Archive for April, 2008

Gestational Diabetes

According to the American Diabetes Association, about four percent of pregnant women develop gestational diabetes.  Gestational diabetes is a condition in which a woman who has never had diabetes develops high blood glucose levels while pregnant, usually within the later term of the pregnancy.  It is estimated that there are about 135,000 cases of gestational […]

Foot Complications of Diabetes

Whenever we think about people with diabetes, we often think of them as having problems with their feet.  This is one of the most common complications of diabetes and diabetes, more than anyone, need to make certain that they address any problems with their feet early on as such problems can result in a life […]

Eye Complications of Diabetes

Diabetics do not process sugars and starches though their systems like other individuals.  These substances stay within their system and enter the blood stream.  The high amounts of sugars in their blood, also called glucose, is called glycemia.  Glycemia is a condition when someone has an elevated amount of blood glucose.  This is often determined […]

Diabetic Diet

Vigilance regarding your diet can not only help you control your diabetes, but can also eliminate the need for insulin.  Many people with Type II diabetes are often prescribed tablets or pills in an attempt to control their condition prior to having to use insulin.  By following a proper diabetic diet, someone diagnosed with Type […]

Diabetes And Sexual Problems

As if people with diabetes do not have enough to worry about, they also have to contend with sexual problems.  Diabetes and sexual problems affect both men and women but in different ways.  Because your body responds to sexual stimuli through your nerves and high blood glucose levels affect your nervous system, it is understandable […]