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American Diabetes Alert Day, an initiative to spread the awareness of diabetes, is held on the last Tuesday of March, every year. This year it is on the 27th, and the motive is to encourage everyone to take the diabetes risk test. According to statistics, an estimated 29.1 million Americans have diabetes, of which 8.1 ...click here to read more

In the past, research has shown that the development of dementia later in life is connected to type 2 diabetes and depression, respectively. A new study, however, has shown for the first time that the risk of developing dementia is even higher if a patient is predisposed to type 2 diabetes as well as depression. ...click here to read more

As March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, our articles are have covered topics such as Colon cancer vs. diverticulitis, the connection between colon cancer and diabetes, colon cancer-fighting foods, and colon cancer prevention foods. Colorectal cancer is a common cancer that is the second leading cause of cancer deaths, affecting people of all ethnicities. ...click here to read more

Myocardial infarction, more commonly known as heart failure, is one of the risks faced by people suffering from type 1 diabetes. This is because type 1 diabetes affects the coronary blood vessels, often causing them to constrict. This is known as coronary artery disease. It was earlier believed that men were more affected than women ...click here to read more

Diabetes refers to a condition in which the pancreas may produce insufficient insulin or fail to produce insulin—a hormone that converts glucose into energy. When glucose is not converted into energy, it remains in the blood stream in significantly high quantities. Sometimes, the pancreas may produce sufficient insulin, but the person’s insulin sensitivity can be ...click here to read more

An estimated 415 million people worldwide live with diabetes—that’s about one in 11 people. Nearly 46 percent of diabetes cases go undiagnosed, and several more live with prediabetes without even knowing it. Type 2 diabetes is preventable through healthy lifestyle habits, yet the number of cases continues to grow annually. There are many complications associated ...click here to read more

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been found to have a link with insulin resistance—a characteristic of patients suffering from type 2 diabetes. Based on this finding, researchers in Sweden have been successful in developing a common treatment for both fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes. Fatty liver disease, also known as hepatic steatosis (HS), ...click here to read more

Hot flashes, commonly associated with menopause in women, may also be a sign of a sleep disorder called obstructive sleep apnea and could increase the risk of cardiovascular disease as well as diabetes. Research carried out by the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) published in Menopause explains this relationship. What is obstructive sleep apnea and how ...click here to read more

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a temporary form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy. This usually happens in the later stages of pregnancy when a pregnant woman’s body requires a lot of glucose but her hormones affect the production and use of insulin. As a result, glucose enters the blood stream instead of being converted ...click here to read more

More than a million Americans suffer from type 1 diabetes, a chronic condition characterized by insufficient or zero insulin production from the pancreas. Poorly controlled diabetes can lead to several complications that may even become life-threatening if not treated right away. To keep type 1 diabetes under control, patients are required to perform daily insulin ...click here to read more

The holiday season is upon us, but that doesn’t mean we should let our health go. To help you get caught up with all you missed, we have compiled a list of the more informative articles of the past week. You will find information on the 12 reasons for pain above the right hip, oscillopsia, ...click here to read more

Diabetes and diarrhea are two terms that are not often thought to be related, but they actually are. Diabetes is a metabolic condition that can lead to a host of detrimental health issues. One such problem is nerve damage, which can disrupt bowel functioning. Those afflicted by diabetes have diarrhea because of this complication. However, ...click here to read more

Having type 2 diabetes, also called adult-onset or non-insulin dependent diabetes, has become very common in today’s society. An estimated one in three Americans will develop type 2 diabetes by the year 2050, according to new projections by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This growing trend is in direct correlation with the ...click here to read more

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, causing conditions like nerve damage, kidney disease, and even blindness. This is why the American Diabetes Association has determined that November is American Diabetes Awareness Month to spread the word about this serious metabolic condition. As part of your weekly ...click here to read more