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| Top Warning Signs of Diabetes |
| Look For These Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes: Many of the signs of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are similar. In both, there is too much glucose in the blood and not enough in the cells of your body. High glucose levels in Type I are due to a |
| The TODAY Study Examines Treatment Strategies For Kids With |
| Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) is a clinical research study that will investigate three treatments for type 2 diabetes for kids ages 10 through 17. It is funded by the National Institutes of Health. T |
| Sulfonylureas: Oral Medication for Type 2 Diabetes |
| What Are Sulfonylureas? Sulfonylureas are oral medications that help lower blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes. Medications in this class include: Glucotrol and Glucotrol XL (glipizide) Diabeta, Glynase, PresTab, Micronase (glyburi |
| Getting Started With Your Diabetes Management |
| Have you been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes? If your doctor gave you a lot of information for managing your diabetes, chances are you are having some difficulty trying to make sense of everything that you have to know. Good diabetes manage |
| Diabetes and Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
| To first understand diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), you must understand diabetes, which is a disease that causes excess glucose (a type of sugar) to build up in the blood. Diabetes means the body either can't make insulin anymore or can't effe |
| Alternative Treatments for Diabetes |
| New Research in Complementary Medicine With a surge in interest surrounding CAM in the past several years, more studies are under way to explore the efficacy of various herbal, mineral and dietary treatments for diabetes, as well as myriad |
| Alternative Treatments for Diabetes |
| Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) can include everything from herbal and dietary supplements to meditation, biofeedback, hypnosis and even prayer. For the person with diabetes, CAM treatments may be used to supplement the therapi |
| Type 2 Diabetes and Kids |
| According to the New England Journal of Medicine , type 2 diabetes represents 45 percent of all newly diagnosed cases of diabetes in children and adolescents. Type 2 diabetes used to be known as adult onset diabetes, occurring most often in |
| Medications for Neuropathic Pain |
| Peripheral neuropathy is a long-term complication of diabetes, both type 1 and type 2. It's caused by prolonged exposure to excessive blood glucose levels and affects the nerves of the extremities, most commonly the feet and lower legs. The |
| Treatments for Diabetes |
| A diagnosis of diabetes can bring on many new challenges. Depending on what type of diabetes you have, you may need medication or insulin. You may need to make dietary and other lifestyle changes. There are two main types of diabetes. In bo |
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