The importance of monitoring your glucose levels cannot be stressed enough for diabetic patients. This article discusses the 2 different approaches to monitoring glucose levels measuring blood glucose and urine glucose. The article also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each method and when one is more suited then the other.[...]

Researchers have found out that the shock wave treatment provided to the kidney stones patients acts as an invitation to other diseases like diabetes and hypertension.[...]

Most people are aware of the risks posed by diabetes and high blood pressure but few may realize the relationship between the two.[...]

You find out that you suffer from diabetes. It is a tough blow because once you develop this disease it is with you for life. There is no cure though it can be kept totally under control with proper diet medication and good exercise. Diabetes is a disease by which your body does not produce sufficient insulin produced by the pancreas to break up the sugar in the blood causing it to accumulate. Lack of assimilation of glucose from the blood will result in many symptoms such as constant fatigue continuous thirst and hunger loss of weight and so on. [...]

Diabetes is generally found in overweight people. Diabetes and exercise are complementary since exercise lowers sugar levels and reduces the need for insulin. Exercise also protects the body against heart attacks and strokes strengthens bones tones and strengthens muscles improves how you feel relieves stress improves your quality of sleep and the quality of your life. [...]

Numerous studies were conducted on effect of drinking coffee on heart disease diabetes and other disease but no definite conclusion has been arrived so far.[...]

According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse NDIC about 14.6 million individuals in the US are diagnosed with the disease while close to 6 million people are yet to be diagnosed.-Learn how to identify the warning signs for your best chance to combat it effectively.[...]

Even though there are serious complications associated with diabetes here are 8 ways you can protect your health . . .[...]

Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects as many as 16 million Americans with diabetes being on such a dramatic increase in the United States its helpful to understand what diabetes is and what to look for. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness renal failure and amputation in the United States and is associated with a range of complications including heart attacks strokes amputations and loss of vision. It is characterized by glucose intolerance and is caused by an imbalance between the bodys insulin supply and insulin demand.[...]

Drinking coffee especially when it is decaffeinated will be associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes according to a report in the Sept 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine one of the JAMAArchives journals. The link between coffee and diabetes risk appears to be very consistent across different ages and body weights in addition most research has found that the more coffee an individual drinks the lower his or her risk for diabetes. However it remains unclear whether it is the caffeine or any other ingredient in coffee which may confer a protective effect. [...]