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One in Four Young Adults Are Prediabetic
There’s no question about it—diabetes is -on the rise. Across the board, more and more people are suffering from prediabetes, diabetes and complications from high blood sugar levels. Most concerning is how prevalent these conditions have become among younger people, who should be at the peak of good health. A staggering one in four young adults is on the road toward developing diabetes. Obesity is...
August 8, 2022
Timing Meals Right May Offset Diabetes
Most Americans eat -three meals per day-, breakfast, lunch and dinner, interspersed with small snacks. Breakfast is usually light (or, for some individuals, skipped altogether), followed by a heavier lunch and an even heavier dinner. Dinner can be as late as 8 pm, and many people even continue to snack after that. This system can be a huge problem for diabetics, which is why they follow a special diet....
June 29, 2022
Could Stem Cell Therapy Cure Diabetes?
In the United States alone, over 34 million people suffer from diabetes, with over 1.5 million new diagnoses each year. About 1.6 million Americans have type 1 diabetes, which requires -insulin therapy-, but it’s extremely expensive and often hard for patients to regulate. Even with therapy, diabetes is an extremely dangerous disease with an astonishing death rate. Naturally, some researchers have...
August 5, 2020
Are You Over-Managing Your Diabetes?
Diabetes affects -more than 9%- of the U.S. population. Treatment can be a difficult balancing act, with -about 25%- of diabetes patients failing to keep their blood sugar within manageable levels. Undertreatment can be serious, creating blood sugar spikes that increase the risks for numerous health problems — but the health effects of overtreatment can be dangerous, too. The key is knowing how to...
December 12, 2019
The Truth About Tummy Tucks for Diabetics
A tummy tuck has several benefits to people who seek the procedure. It can restore a person’s figure and make their bodies aesthetically proportional following bariatric surgery, a lifestyle change, or after pregnancy and childbirth. It can likewise remove some of the added weight from the excess skin after significant weight loss. That said, many do ask, can a tummy tuck aid in the management of diabetes?...
October 13, 2018
How Do You Manage Being a Type 3 Diabetic?
There are countless - forums and blogs - about being the significant other of a diabetic because the condition affects more than just the diabetic. Being the significant other to a type 1 diabetic is often referred to as being a “Type 3 diabetic.” - Although you are not physically affected by the condition, it affects you in many ways. A type 3 diabetic will often find themselves in the role of a caretaker,...
June 21, 2017