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[5 Oct 2011 | No Comment | ]
Diabetes Tips and Tricks, Video with Dr Jane Hanson

Diabetes Tips and Tricks
 
“The Answered Pacient” and Jane Hanson investigates the different types of diabetes and how they are diagnosed.
She also tells you about one of the symptoms of this disease as well as it may affect your body.

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[9 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Memories and Sorrows

Starting with 6 years old, since you’re perfectly  aware of what is around you, and start to realize if you’re hurt,  if you’re bleeding, if you’re dizzy, drunk or tired, you should have someone near you (parents for example, or the family doctor) that should indicate you to pay attention to what always happens with your body and the signals that it often gives you.
A few days ago, I had some signs that are permanently linked with the feeling of hypoglycemia, and as never, just like in Proust’s novels, I …

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[22 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
How Does a Person Aquire Diabetes ?

How Does a Person Aquire Diabetes ?
Diabetes is a condition where the body, or to be precise the pancreas, loses its ability to create insulin, the chemical necessary to regulate blood sugar levels. As we take in food, a substance called glucose enters through the bloodstream, and it is insulin’s role to make sure that that glucose is carried to different parts of the body, in turn fuels us with the energy we need. Diabetes is often considered as a silent disease, much like cancer and nearly five out of …

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[20 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
What is diabetes?

What is diabetes?
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels, that result from defects in insulin secretion, or action, or both. Diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as diabetes (as it will be in this article) was first identified as a disease associated with “sweet urine,” and excessive muscle loss in the ancient world. Elevated levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia) lead to spillage of glucose into the urine, hence the term sweet …