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| Need Joint Replacement Surgery? Good Glucose Control Lowers |
| An article that appeared in this month's Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery , cites a study that shows that diabetics who undergo joint replacement surgery have fewer complications afterwards if they keep good control of their blood glucose |
| Checking After-Meal Blood Glucose Levels May Reduce Complica |
| The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) issued a press release on September 19th, recommending that people with diabetes take their blood sugar two hours after eating meals. This is called the postprandial blood glucose level. Based on |
| Gangrene |
| Definition: Gangrene is a condition that involves the death and decay of tissue, usually in the extremities. There are three different types of gangrene: dry, wet or gas gangrene. Dry gangrene is the one that most often affects people with |
| Nephropathy |
| Definition: Nephropathy is a long term complication of diabetes that results when small capillaries in the kidneys become damaged from years of high blood glucose levels and/or high blood pressure. The kidneys lose the ability to filter blo |
| Is Benfotiamine Effective for Treating Diabetic Complication |
| Benfotiamine is a man-made form of thiamine or B1. Thiamine is a water-soluble vitamin and therefore not as easily used by the body. Benfotiamine is a fat-soluble composition and is better absorbed and utilized. There has been some evidence |
| Can Benfotiamine Treat Complications of Diabetes? |
| Benfotiamine is a man-made form of thiamine or B1. Thiamine is a water-soluble vitamin and therefore not as easily used by the body. Benfotiamine is a fat-soluble composition and is better absorbed and utilized. There have been some recent |
| Some Diabetes Complications Are Less Well Known but Still Se |
| Diabetes is a chronic disease that can cause many serious complications. Numbness and tingling in your feet or hands (neuropathy), kidney failure (nephropathy) and vision problems (retinopathy) which can lead to blindness, are the most well |
| Kidney Disease in Diabetes |
| How Kidneys Work: Kidneys are organs that filter wastes and toxins out of the blood and keep it balanced. Most people have two kidneys, but some people function well with only one. They are the size of a fist and occupy a space near the mid |
| Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction |
| What is erectile dysfunction? Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a condition that affects a man's ability to get and sustain an erection that leads to positive sexual experiences. Although most men do encounter trouble having an erection from tim |
| Complications of Diabetes |
| Short term complications can happen quickly such as hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis, and hyper-osmolar syndrome. Patients need to be aware of their signs and symptoms and what to do to reverse them. Long term complications such as |
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