Diabetes Care:
Diabetes Symptoms, Treatment of Diabetes and Articles on Diabetes Care
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Aug 3rd, 2004
White refined sugar is not a food. It is a chemical. It is an\naddictive drug. Yes, that's right, an addictive drug and when you\nremove it from your diet you can experience withdrawal symptoms as\nexcruciating and serious as alcohol withdrawal, including tremors, flu\nlike symptoms, headaches, and mood swings so intense you would damn\nnear kill for a chocolate bar. Some say it is as addictive as heroin.\n
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Jul 31st, 2004
You may know that diabetes affects your kidneys and eyesight. Did you know the disease can affect your feet, too? April is National Foot Health Awareness Month, and is an excellent time to take control of every aspect of managing your diabetes -- especially foot health.
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Jul 31st, 2004
According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 90 percent of all people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes are overweight. Studies have shown that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed by keeping weight in control and by increasing physical activity. Losing weight can lower the risks for developing serious diabetes-related complications.
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Jul 1st, 2004
When we eat, our bodies break down the proteins, carbohydrates and fats we consume to be used as the building blocks of our bodies. Carbohydrates, such as those found in bread, pasta, rice, potatoes and cereals are first digested and converted into simple sugars in the intestines and then move from the intestines into the bloodstream. These simple sugars are our body s first choice for energy production.
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Apr 2nd, 2004
Folks who learn where health comes from and practice prevention won't become diabetic, and will not need the medical community dosing them with coffee, or any other magic bullet.
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Mar 10th, 2004
Even when diabetes is under control, variations in blood sugar can provide diabetic foot pain and affect the feet in several \nother ways. Diabetes creates a condition known as "peripheral neuropathy" (PN). PN produces symptoms ranging from a burning, tingling, or numb feeling, mild or severe diabetic foot pain, or even a complete loss of feeling in the feet.
