Gestational diabetes, or glucose intolerance as it is called during pregnancy, is a type of diabetes that occurs on pregnant women usually during the 24th to 28th week of pregnancy. As opposed to juvenile diabetes which is caused by the pancreas’ inability to produce insulin, and adult onset diabetes which is caused by diet with [...]
Diabetes has both acute and chronic complications. Diabetic ketoacidosis, which is sometimes referred to as diabetic comatose, occurs when the concentration of insulin in the blood is insufficient for the needs the patient. This decrease in the concentration of insulin can be caused by the omission of insulin injections, an increase in the patient’s need [...]
Diabetes occurs when the body does not have the ability to secrete or utilize enough amounts of the hormone called insulin. Insulin is the hormone produced by the beta cells of pancreas and is responsible for the distribution of glucose throughout the bloodstream. In other words, diabetes occurs when there is a significant imbalance between [...]
Adult Onset Diabetes, or sometimes called Type 2 diabetes, is a disease that results from too much consumption of high-calorie meals accompanied with an unhealthful, and more importantly, inactive lifestyle. This type of diabetes is mostly diagnosed on adults (hence, the name) and is also the most commonly diagnosed form of diabetes, taking almost 95% [...]
Lot of times diabetes goes undiagnosed as some symptoms of diabetes are so common and appears to be harmless that we don’t pay much attention to those. Research shows that if the symptoms can be detected on time and proper treatment can be done, it is possible to avoid the complications associated with diabetes. [...]
Diabetes appears to harm sperm and may decrease a man’s fertility, says a British study in the journal Human Reproduction. Many men having diabetes for a long period of time are sufferuring from Erectile Dysfunction which is commonly known as ED. Cialis, Viagra, and Levitra (vardenafil) are 3 major FDA approved medications that treats ED. [...]
Adults with diabetes may be at higher risk for developing mild cognitive impairment, a condition that is often seen as a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease, new research found. “There is mounting evidence that diabetes is bad for cognition,” said Dr Jose A. Luchsinger, the lead author of the study and an assistant professor of medicine [...]
More than 18 million Americans have diabetes and 15% of them will develop chronic wounds like foot ulcers . The ulcers can take weeks to heal and if the infection spreads to the bone, there are serious consequences. A sore on your foot is a nuisance for anyone but for someone with diabetes they can [...]
A study of type 2 diabetics with depression confirms that depression has a negative impact on glycemic (blood sugar) control, researchers report, and “affirms the importance of depression management in diabetic patients in its potential to improve glycemic control.” Researchers from Missouri treated 93 patients with type 2 diabetes and depression with the antidepressant bupropion [...]
It is well known that people with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of pancreatic cancer, and now it seems that the risk extends to those with type 1 diabetes, researchers report. However, they point out that the risk is still very small. Type 2 diabetes is associated with being overweight and is caused [...]
