Most people understand that diabetes is a serious, and even life-threatening disease. Some may even understand that, left untreated, it can cause blindness, or that it is closely linked to hypertension and even heart disease. But many don’t know, or understand, exactly why this is so.
The Diabetes Mechanism
There are two different types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, occurs when the pancreas stops making insulin – a hormone that helps your body use sugar for energy. With type 2 diabetes, the pancreas still makes insulin, but the body is unable to use it.
The affect
Blood Glucose Monitors
by Dean Heller MD May 31st, 2013 | Ask the Doctor
My mother is a diabetic and has been having a terrible time with her blood sugar recently. She checks it in the evening, and it is high, so she takes extra insulin. But she wakes up at 2 or 3 in the morning sweating and feeling lousy. We give her some juice immediately and she starts to get better after a few minutes. Because she feels so bad, it is hard to check her sugar at that time. Is this common, and what can we do?
Diabetics can experience change in the insulin requirements at different times, so this is
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Diabetics can experience change in the insulin requirements at different times, so this is
Foods to Build Muscle
by Lori Sciame May 30th, 2013 | Diet
People of all ages should strive to have strong, healthy muscles to maintain quality of life. In addition to doing exercises to increase muscle strength, one should pay attention to the food he or she eats. This is because certain foods (and drinks) will help maintain, repair, and build muscles better than others. It is also important to know how much food to consume, as well as WHEN to eat! Â Read this article on our sister web site, My Fitness Tunes, to learn more about the right foods to eat and the right liquids to drink to
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Problems with Roids
by Lori Sciame May 27th, 2013 | Men's Health
Steroid abuse does not seem to be slowing, even though most have heard that this drug can have serious effects on a man's health. My question to any man is - why risk it, when the consequences of use can be deforming and even deadly? Is it that important to develop super human strength? After reading this article, I hope you agree it is more important to live a healthy and LONG life.
Steroids DefinedÂ
Simply put, anabolic steroids are a synthetic version of the male hormone, testosterone. When used under careful supervision by a physician, steroids can actually improve a
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Steroids DefinedÂ
Simply put, anabolic steroids are a synthetic version of the male hormone, testosterone. When used under careful supervision by a physician, steroids can actually improve a
Fibromyalgia Explained
by Dean Heller MD May 24th, 2013 | Ask the Doctor
I have been having pain that occurs at rest in the middle of my chest. I am a 29 year old girl. My doctor ran a few heart tests and told me it was not my heart. He thinks I have fibromyalgia. What is that and how does he know this?
Fibromyalgia is most common in younger women about your age and into the 30's and 40s. People with fibromyalgia tend to get pain throughout their entire body, but certainly it can be in the chest area, and it is commonly associated with costochondritis, or inflammation of the chest wall.
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Fibromyalgia is most common in younger women about your age and into the 30's and 40s. People with fibromyalgia tend to get pain throughout their entire body, but certainly it can be in the chest area, and it is commonly associated with costochondritis, or inflammation of the chest wall.