Archives: 2008 January

If you or someone you love has diabetes, there is a lot that you need to learn to help to keep this chronic illness under control. To that end, there are numerous sources for you to get the information you need about the disease, how to treat it, and any other questions that you may […]

diabetes is a disease with abnormally high levels of glucose in the bloodstream. The pancreas produces insulin and insulin is used to lower blood glucose levels. If the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin, your body will develop diabetes. Not enough insulin in the body causes diabetes.
Some of the symptoms of […]

Teenagers and kids with Type 1 diabetes can still engage in camping and hiking activities. A little extra planning may be needed, but it is easy to manage your diabetes and still attend camp, or go on a hiking trip. Of course, it is easier if you go to a camp for diabetics […]

There are some important informational items schools, teachers, and classmates need to know about diabetes. It’s important that your school be prepared for any emergency that should arise about your child’s diabetes. The school nurse should be part of the care team at school. Everyone who has contact with a child with […]

Most of us experience some stress in our lives. Those people who have Type 2 diabetes have a harder time keeping their blood glucose at the right level when they are under stress. This cycle of stress, not taking care of your diabetes, and the resulting poor health can hurt your quality of […]

Continuous glucose monitoring is giving hope to thousands of diabetics today. A new experimental gadget is now available that checks a diabetic’s blood sugar and lets them know if it falls to a dangerous low. Researchers have been searching for the gadget for years. Monitoring devices are now coming on the market […]

When afflicted with diabetes, blood sugar levels are one thing that need to be closely monitored and kept in check. The blood sugar level is a rating of how much glucose, which is a basic sugar, is found in the bloodstream. This measurement, which is also known as the serum glucose level, is expressed as […]