Diabetes can surely be conquered by eating broccoli, paired with healthy a lifestyle as well as proper medication and also sugar control.Help Combat Diabetes with Broccoli By: Elroy Tyner About the Author The author is a nutritionist and is currently working for a non-profit health care corporation. For more information about the topic, visit the following link: Broccoli Recipes (ArticlesBase SC #3553778) ...more
Type 2 diabetes continues to reach epidemic levels in America, doubling the risk of stroke and sudden death from a heart attack. This insidious disease attacks the bodys vascular system, causing metabolic imbalances which reduce quality of life and increase mortality from all causes.New cases of diabetes are skyrocketing with diagnosis in children becoming all too common, predisposing them to a lifetime of suffering and a shortened lifespan. For...more
Diabetes mellitus is rather a systemic disease with far reaching adverse effects on most of the systems of body. More often diabetics get foot ulcers, and if neglected, end up in losing the foot. Diabetic foot care is a vast subject for discussion. Here is only the gist. Diabetes, especially if, un-controlled or under controlled, invariably affects the nervous system and vascular system in preference to other systems. When the nerves carrying pain sensation are affected the patient does not get pain from a trivial or un-noticed injury, and the injury or wound remains un-noticed for long. It gets infected and infection spreads. If the vascular system is also affected less or no blood reaches the wound, which affects wound healing adversely. This occurs due to the pathology called macroangiopathy, where the blood vessels are gradually blocked by deposit of bad fats. It may soon grow out of proportion and end up in gangrene of the part. Lack of insulin in diabetics adversely affects the migration of bactericidal cells, the white blood cells responsible for the defense of body against invading organisms. A relatively anaerobic environment due to poor oxygen delivery to the site due to...more
Pre-diabetes InformationPre-diabetes is a condition where the blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. It is also called impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG). Millions of people in the United States, ages 40 to 70, have pre-diabetes. Pre diabetes symptomsFasting...more
There are several natural therapies that are found to be beneficial in the treatment and prevention of diabetes and the one among them is Chromotherapy. It involves therapeutic use of colors. According to this system, the cause of any disease can be traced by the lack of color harmony in the human system and this imbalance can be removed by the use...more
The causes of diabetes vary with the type of diabetes. The two major causes of diabetes are the bodys failure to produce enough of the insulin hormone, and secondly the body develops a resistance to insulin. In other words, diabetes occurs when the pancreas does not create sufficient or any of the hormone insulin, or when the insulin produced does not work efficiently. Thus, this causes the level of glucose in the blood to be higher than normal levels.Causes of Type 1 DiabetesType 1 diabetes is due to decreased production of insulin. In this type of diabetes, the cells in the pancreas that make insulin are attacked and destroyed by the bodys own immune system, causing a severe lack of insulin. Type 1 diabetes generally develops in children, teenagers or young adults. Scientists and health experts believe that it is a genetically caused condition and is not related to lifestyle habits. Some of the major risk factors for developing type 1 diabetes include:- Family history - a child that has a parent or sibling with type 1 diabetes has a 2-6% chance of developing the disease.- Autoimmune disorders such as thyroid disease and celiac disease increase the risk of type 1 diabetes.- Early...more
Type 1 diabetesThe type I or type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. In this, the immune system attacks the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas and destroys them. The pancreas then produces very little or no insulin. Thus, person suffering...more
There are mainly three types of diabetes -1.Type 1 diabetes2.Type 2 diabetes3.Gestational diabetesIn this article, we will discuss in detail about gestational diabetes. Before going to this type, let see in brief about other types.Type 1 diabetesIn...more
Vitamins that are found beneficial in the treatment of diabetes are as below Vitamin A Diabetes patients are unable to convert beta-carotine to vitamin A. Therefore it is necessary to take the supplement of this vitamin. A dose of 15000 IU on...more
Vitamins and mineral are essential for the proper functioning of the body organs. There are certain vitamins and minerals that are found beneficial in lowering blood sugar and thus useful in the treatment of diabetes.Minerals that are found...more
There are many of food sources available with low GI index value and these are always included in the diet of a diabetic for better management of the situation. Examples of such food items are yogurt and condensed milk. Fruits like pears, apples and...more
The key to overcoming or curing your diabetes is being proactive and doing the things necessary to manage diabetes. It is not a death sentence and the more you educate yourself about the disease the better for diabetes control. This article discusses...more