Category Archives: Diabetes

Fiber is extremely important because it helps to create bulk in the lower intestines. Together with a generous daily intake of water, fiber can assist with healthy bowl movements, in order to safely get waste out of your body. In … Continue reading →

A chronic disease such as diabetes has MANY symptoms, and unfortunately I’ve encountered physicians that have tunnel vision. In other words, a doctor prescribes you a pill based on the specific problem you say you are having, yet so many … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago, I happen to see the front page of my local newspaper, a picture of our NYC’s (legally blind) Governor David Paterson signing vetoes. I couldn’t help but share this picture with my visitors, because it … Continue reading →

A pilot medical study by the University of California, Los Angeles, or UCLA, uses mobile phones to help diabetes patients in South Africa. Our correspondent spoke with the physician behind the study, Neal Kaufman, about the expanding role of technology … Continue reading →

What is Diabetes? Regardless of what type of diabetes you have, it boils down to the inability to process glucose properly. Either you don’t produce any insulin to assist glucose into your body’s cells; or you are insulin resistant, which … Continue reading →

The Diabetes Forecast magazine, has written a wonderful article about understanding the new “Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults” (LADA), also known as Type 1.5 (personally I rather refer to this is LADA, type 1.5 makes me feel like I have … Continue reading →

Jessica Berman | Washington Scientists have developed a computerized system for diabetics that takes the guesswork out of controlling their disease. The prototype artificial pancreas monitors and regulates the amount of glucose, or sugar, in the blood of people with … Continue reading →

By TIM EHRENS tehrens@norwichbulletin.com At age 19, Ryan Shafer knew there was something wrong with his body. The teenager from Horseheads, N.Y., felt lackadaisical, had vision problems and all of a sudden lost 25 pounds. When he was finally checked … Continue reading →

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The World Health Organization estimates there are more than 180 million people with diabetes. The WHO says that number could double in 20 years. Many diabetics must interrupt their activities to monitor their blood sugar levels several times a day … Continue reading →

By Melissa Westphal Norwich Bulletin ROCKFORD, Ill. — Shopping for health insurance plans has become increasingly stressful for small-business leaders and their employees. Choosing the right insurer — for the right price — is a time-stealer, tearing them from their … Continue reading →

By Mike DeDoncker GateHouse News Service ROCKFORD, Ill. — Caroline Trapp wants you to give yourself three weeks — OK, four counting a week to prepare to do it right — to become a vegetarian. Trapp, a nurse practitioner and … Continue reading →

By DEBORAH STRASZHEIM Norwich Bulletin *** Griswold, Conn. — Nick Emard, 17, used to bring in the back of the pack on the Griswold High School track team. He was short, stocky and not very fast. But he liked running, … Continue reading →

Soda Vending Machine Sugary soft drinks are coming under fire from health experts and government officials, who blame them for making people fat. While millions of people around the globe continue to purchase and enjoy the sweet, carbonated beverages, others … Continue reading →

The second largest Native American tribe, Tohono O’odham, has the highest rate of adult onset diabetes in the world.   Many of the tribe’s 28,000 members live on a reservation in the desert in the U.S. southwest state of Arizona.  Until … Continue reading →

My Diabetes Central has an interesting article on the swine flu & diabetes. Learn what you can do to protect yourself against the H1N1 virus. Remember that diabetics often take longer to heal from certain illnesses, and or injuries. This … Continue reading →