Over 199 million women are living with diabetes, and by 2040 it will be 313 million. Hyperglycemia – dangerously high blood sugar – is one of the most common medical conditions seen during pregnancy, with an estimated one in seven cases brought on by gestation. Alongside the cause is the effect: risk for the mother, the
Many people, including diabetics, fail to understand just how important and how vulnerable their feet are. I grew up and spent most of my life in sunny Arizona. When not at work, church or anywhere in public, I was barefoot, like most everyone else was. As soon as I would get home from school or
I’ve made it no secret that I’m a type 2 diabetic, most likely caused by my being overweight, relatively inactive and over 40. In fact, my diabetes wasn’t diagnosed until I was about 50 (I’m now 66). I take a first level medication to help control my blood glucose and for the most part, eat
We hear a lot about diabetes these days as well we should. The vast number of cases of diabetes is type 2 and can be attributed to being overweight, lack of exercise and eating a really bad diet. Lying along the lower part of our liver is an organ known as the pancreas. It’s about
Some are wondering if the role out of the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program was more of an April’s Fool’s joke than a reality but yes, the program is real, it’s just that coming out of the starting gate, it has stumbled, fallen and is trying to get back on its feet, but the effort is
Diabetes can affect anyone at any age, however, it seems to be more prevalent in adults as we age. Why? Because we tend to put on more weight, eat poorly and exercise less. The end result in the greater likelihood of developing diabetes as we reach 40, 50, 60 and older. Most adults with the
The symptoms of diabetes were first described in an ancient Egyptian manuscript that dates back to about 1500 BC, when it described ‘too great emptying of the urine’. Around the same time, doctors in India also described the disease as ‘honey urine’ because of how it attracted ants. Around 250 BC, a Greek doctor by
Type 2 diabetes has been directly linked to obesity, among several other factors. Quite often, this type of diabetes can be controlled by diet and exercise, without medication and in some cases, it can even be reversed if the person not only watches their diet and exercises, but if they lose weight and get back
In an earlier post, I wrote about the dangers many people, especially diabetics face in the winter time. The colder it is outside, the more our furnaces run to keep us warm and the more the furnaces run, the drier the air in our house gets. That may not sound very concerning, but realize that
Several mornings ago, my wife walked into the kitchen and asked if I was bleeding. I told her no and she said I needed to check because she had a blood spot trail on the kitchen floor. She came out and looked at the bottom of the pair of socks I was wearing and sure
