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| A Sedentary Lifestyle and Diabetes |
| A lack of daily physical activity can lead to obesity, a major factor in developing type 2 diabetes. Persons with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, eye complications, and foot and skin problems |
| Understanding the Fasting Plasma Glucose Test |
| The fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test, also known as the fasting blood sugar test, measures blood sugar levels and is used to diagnose diabetes. Relatively simple and inexpensive, the test exposes problems with insulin functioning. Prolonge |
| Metabolic Syndrome - Risk Factors for Diabetes and Heart Dis |
| What is metabolic syndrome? It's a relatively new term that has been used to describe a cluster of disorders that together provide an indicator of risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular conditions. Insulin resista |
| Insulin Resistance and Prediabetes |
| A Diagnosis of Pre-diabetes: What does this mean? It means that cells in your body are becoming resistant to insulin and your blood glucose levels are higher than they should be. Since the levels aren't as high as they would be if you had t |
| Risk Factors For Gestational Diabetes |
| Gestational diabetes is a condition that affects about 4% of all pregnant women. It usually appears midway through the second trimester and disappears after the birth of the baby. It is not permanent. How do you know if you are at risk for |
| Metabolic Syndrome - Risk Factors for Diabetes and Heart Dis |
| What is metabolic syndrome? It's a relatively new term that has been used to describe a cluster of disorders that together provide an indicator of risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular conditions. Insulin resista |
| Top 7 Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes |
| There are many risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Some of them come from our family history and genetics and so are with us always, but some can be turned around to help reverse or prevent type 2 diabetes. What are they and what can we do to |
| Type 2 Diabetes |
| Diabetes affects nearly 21 million Americans. Up to 95% of all people diagnosed with the disease have type 2 diabetes. Although type 2 diabetes is not always caused by obesity, being overweight is a risk factor for developing the disease. R |
| Questions about Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes |
| Contact Information Do you have questions about your diagnosis of diabetes? Find out the answers for Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes. When should you test your blood sugar? What kind of diet should you be on? Should you exercise? W |
| Type 1 Diabetes |
| What It Is: Type 1 diabetes is a completely different disease than Type 2. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. Scientists believe that it may be a virus that triggers the immune system to att |
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