diabetes information

Glycosylated hemoglobin

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

This is relatively anew investigation for the diabetics. Its abbreviated as Hb A1c. Best part is it doesn’t require overnight fasting. Principle behind it: Glucose in the blood gets itself attached to the membranes of red blood c....

Getting to the root cause of diabetes

Published on: 16th January, 2010

This month researchers from Harvard say they have moved closer to finding the root cause of diabetes. Rather than treating diabetes symptoms, the scientists have discovered that oxidants are a major cause of diabetes and are now working o....

Eating more sugar causes diabetes or not?

Published on: 31st December, 2008

Here I want to explain a basic doubt which will arise in the minds of diabetic or non diabetic people that eating more sugar causes diabetes or not ? Answer: First of all what is diabetes and how it is caused? Diabetes can be geneticall....

Diabetes and Obesity

Published on: 18th December, 2008

Diabetes is spreading worldwide as an epidemic. Diabetes is a disorder in which the body cells fail to take up glucose from the blood. Wasting of tissues is seen as glucose-starved cells are forced to consume their own proteins. Diabetes is....

World Diabetes Day: November 14

Published on: 7th November, 2008

do you know the Significance of November 14 ? November 14 is the birthday of Banting who discovered the Insulin along with the co-scientist Best in  the year 1921.And the Blue is the official color for World Diabetes Day. ....

World Diabetes Day

Published on: 9th September, 2008

World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign for diabetes. It is celebrated each year on 14 November. The campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation. In 2007, World Diabetes Day became an official United Nations....

Who Gets Diabetes and What are its risk factors?

Published on: 21st June, 2008

Huge number of people around the world have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Millions have a condition called pre-diabetes, which is nothing but that they are at near risk for getting type 2 diabetes. There are several things that ....

Diabetes Classification – Type1 , Type 2, gestational & others

Published on: 18th February, 2008

The term diabetes, usually refers to diabetes mellitus. DIABETES CLASSIFICATION : The 2 forms of diabetes mellitus are - ::  types 1 diabetes and  type  2 diabetes . Type 1 diabetes : This is usually caused due to absense....

Diabetes mellitus – symptoms, treatment , causes, precautions

Published on: 18th February, 2008

Diabetes mellitus is a syndrome characterized by altered metabolism and inappropriately high blood leading from either low levels of the insulin hormone or from abnormal resistance to insulin's effects added with insufficient levels ....