By Jackie Clark
Uncontrolled diabetes is a condition that can cause chronic high blood pressure. There are three types of diabetes: type 1, type 2, and gestational. Type 1 was earlier referred to as juvenile diabetes and most often diagnosed in patients who are under the age of 15. This form of diabetes occurs when the body cannot produce insulin.

Diabetes and Sports
A month ago, when the weather was bad, and playing tennis outdoor was just a dream, I went with some of my friends at the gym ( to play tennis of course ! ). We installed the net, we warmed up and go for it ! After the first set, without realizing, I had a hypo. I drank 250 ml of juice and I returned to the field. I can tell you that my effort in the second set was not significant, but after less than 10 minutes …

Learn something singing and dancing. This is not only fun! Hear the words and learn about diabetes, pancreatic cells, symptoms, weight loss, insulin injections, devices to measure blood glucose, insulin pumps, carbohydrates, sugar, ketoacidosis, coma, hyper and hypoglycemia, glucagon and many others. If you learn the words, it will be a unique song that will teach you what it means and how to treat diabetes. Good Luck !
The Diabetes Rap from L.W. and D-Zome

Take shots, count carbs, Diabetic stuff
If you ain`t one, sit down !

Insulin injections are vital when we are dealing with type 1 diabetes. It’s never too late to learn to make an insulin injection. This is applied in the subcutaneous tissue, between skin and muscle tissue. Information about the syringes, insulin units, presentation model, methods of use, disinfection, areas used for injection, the injection itself and storing used syringes and needles.
Watch and Learn !

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Diabetes And Driving A Vehicle
Diabetes is not a problem driving a car, as long as it is controlled. Besides the complications it generates over the years (of which the most important is reducing the eyesight) the most dangerous is hypoglycaemia. For insulin-dependent diabetics, having always in the car near you, a bottle of juice is needed and similar to have your ignition key with you when you start the engine. Foods or juices with high sugar content can save lives and not just yours but that of traffic participants
Having diabetes …

Advances in Diabetes
Twenty years ago when a person was diagnosed with diabetes, it meant early death often preceded by loss of limbs, blindness and kidney failure. These days are over. There have many new advances in knowledge, medication and in technology that have made it possible for people with diabetes to live long, productive lives. New developments are happening all of the time:
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DIABETES ACUPUNCTURE

Treatment of diabetes with acupuncture has been effective in reducing blood sugar levels, especially in individuals with type 2, non-insulin dependent diabetes, the most common form of diabetes. Acupuncturists have identified about 20 body acupoints that are effective in lowering blood sugar.
The Chinese medical approach to diabetes identifies its initial onset as due to a deficiency in yin. The yin deficiency causes an imbalance in yin and yang, resulting in a yang deficiency. In advanced diabetes, these …

Insulin treatment
Reviewed by Professor Ian W Campbell, consultant physician
Insulin treatment enables your body to use glucose as energy.
Insulin is an essential hormone. Without it, the body cannot control or properly use glucose (sugar) – one of its main energy supplying fuels.

Tips for Traveling with Diabetes

Even though you’d prefer to take a vacation from your diabetes, the fact is, you take your diabetes on vacation with you. But that doesn’t mean you have to limit possible destinations  or activities.
If you have diabetes and are going on vacation or traveling for business you just have to do some extra planning. How much extra depends, in part, on your destination, the kinds of activities you`ll be participating in and the length of time you`ll be gone.
But for any trip, long, short or even around town, …

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 …