Mention the word diabetes and the vast majority of people will assume that you are talking about either type 1 diabetes, which affects about 10% of diabetes sufferers, or type 2 diabetes, which is the most commonly seen form of the disease and is currently growing alarmingly. But did you know that there is a [...]

Renal diabetes occurs due to a low-sugar level in the kidneys. A patient with renal diabetes has normal blood glucose levels, but the kidney fails to reabsorb the normal amount of glucose back into the blood. The excess glucose is excreted into the blood stream. Renal diabetic cookbooks provide recipes that cater to the specific [...]

We must know what normal blood glucose levels are. After Fasting (may be diabetic patient’s sugar level after not eating for 8 hours) blood sugar should be between 70 milligrams per deciliter to 100 mg/dl. Your blood sugar should not be above 100 mg/dl at any given time; if it goes, then this suggests a [...]

A new line of diabetes remedy that is gaining fast popularity nowadays is herbal treatment, with an assortment of plant-derived herbal cures being promoted as capable of controlling blood sugar levels.Recent scientific investigation has confirmed the efficacy of many of these herbal preparations, some of which are remarkably effective. Herbal supplements along with proper diet, [...]

The illness of borderline diabetes can lead to full blown diabetes which can take your life. If you have been diagnosed as a pre diabetic this is a serious warning sign. What this means is that a serious problem has started in your body. The effects can ruin the body of a diabetic. It is [...]

Eighteen percent of Canadian children between the ages of 2 and 17 are overweight and eight percent, or 500,000 are obese. Those are scary findings by any standards. Of those with weight problems, 25% has prediabetes. Obesity in children and prediabetes will surely be one of the biggest burdens on medical costs incurred in the [...]

“Glucose” is the primary source of energy for animal and human cells. It is one of the kinds of the sugar that travels in our bloodstream. Glucose enters to our body whenever we eat foods that include carbohydrate. The level of glucose is regulated by glucagon and insulin. It is a hormone produced by pancreas. [...]

Unfortunately one in every 700 children of school going age is suffering from diabetes. According to a research, it has been proved that this ratio will increase to a good amount in coming years. Most parents are not able to spot when the disease has already started in their children. The worst part is that [...]

If you’re diabetic, no one needs to tell you how important it is to eat properly. That’s why the American Diabetes Association developed a special diabetic food pyramid, just to help those of us who have special dietetic needs eat more healthfully.First Step: Portion Control and TimingWhat you eat when you have diabetes is critically [...]

First let me start by saying that over the years I have learned that Type 1 Diabetes is an unpredictable disease that I knew nothing about 5 years ago. That was before my 3 year old son was diagnosed. Since then I have had numerous experiences with doctors with different opinions on how to treat [...]