http://www.thediabeticdigest.com The Diabetes Digest Blog Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:46:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At present, the remedy for Diabetes has yet to be found. However, specialists from all over the world are working hard to find a way to heal the disease that affects up to 246000000 people worldwide. Though Diabetes cannot be cured at this time, there are certain drugs designed to control ... http://www.thediabeticdigest.com/diabetes/cures-for-diabetes.html Diabetes Mellitus or simply Diabetes affects more than 15 million individuals throughout the world. It is an illness resulting from lack of insulin or dysfunctional insulin in the body. Almost 40 percent of diabetic patients do not even know that they have this illness. It is important for us to eat ... http://www.thediabeticdigest.com/diabetes/diabetes-diet.html Diabetes is an incurable chronic disease. It is traced to the impairment of the glucose cycle which consequently alters the metabolism of the body. When it comes to the management of Diabetes, several factors, such as lifestyle modification, exercise and a proper diet, come into context. It is imperative for ... http://www.thediabeticdigest.com/diabetes/management-of-diabetes.html There are millions of people around the globe affected by diabetes. To suffer from diabetes means a person’s body cannot make use of insulin properly. Insulin is a naturally-occurring hormone used by the body to convert food energy into a form it can use efficiently. Diabetes is classified into the ... http://www.thediabeticdigest.com/diabetes/diabetes-supplies.html The main objective in treating diabetes is to reduce any elevation of glucose or blood sugar without strangely altering the level of blood sugar from the normal range. Type 1 Diabetes can be treated with a diabetic diet, exercise, and insulin. Type 2 Diabetes can be treated first with weight ... http://www.thediabeticdigest.com/diabetes/diabetes-treatment.html Juvenile diabetes is also called type 1 diabetes, childhood diabetes, or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Type 1 diabetes is typified by persistent high blood sugar. It is caused by a lack or decreased production of insulin. The disease requires constant monitoring of blood sugar levels and insulin injections. Physiologically, juvenile ... http://www.thediabeticdigest.com/diabetes/juvenile-diabetes.html The term "diabetes" more often refers to diabetes mellitus (DM). There is, however, another disease also called diabetes, diabetes insipidus (DI). DI is not related to DM, but it can manifest similar symptoms. The fact that DI is far less common than DM accounts for the fact that when the ... http://www.thediabeticdigest.com/diabetes/symptoms-of-diabetes.html Diabetes is a serious chronic metabolic disease where the body does not produce or properly use insulin. It is characterized by increasing blood sugar at levels that damage organ functions such as the eyes, the kidneys, the nerves, the heart, and blood vessels. Insulin is a hormone that controls the glucose ... http://www.thediabeticdigest.com/diabetes/the-first-signs-of-diabetes.html Diabetes is an illness wherein the body cannot properly produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that converts glucose, starch, or sugar into energy. Insulin is an important factor in our everyday life. Sugar in our body must be constantly burned to provide us with the energy to do our daily ... http://www.thediabeticdigest.com/diabetes/signs-of-diabetes.html Diabetes Mellitus or simply diabetes is a type of syndrome characterized by a disordered metabolism due to environmental or hereditary causes. This results to Hyperglycemia or abnormal levels of high blood sugar. Since a complex interaction between most hormones and chemicals in the body is controlled by blood glucose levels, it ... http://www.thediabeticdigest.com/diabetes/causes-of-diabetes.html