If you are living with or have recently been diagnosed with diabetes, there is a likelihood that hearing health has not been foremost on your list of concerns, but medical research keeps finding more reasons why it ought to be. While hearing loss is not a typical symptom of...

Diabetes is a common disease that can impact absolutely everyone. When an individual has diabetes, their body is incapable of producing insulin –a hormone responsible for utilizing glucose for energy. This is problematic as this results in the incapability to metabolize carbohydrates leading to elevated levels of glucose in...

Men with diabetes suffer with diabetes-related complications differently than women. And one of the diabetes-related complications that men fear most is erectile dysfunction. Diabetes increases the risk of erectile dysfunction or impotence due to the damage to the nerves and muscles of the male reproductive organ. There are other...

Background Information Recent studies show that diabetes affects over 245 million people world wide and almost three-quarters of those affected are women. As it is considered epidemic, researchers expect these rates to escalate to 360 million by 2020. Shocking figures reveal that in the US, almost 20 million children...

Diabetes has become one of the most prevalent diseases today; however, it is becoming easily manageable. Physicians are discovering new factors that could help people with diabetes to live comfortable lifestyles. Understanding of the relationship between blood glucose and diabetes has helped diabetics to lead normal lives without being...

People who have diabetes can also suffer from diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathy is one of the more serious forms of nerve damage that can arise. High blood sugar levels are responsible for this consequence of diabetes, and the damage from this shows up in the feet and legs.  ...

Diabetes has long been looked upon as an epidemic. In America and other westernized countries, obesity is prevalent and plays a role in propagating the disease. I’ve often mused that Diabetes is much akin to a car’s inability to digest sugar in its gas tank. A food we eat...

Diabetes is probably one of the most chronic conditions and also one of the most costly. If you are on Medicaid or similar programs that would shoulder your medications or you have insurance coverage, you wouldn’t really be complaining but for most of the elderly people on Medicare, there’s...

Hello, Friends! What’s New We would like to proudly announce our 25th anniversary celebration! If you haven’t checked out our website lately, you should! We have made some huge changes to the way The Diabetic Shoppe interacts with our patients and providers. We’ve also increased the number of services...

Hello all! Thanks for sticking with The Diabetic Shoppe for all your diabetic testing supply needs. Next week we will be launching our weekly newsletter, which you may be receiving via email. Our first newsletter will have a pretty big surprise as a Thank you to our existing patients....