Cranial mononeuropathy III – diabetic type
Diabetic third nerve palsy; Pupil-sparing third cranial nerve palsy Cranial mononeuropathy III — diabetic type — is usually a complication of diabetes that causes double vision and eyelid drooping. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Cranial mononeuropathy III – diabetic type is a mononeuropathy, which means that only one nerve is damaged. It affects the third cranial (oculomotor) nerve, which […]
Diabetes: Walk This Way
Walk your way to better diabetes control. Learn how to start a walking program to improve your health & fend off heart disease. People who have diabetes are at an increased risk of health complications, including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, visual problems, and nerve problems. Along with a healthful diet and taking insulin along […]
Spotting the Signs of a Depressive Episode
Get in tune with yourself. learning to spot your depression symptoms can help you prevent a downward spiral. With many conditions or illnesses, you know when you’re feeling sick. You start experiencing pain or discomfort, burn with fever, or just ache all over. But when you have a mental illness like depression, the symptoms may not […]
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 […]
Can Bipolar Disorder Lead to Diabetes?
Bipolar disorder patients often develop diabetes, and the medications used to treat bipolar symptoms may be to blame. People with bipolar disorder struggle with many side effects related to both their mental illness and their treatment therapies. In recent years, diabetes has emerged as one of the more serious health risks for people with bipolar […]
Can Bipolar Disorder Lead to Diabetes?
Bipolar disorder patients often develop diabetes, and the medications used to treat bipolar symptoms may be to blame. People with bipolar disorder struggle with many side effects related to both their mental illness and their treatment therapies. In recent years, diabetes has emerged as one of the more serious health risks for people with bipolar […]
Does Your Foot Pain Signal a Serious Condition?
If you browsed through medical textbooks that explain different diseases, you’d find that many conditions can lead to harmful changes in the feet, including foot pain, says Paul F. Brezinski, DPM, a podiatrist in Palatine, Ill., and president of the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association. For example, if your thyroid — a gland in your throat […]
The Right Way to Monitor Blood Sugar
People with diabetes must monitor blood sugar, also called blood glucose, to better manage their condition. Checking blood sugar periodically throughout the day can provide a picture of the effects that food, stress, medicines, and activity level have on blood glucose levels. With this information, a person with diabetes can stay healthier. Good blood sugar control can […]
Symptoms, signs and prevention for Diabetic Coma.
DIABETIC COMA is a kind of emergency situation where diabetic becomes unconscious and the cause for this is due to very high or very low glucose levels. There are number of causes for this and the main reason among them is Diabetes Ketoacidosis and other causes for that are hypoglycemia , severe dehydration and hypoglycemia. The symptoms and signs of diabetic coma: […]
Tips for managing diabetes with a hectic lifestyle
Erratic work/school schedules and eating or exercising irregularly can lead to erratic blood sugars. Maybe you’ve switched to third shift at work, or started a new job, or added exercise to an already busy schedule. A variable lifestyle can challenge anyone’s self-management skills. A more stable lifestyle will improve blood sugar control. Once you’ve established […]