What Makes Diabetes Painful?
Diabetes can destroy small blood vessels, which in turn can damage the nervous system, and these damaged nerves can cause pain. The most common forms of diabetes, juvenile and adult onset, can damage many organs and systems. Diabetes can make it hard to digest food, cause heart disease, and destroy small blood vessels, while the […]
Taking Insulin for T2 Diabetes Could Expose Patients to Greater Risk of Health Complications
Patients with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin could be exposed to a greater risk of health complications including heart attack, stroke, cancer and eye complications a new study has found. Examining the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) – data that characterizes about 10 percent of the UK population – a team of researchers […]
Diabetes Drug May Affect Thyroid in Some Patients
Medicine tied to lower thyroid-stimulating hormone levels in those with underactive thyroid WebMD News from HealthDay , By Mary Elizabeth Dallas, HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) –Insulin sensitizers commonly used to treat diabetes, may raise the risk of low levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) among patients with an under active thyroid, a […]
Ways That Doctors Treat Gestational Diabetes
The first step begins with dietary changes A pregnant woman who is diagnosed as having gestational diabetes is almost always told to monitor her diet. She will probably need to eat differently than she has been eating. Doctors often tell their pregnant patients to eat more small meals throughout the day with a limited number of carbohydrates […]
Skin complication- Diabetes
Nerve and blood vessel damage and dehydration from chronic high blood glucosecan cause dry skin problems in people with diabetes. Dry, cracked skin is a potential breeding ground for infection. Staying well-moisturized (both inside and out) and using mild soaps and other gentle skin care products is your best bet for healthy skin. One caveat to moisturizing: […]
Diabetic Nerve Problems
Also called: Diabetic neuropathy If you have diabetes, your blood sugar levels are too high. Over time, this can damage the covering on your nerves or the blood vessels that bring oxygen to your nerves. Damaged nerves may stop sending messages, or may send messages slowly or at the wrong times. This damage is called diabetic […]
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Good Fats, Bad Fats
One type of fat protects your heart, the other puts you at risk for cardiovascular disease. It’s wise to know the difference. The body needs certain healthy fats to construct cell membranes, insulate nerves, and ensure that many vitamins, like D and K, work like they’re supposed to. But not all fats are good for […]
Fatty liver caused more by obesity than by alcohol now!
In our recent post, we made you aware about the various types of liver disease and how they are caused. Extra weight and insulin resistance are bigger risk factors for a fatty liver than moderate amounts of alcohol, warn researchers. It has long been known that large amounts of alcohol can cause fatty liver, […]
Does Stress Make You Fat?
In our recent post, we made you aware about the various types of liver disease and how they are caused. Extra weight and insulin resistance are bigger risk factors for a fatty liver than moderate amounts of alcohol, warn researchers. It has long been known that large amounts of alcohol can cause fatty liver, […]