the Difference Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Article by Chris Dillon Diabetes is a disorder that affects the body’s metabolism, specifically how the body processes food for energy. A healthy human body breaks food into glucose which, with the help of a hormone produced by the pancreas called insulin, fuels our cells via […]
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Your Child Has Diabetes
Diabetes in your child affects the entire family. It can change your life and your child’s life for the worst. But that doesn’t mean that diabetes should prevent your child from enjoying a fulfilling life full of health, joy and happiness. Knowing what to do, doing research on the disease and working closely with your […]
Diabetes Alert Day Raises Awareness of ‘Silent Killer’ Diabetic Retinopathy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Diabetes is often called the “silent killer” because people who have it are often unaware they are affected. According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes affects 26 million people – including children – in the United States. Approximately one-quarter of those people do not know they’re living with […]
Diabetic Neuropathy of Your Feet Affects Balance – What You Can Do to Prevent Falls!
As many as one in two people with type 2 diabetes eventually develops a condition of chronic nerve damage in their feet known as diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Glucose, the type of sugar in your bloodstream, pours into your nerve tissues that at first can covert it into fructose and sorbitol for storage. Over a period […]
Helpful Tips For Finding Free Or Low Cost Diabetic Supplies
This article contains information about searching for diabetic testing supplies that can cost very little or possibly even be free. Diabetes affects more than 2.8 percent of the people in the world. Here are some helpful tips for diabetic people that can help cut costs on diabetic supplies. With the high risks of this disease […]
Empowered Health News | Blood Pressure Cognitive Impairment
www.empowereddoctor.com Approximately 50 million people in the US suffer from hypertension, and what is most concerning is that nearly 15 million people are undiagnosed. The latest issue of Archives of Neurology has revealed that high blood pressure is associated with an increased risk of mild cognitive impairment-a condition that affects thinking and learning. Nearly 10 […]
Foods That Kill – Part 2 of 6
aHealthyKitchen.com Eating healthy, organic, whole foods is the key to good health and weight loss. Dr. Klaper explains, in very simple terms, how we’re killing ourselves one bite at a time with a meat based diet. No gruesome animal cruelty videos here, just the truth about how meat affects our own health and why a […]
Will Exercise Lower Or Raise Your Blood Sugar Levels?
Since receiving your diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, there is no doubt you have heard about the benefit of exercise. Too little activity leads to weight gain and contributes to insulin resistance and high blood sugar levels. Your muscles store glucose and when you are inactive, glucose remains unused in your muscles and therefore no […]
Nitric Oxide – The Key to a Rock Hard Erection Make Sure Your Getting Enough!
Nitric oxide is the chemical you need to get an erection, yet many men don’t even know what it is. Here we will look at its importance and how you can boost it for a stronger harder erection… It’s a fact if you don’t get enough nitric oxide you simply won’t get an erection let […]
Understanding Pulmonary Hypertension
An introduction to the symptoms of pulmonary hypertension, how the disease affects patients lives and the progress being made to fight PH. This clip appears clip is an introduction to the “Understanding Pulmonary Hypertension” DVD, available in PHA’s Press Kit. For a free press kit, write to Nathan@PHAssociation.org Video Rating: 0 / 5
Three Common Causes of Resistant Hypertension
Resistant hypertension is medically defined as high BP that is resistant to conventional medical therapy. According to some perspectives it affects roughly between 1 to 13 percent of all hypertension sufferers. Despite intake of three or more anti hypertensive drugs blood pressure remains elevated to 140/90mmHg for individuals under the age of 60 and 160/90mmHg […]
Vitamins & Nutrients Are Essential to Healthy Skin
There are lots of essential vitamins for healthy skin. In fact, all of the essential nutrients that the body needs are also important to the skin’s health. Any nutritional deficiency will have a negative effect on the skin’s appearance, as it negatively affects the health of the body. In addition, there are specific foods that […]
How Big A Problem Is Secondary High Blood Pressure or Hypertension?
High blood pressure is the most diagnosed condition in the Unites States today and it is now estimated that it affects about 72 million Americans, including one out of every three adults. But, while we talk about high blood pressure, or hypertension, did you know that there are actually two different types of high blood […]