5 Ways The Affordable Care Act Will Benefit Diabetics
According to the American Diabetes Association, almost 29 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes. Another 79 million are in a pre-diabetic stage and…
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Diabetes Glossary and Vocabulary Terms
Acesulfame-k An artificial sweetener used in place of table sugar due to its non-caloric characteristics. It is not metabolized by the body and therefore…
What Are The Effects of Smoking on Diabetes?
Smoking and diabetes are two words that should not be mentioned in the same breath or sentence. They are like oil and water, or…
Animal Diabetes
When people talk about animal diabetes, they are most often referring to dogs and cats, our most popular pets. Historically, testing for diabetes on…
Diabetic Desserts
No matter the type of dessert – whether diabetic or not, dessert is still dessert. There is added caloric intake resulting from desserts of…
Diabetes Recipes
Diabetes Mellitus has three category types: Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational diabetes. Although these diabetes types result from differing physiological malfunctions, the end…
How to Prevent Diabetes
How can diabetes be prevented? Most doctors will say “it is important to know how to prevent diabetes because, in studying diabetes prevention, we…
Diabetes Symptoms
The symptoms of diabetes can vary a bit depending on the type of diabetes one has. In Type 1 diabetes symptoms, it is typical…
Diabetes Types
Diabetes mellitus, sometimes referred to as sugar diabetes, is a metabolic condition that afflicts the blood system in the body. Specifically, a condition that…
Diabetes Statistics
Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus Rates Increase to 24m from 21m More than 8% of Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes. Here we are in 2008…