Diabetes
Diabetes
As parents, we do everything we can to protect our children from harm. The last thing any parent wants to learn is that their child has a potentially lifelong disease like diabetes. But this...
Diabetes
If you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes then one of the first things you’ll need to do is tweak your lifestyle to help keep your condition under control and your overall health in check. And...
Diabetes
Better Monitoring for Healthier Babies
Women with diabetes who undergo constant monitoring of their blood glucose levels during pregnancy have a better handle on blood glucose control, and have babies with normal birth weights, claims a study published on...
Diabetes
Frederick R. Jelovsek MD
What Is Insulin Resistance?
Insulin resistance is an impaired metabolic response to our body's own insulin so that active muscle cells cannot take up glucose as easily as they should. In that...
Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic disease that needs continuous medical attention; although eating a balanced diet and leading an overall healthy lifestyle are things you can to do to help yourself lead a normal life....
Diabetes
Am I at Risk of Developing Diabetes?
Currently, more than 20 million Americans suffer from diabetes mellitus, which is known more commonly as diabetes. Diabetes is a condition in which a person’s body has difficulty converting food (glucose) into energy, which...
Diabetes
Prevent Prediabetes and/or Type 2 Diabetes
Prediabetes occurs when a person' blood glucose levels are higher than the normal levels but are not high enough to say that they have type 2 diabetes. Doctors sometimes refer to this state as...
Diabetes
Pre-gestational Diabetes on the Rise
More than Doubled
According to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the May issue of Diabetes Care, the number of women who contract diabetes prior to pregnancy has more than doubled in the past six...