getting it.[1]
If it’s in your ... Views: 1188
Keeping a diet from the low cholesterol food list might not be enough. Low cholesterol foods are naturally tasty and flavorful. But we might have been used to preparing it the wrong way, just to improve taste or hasten the preparation. An effective low cholesterol diet plan should include ... Views: 1184
There are many ways and means to treat diabetes. Lifestyle, diabetes mellitus, is a triplet formula Medicine, Exercise and Diet. "Some people take regular prescription drug management of diabetes. There are also persons who pay serious attention on an exercise routine to get relief from the ... Views: 1183
With the evolvement of time and space, today people are occupied in their day to day life to such an extent that they have no time to sit back and think about their personal life as well as health. While there is no dearth for deadly diseases on this planet, one of the most crucial and at the ... Views: 1180
Nationwide, an estimated 15 million men age 45 and older suffer from Low T. Just what is Low T? Low T is Low Testosterone. After age 30, the average annual decline in serum testosterone in men is approximately 1% to 2%. Men with diabetes are more than twice as likely to have low testosterone ... Views: 1177