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Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease
According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 17 million Americans have diabetes. Unfortunately, one-third does not realize they have the disease. Diabetes is the number one cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In 1999, almost 44% of patients who needed dialysis had diabetes as the underlying cause for their kidney disease. The numbers continue to rise today. <<<<< More >>>>> »

Which Restaurant Should I Choose?
Kids who have diabetes don’t need to eat a special diet. But like all kids, they should eat a mix of healthy foods. No restaurant is off-limits, but if you’re helping to choose a restaurant, look for ones that offer some nutritious items. You can check out menus online or in your phone book. <<<<< More >>>>> »

Diabetes Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition caused by too much glucose (sugar) in your blood. Your blood sugar level can be too high if your body does not make enough of the hormone insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas (a gland behind the stomach) and moves glucose out of the blood and into cells, where it is broken down to produce energy. Diabetes in pregnancy (gestational diabetes) <<<<< More >>>>> »

School Walk for Diabetes (SWFD) is a K-12 educational fund-raising program that teaches students the benefits of healthy living, community service and school spirit while raising money for the American Diabetes Association.

Through SWFD, you have the ability to improve the health of your school community: <<<<< More >>>>> »

Glycosuria Clinical diagnosis of the diabetes require some of the laboratory tests, glycosuria (finding glucose in the urine) is one of the significant test for detecting frank diabetes. Those who are non diabetic, for them glycosuria can occur for the short term due to emotional stress, pain, hyperthyroidism, alimentary hyperglycemia or meningitis. It can also occur when there is insufficiency of insulin and if a substantial amount of food with high sugar is consumed. <<<<< More >>>>> »

Glucose is an important fuel for the body to produce energy. The glucose used by the body as a fuel is released from the metabolism of carbohydrates. After meal, glucose starts producing and it is circulated to different body cells through the circulating blood. The cells require insulin to take up glucose inside the membrane and generate energy.  <<<<< More >>>>> »

Whether your treatment consists of diet alone, diet and tablets or diet and insulin, you need regular blood tests to keep a check on your blood sugar. Urine sugar tests are not a reliable indicator of diabetes control.  <<<<< More >>>>> »

Diabetes mellitus is the common disease seen in the United States. It is estimated that 16 million Americans are already caught with diabetes, and 5.4 million diabetics are not aware of the existing disease. Diabetes prevalence has increased steadily in the last half of this century and will continue rising among U.S. population. It believed to be one of the main criterions for deaths in United States every year. This diabetes information hub tries to project the necessary steps and precautions to be taken, to control and eradicate diabetes completely. <<<<< More >>>>> »

NHS forks out every year to help diabetics monitor their own blood sugar is a waste of money and unlikely to confer any health benefits, suggest the results of two studies. If anything it is more likely to depress patients than provide any long term health benefits, conclude the researchers. Self monitoring does help patients with type 1 diabetes  <<<<< More >>>>> »

Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Hyperglycaemia, or raised blood sugar, is a common effect of uncontrolled diabetes and over time leads to serious damage to many of the body’s systems, especially the nerves and blood vessels.