An insulin pump can be said to be a boon for any person suffering from diabetes mellitus. It is a medical device that administers insulin at predetermined doses on a regular basis, to diabetes patients so that patients suffering from diabetes do not have to suffer the hassle of taking...

Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that is needed for the breakup of glucose to produce energy. When adequate amounts of insulin is not produced by the body, the conversion of glucose does not happen to the desired extent and unused glucose gets piled up in the blood...

Well, you are pregnant and the joys of motherhood are waiting for you. Your body is going through innumerable changes while it is nurturing the baby inside you. You know that you need more nutrients, energy and rest, to let the baby grow. However you are suffering from type 1 diabetes...

If you have been unfortunate enough to get diabetes then it is very important for you to maintain an exercise and heath regime because glucose and insulin in your blood are directly related to exercises. If you have diabetes then you must exercise regularly. The few precautions that you must...

You have been stuck by diabetes. Well, honestly speaking, no matter what every one must be saying, you must keep reminding yourself that now the time has come when you have to live a disciplined, diet restricted and healthy life with healthy diet and work outs. Now no more of binging...

People who suffer from Diabetes, Type 1 or Type 2 can benefit from regular exercise. The three most important things used to control Diabetes are diet, exercise and medication. All these must be integrated into the lifestyle of the diabetic to control his blood glucose/sugar and the dose of insulin...

Now that you have been diagnosed with diabetes it is very important for you to maintain an exercise and heath regime because glucose and insulin in your blood are directly related to exercises. You must take precautions before exercising and consult your doctor to know about your diabetes and exercise. Your...

Diabetes is caused when the pancreas does not produce enough or absolutely no insulin at all. Diabetes can also be caused when the insulin produced is ineffective. Diabetes can be of three kinds. The type1 diabetes, the type 2 diabetes and the gestational diabetes. The causes of diabetes in these three...

Are you 45 years old or more? Along with the age factor do you also happen to be overweight? Is your blood pressure somewhat between 140/90 and more? Your good cholesterol, HDL, is 35 or lower and your bad cholesterol is 250 or more? Your siblings or parents have diabetes...

For all diabetes patients it is absolutely crucial to know about the disease of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. The patients keeping a record of their blood glucose levels must know how to treat and in fact also recognize the two conditions of hypoglycemia and Hypoglycemia   Hypoglycemia is a condition where the patients...

Gestational Diabetes affects pregnant women only. You may not have had pregnancy previously, yet you may develop it during advanced stages of pregnancy. About 2%-3% of pregnant women suffer from it. Gestational diabetes doesn’t set before second stage of pregnancy. It generally goes away on its own after the baby...