Do You Have Type 2 Diabetes Burnout?
If you’re living with type 2 diabetes, you know how frustrating some days can be. Learn to recognize the signs of burnout and when to seek advice and help. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition, and for people with diabetes, that means having to manage it every day. If you have type 2 […]
Fructose Consumption Impairs Insulin Sensitivity
Fructose and sucrose worsen lipid profiles compared with similar amount of glucose…. High levels of fructose can affect hepatic insulin sensitivity, while even moderate consumption of fructose and sucrose can significantly alter lipid profiles in healthy young men, according to published research. Isabelle Aeberli, Ph.D., of University Hospital Zurich, and colleagues assessed the effect of […]
Diabetes and Your Emotions: Staying Positive
Here’s how to get the diabetes support you need to manage your health and avoid diabetes burnout. Learning you have diabetes can lead to a flood of emotions, both when you’re first diagnosed and as you manage your condition over time — all of which can lead to diabetes burnout — unless you have the right […]
Teens Manage Diabetes Better with Family Problem-solving Sessions
A clinic-based program for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their families helped the teens develop the healthy behaviors needed to control their blood sugar levels…. The researchers found that 12- to 15-year-olds benefited from a two-year program of three to four meetings each year with parents and a health advisor to discuss shared responsibilities, […]
Absence of Certain Proteins Causes Diabetes, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
The absence of related protein molecules, Puma and Bin, prompts immune cells to turn against human organs they are meant to protect and cause type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis…. Daniel Gray and colleagues from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute’s Molecular Genetics of Cancer division and the University of Ballarat, have discovered that this […]
Nail Polish Can Trigger Diabetes
If you are a woman who likes to paint your nails, you have to be careful as nail polish can cause diabetes or diabetes. A recent study showed that chemicals called phthalates that are found in skin care products that can increase the risk of diabetes. The findings, published in the journal Environmental Health […]
Can Diabetes Cause Vaginal Dryness?
Yes, diabetes can affect libido and sexual response. It does so by interfering with the body’s blood flow, including the blood flow to the sex organs; that can then affect arousal and lead to decreased vaginal lubrication. Additionally, if your blood sugar is not controlled, it can lead to poor nerve function, both in […]
Type 2 Diabetes and the Risk of Tuberculosis
People who have type 2 diabetes might be at greater risk for contracting tuberculosis (TB) than people who don’t have diabetes, according to recent research from the University of Texas School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus (UTSPH). A press release from UTSPH outlines results from 3 new studies: Type 2 diabetes, especially Type 2 diabetes involving chronic highblood […]
Stop smoking if diabetic?
Diabetes increases a patient’s risk for heart disease, stroke, and circulation problems. Diabetes can also damage the heart if it’s poorly managed over the years, which in turn reduces circulation of blood and oxygen. Smoking adds to the risk of developing all of the health conditions that diabetes predisposes a patient to. In some […]
Diabetic cystopathy
Diabetic cystopathy is a complication of diabetes in which the nerves to the bladder are damaged, leading to problems with bladder control and function. As a result, the bladder can become too full, leak urine, become difficult to empty, and cause urinary tract infections. This condition is usually treated with medicine. Sometimes it is […]