Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be difficult, especially if you are into junk food or lack exercise. It can be both intimidating and daunting so that your motivation is stuck in the middle, or returns to its old ways, or does not even try. The most common mistake in...

Diabetes is a medical condition that inhibits the body’s ability to process blood sugar. Commonly known as Diabetes Mellitus, this condition causes high blood sugar levels due to the body’s inability to monitor insulin secretion and functions.   Insulin helps blood sugar (glucose) to enter the body cells. Therefore, any defects in...

Diabetes is becoming a problem for many people. You may have received this diagnosis or know someone with this disease. Diabetes continues to increase year after year and about half of diabetics do not even know that they have this debilitating disease. In many cases, dealing with the diabetes epidemic and overcoming diabetes along...

A well planned diabetes diet is a factor that diabetics should never overlook. Diet is a form of medicine. Food is the most natural medicine in the world. You cannot talk about diabetes without talking about eating habits. Eating is an important factor in any illness. This is especially true for diabetes. Any...

Regular exercise is one of the best ways to keep the body healthy. It has many benefits such as stress reduction, improved blood flow in the body and lowering cholesterol levels. However, exercising can be problematic for people with manageable conditions due to the health risks it poses. Those living...

Diabetes is a serious condition which, when left untreated, could lead to various complications. Once complications start to show, it can be difficult for a person to live a normal life. If you are one of the individuals who have a long family history of this disease, you should be aware...

Diabetes is referred to as Diabetes Mellitus. It is a group of diseases which are caused by changes in how the body uses blood sugar. Blood sugar (glucose) is vital in the body. The cells use it to produce energy and the excess is converted into carbohydrates and stored within the body tissues. The hormone...

Diabetes is a disease that if not treated for prolonged periods can have genuine and persistent consequences for your health. It can cause issues for essentially every organ in the body and truly reduce personal health if not managed in an ideal way. Consistently, individuals are diagnosed as having diabetes. In the United States, diabetes is one of the main sources...

Diabetes during pregnancy, also called gestational diabetes, is a condition that only occurs during pregnancy. A woman who has never had diabetes before may suffer from gestational diabetes during her pregnancy. Research shows that two percent of pregnant women suffer from gestational diabetes. It is important to keep gestational diabetes under control to eliminate...

Diabetes is a very serious illness. It has achieved pandemic levels in the United States. Today, we have a real opportunity for diabetic education. For patients with diabetes, eating a healthy diet and maintaining a daily exercise routine may be all it takes to manage their disease. However, the disease can also require strict care. The condition can be very...