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Babies Diabetes Related To Pregnant Mother Poor Diet

Babies Diabetes Related To Pregnant Mother Poor Diet

According to a new research, which is based on a study of rats, it seems that pregnant mothers who consume unbalanced meals could affect their children’s health. Besides the fact that the unborn could suffer from a variety of vitamin deficiencies, they could also end up developing diabetes. Furthermore, according to the new research, an [...]

March 20th, 2011 | Posted in Diabetes News | Read More »

Diabetic Patients May Need Less Insulin Injection

Diabetic Patients Less Insulin Injection

Some diabetic patients may be taking basal injections at present, which are also known as background insulin and bolus injections. This could amount to around five injections per day for some patients. A new study has found out that the background insulin shot could be lowered to a mere three times per week from two [...]

March 13th, 2011 | Posted in Diabetes News | Read More »

Why is exercising important for diabetes?

exercising and diabetes

I’m sure you have heard that exercising can significantly improve the health of people suffering from diabetes. This is especially true if the sufferer is classified as a type II diabetic. The simple mechanism behind exercising having a positive impact on diabetes is that when someone exercises their body consumes oxygen twenty or so times [...]

September 14th, 2008 | Posted in Exercise And Diabetes | Read More »

Using Nanotechnology in Diabetes

nanotechnology-diabetes

Nanotechnology is one of the fastest growing technologies which have number of applications in almost all the fields of sciences. From medicine to rocket science, it finds more and more applications day-by-day. In this short article, we discuss the application of nanotechnology in curing diabetes. What is nanotechnology? It is a chemical and mechanical technology [...]

July 21st, 2008 | Posted in Introduction To Diabetes | Read More »

Insulin Treatment

insulin treatment

Here’s a glimpse of the course of action that will follow once you are recommended by a physician to get started on insulin treatment. The needles used to inject insulin are very fine and sharp however, most injections are said to be virtually painless. Understandably, the word ‘injections’ usually make patients apprehensive. Not to forget [...]

June 30th, 2008 | Posted in Insulin | Read More »

Building an Artificial Pancreas

artificial pancreas

As many people who are diabetic are aware, the pancreas is the organ which regulates the flow of insulin in the body. It produces the insulin and then distributes it whenever it is necessary because of sugar that is in the system. When a person is diabetic, the pancreas is not working properly and insulin [...]

April 16th, 2008 | Posted in Insulin | Read More »

Managing Type 2 Diabetes

Managing Type 2 Diabetes

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 or your family background is [...]

August 26th, 2007 | Posted in Introduction To Diabetes | Read More »

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