A new report from the American Heart Association suggests that gestational diabetes — or high blood sugar levels noticed during a pregnancy — can lead to heart disease. The good news: doctors say the condition can be managed through diet and exercise. The term ‘gestational diabetes’ applies to women who have never had diabetes before […]
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Having diabetes is a major struggle, with patients often complaining that keeping tabs on their blood glucose levels feels like a part-time job. And in this economic climate, the last thing any of us needs is a job that doesn’t pay. That’s why Google is working on a high-tech contact lens that can monitor bodily […]
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La diabetes, a menudo llamada el asesino silencioso, afecta a casi 24 millones de personas en los Estados Unidos. La diabetes tipo 2 es la forma más común de la enfermedad que afecta a aproximadamente el 90 % de los enfermos totales de diabetes con resistencia a la insulina. La manera segura de realizar una […]
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Ser diagnosticados con diabetes es un momento de cambio de vida. Está lleno de preguntas sobre su salud y pronóstico a largo plazo. Empezar una dieta para diabéticos es un paso importante en el cambio para mejorar su salud. Comer mal podría ser el factor principal de contraer diabetes, y comer bien puede ayudar a […]
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A type 2 diabetes diagnosis is a scary thing—particularly when it’s your child who has the health issue. However, managing your child’s type 2 diabetes disorder takes discipline, scheduling, willing lifestyle changes, help from others, and education to ensure the wellbeing of your child’s future health. Part of keeping your child healthy will be to […]
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A type 2 diabetes diagnoses can be stressful as is, however, when you start to contemplate what you can and can’t eat, it can be very overwhelming. There’s an overload of information out there and it’s important to get this stuff right, so we’ve compiled a list of common type 2 diabetes myths, and what the truth is behind them.
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