Recent Health Blog | Diabetes PostsTreating Pre-Diabetesby Aimee Amodio09 Sep 2009 10:04 AMA diagnosis of pre-diabetes can be a serious wake up call. Pre-diabetes means that you have elevated blood sugar levels, but they aren't quite high enough to be considered diabetes... yet. What is Pre-Diabetes?by Aimee Amodio08 Sep 2009 10:45 AMA family member was recently diagnosed with pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetes is when your blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. Pre-diabetes is a new name for an existing condition: impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose. Migrating Birds Lead the Way to New Diabetes Drugby Aimee Amodio09 May 2009 12:05 PMIs a new diabetes treatment FOR the birds? No... it's FROM the birds. Researchers from Louisiana State University took a look at how migrating birds make such long flights -- and survive without starving. As it turns out, the birds develop seasonal insulin resistance. Diabetes Cure for Mice in Torontoby Aimee Amodio13 Jul 2008 01:13 PMScientists in Toronto have managed to relieve diabetes in mice... starting with a relatively common food item. Researchers took a look at the similarities between diabetes and multiple sclerosis -- a disease of the central nervous system. Gum Health and Diabetesby Aimee Amodio02 Jul 2008 07:48 PMThe American Diabetes Association believes that people with type 2 diabetes can help control the disease by taking care of their gums. Several studies support this belief. New Tech for Diabeticsby Aimee Amodio01 Apr 2008 06:44 PMWe live in some pretty amazing times. We have some amazing technology available -- and some amazing stuff coming down the pike. Let's take a look at some new technology that will soon be available for diabetics. Insulin Pumps: The Basicsby Aimee Amodio03 Jan 2008 09:45 PMInsulin pumps -- devices that can mimic the insulin delivery of a normal, healthy pancreas -- were developed in the late 1970s. Diabetes Vocabularyby Aimee Amodio03 Jan 2008 07:45 PMHaving diabetes can mean learning a whole new set of vocabulary. If you or someone you love has diabetes, you'll be learning the names of drugs, different tests, complications, and more. More Ways To Reduce Your Diabetes Riskby Aimee Amodio26 Apr 2007 01:32 PMLittle changes in your life can add up to a HUGE decrease in your risk of developing diabetes. You don't have to do something dramatic to help protect your body. Drinking just one regular soda every day can raise your risk of developing diabetes more than eighty percent. Reduce Your Diabetes Riskby Aimee Amodio24 Apr 2007 01:32 PMThere are two BIG things you can do to reduce your risk of developing diabetes: eat right and exercise regularly. But helping your body resist diabetes goes beyond just food and exercise. Recent Blog Comments Aimee Amodio says... "Hahaha it's like DefCon Five (the military alert level)..." |
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