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Buffalo Style Chicken
Buffalo Style Chicken
Eating authentic Buffalo wings can add a lot of fat and calories to your day. How can you enjoy this spicy treat and still stay on your diet? Make this tender spicy chicken recipe that satisfies even the deepest yearning for real Buffalo wings.
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Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is a completely different disease than Type 2. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. Scientists believe that a virus may trigger the immune system to attack the cells and permanently destroy them. The pancreas can no longer make the insulin necessary to transport sugar from the blood into the other cells of the body for energy. Sugar builds up in the blood and over time can damage internal organs and blood vessels.
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Heart Disease and Diabetes
What’s the connection between diabetes and heart disease? People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease than the rest of the population. Not only is heart disease more common in people with diabetes, but it can progress more quickly.
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Give An Insulin Injection
Give An Insulin Injection
A person with Type 1 diabetes requires daily doses of insulin to keep blood glucose levels from going too high. This means learning to inject the insulin with a small needle into specific sites on the body. The technique is usually taught by your healthcare professional or diabetes educator, who makes sure that you administer the insulin correctly. Sometimes Type 2 diabetics will also need insulin injections to control their blood glucose. Follow this “how to” to refresh your technique.
Why Rotate Injection Sites?
Rotating insulin injection sites helps prevent damage to the skin and underlying tissue. Switching insulin injection sites can also help you get the most efficient blood glucose control.
Lying and Diabetes
People who lie to their health care providers do so for many reasons. Some patients lie so they’ll appear to be “good” patients. Some lie to avoid being judged. Some lie because they don’t want to admit a bad habit to themselves, let alone to their health care providers. Regardless of their motive, diabetics sometime forget that honesty and health go hand in hand.
Diabetic Rockstar Interview
Christopher Thomas was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in May 2007. Since then, he’s completely changed his life and started diabeticrockstar.com, a website for people with diabetes geared toward raising funds for those who can’t afford their diabetes medication and supplies.
Studies question aggressive type 2 diabetes treatment - USA Today
Studies question aggressive type 2 diabetes treatment - USA Today
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The studies together involved more than 21000 patients with type 2 diabetes in the USA, Europe and Australia. Although slightly different in design, … Study backs different diabetes treatment Aggressive diabetes treatment studied Aggressive diabetes treatment prevents kidney damage, major study … |
Reverse Pre-diabetes
Reverse Pre-diabetes
People diagnosed with pre-diabetes (impaired glucose tolerance) can reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by losing just 5 to 7 percent of their body weight and exercising regularly, according to a clinical study by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
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Study: Diabetes a Depressing Diagnosis - ABC News
Study: Diabetes a Depressing Diagnosis - ABC News
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New research suggests that the burden of diabetes treatment may be linked to depression in many. Weiss was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age … |
VitalCare's "Patient Of The Month" Program Launch - Medical News Today (press release)
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VitalCare's "Patient Of The Month" Program Launch
Medical News Today (press release), UK - VitalCare Diabetes Treatment Centers, Inc. (Pinks Sheets: VDTI), announces the first personal testimony about iCAT Therapy on the Company's website under … Work begins on new cancer centre |