Diabetes News and Articles

By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay ReporterSUNDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the flurry of public service campaigns and education efforts, the diabetes epidemic in the United States continues to escalate out of control. Read more…

(HealthDay News) -- Even though many diabetics check their blood sugar at home each day, it's important for a doctor to monitor a person's long-term control of the disease. Read more…

TUESDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The new drug called rimonabant (brand name Acomplia) helped improve blood sugar control and promote weight loss in people with type 2 diabetes , according to study results released Tuesday by drug maker Sanofi-Aventis. Read more…

By Amanda GardnerHealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- One of a new class of diabetes drugs delayed the progression of type 2 diabetes along with the need to add additional medications. Read more…

This is Part 1 of an article on how a diabetic patient can live an almost normal life by following a diabetic diet plan. Read more…

Diabetes can be controlled with the proper help Read more…

Diabetes can be controlled with the proper help Read more…

As the occurrence of diabetes only increases, it is well to know if you have the disease or not. Diabetes requires special tests and exams to monitor blood sugar levels, and diagnosing the disease is not always... Read more…

Diabetes can be controlled with the proper help Read more…

Diabetes can be controlled with the proper help Read more…

Increase blood sugar in diabetes is responsible for complications of diabetes. Studies have shown that high blood sugar in diabetes decreases chromium concentration in blood, so supplementation of chromium along with standard treatment of diabetes has been recommended in several clinical reports. Read more…

To have a successful birth and continue to be healthy during pregnancy, the future mom has to make sure that she sticks to a balanced diet that is high in nutrition. Although, for the soon-to-be mother, who also has gestational diabetes, her diet is really the only help that she should need to continue good sugar blood levels before resorting to using insulin injections. Read more…

Unlike Type1 diabetes which starts very early in life, type 2 affects middle aged adults although it is starting to appear in younger people more frequently. Type 2 diabetes means the body is not producing enough insulin or the cells cannot use the insulin. Read more…

Cryosurgery provides a new alternative for treatment of diabetic neuropathy with associated foot pain. A simple in office procedure can provide relief of painful neuropathy. Read more…

Regular blood glucose testing by people with diabetes is important to help control it, and also prevent long-term complications. Good control of blood glucose levels can prevent or reduce serious complications. Frequent testing can show how changes in diet, exercise, medications or weight are having an effect on a patient's diabetes. Close monitoring of blood glucose levels allows control and timely intervention to prevent diabetic complications. Read more…