Diabetes is a chronic condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or is unable to use insulin in an effective manner. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 220 million people throughout the world have...
Diabetes is one of the most common and increasingly prevalent chronic diseases among children and adolescents in the United States. Approximately 151,000 people less than 20 years old have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to the Centers for...
Millions of Americans suffer from diabetes, a condition resulting in high glucose levels. Glucose, a sugar in your blood, is meant to provide your body with energy. However, it requires insulin, a hormone the pancreas produces, to carry it to your...
Diabetes is among the fastest growing epidemics in the United States. Diabetes is a chronic disease and a leading cause of death and disability that cost $174 billion to treat in 2007. The average medical expenditures for people diagnosed with...
Diabetics risk the same health problems from fast food that affect anyone with a poor diet, as well as some that are condition specific. If you have type 2 diabetes, high-calorie drive-thru meals may have contributed to you acquiring the disease....
Body mass index is an indirect measure of body fat, calculated from your height and weight. Your BMI value can tell you whether you are underweight, overweight, obese, or if you are a normal weight for your height. Diabetes occurs when you have...
You might think that food increases your risk for diabetes, but there are ways to use food to your advantage and reduce your risk. Food doesn't always have to be your enemy; once you know the types of food to eat, you can lower your risk of...
High triglyceride levels may be an indication of uncontrolled, or undiagnosed diabetes. Although high triglycerides, a type of fat, can't cause diabetes, they're often a symptom of insulin resistance. Insulin is needed to move triglycerides from...
Studies from the Harvard School of Public Health show that whole grains do reduce the risk of diabetes. Including these in your daily diet can help lower your risk of diabetes or help you manage diabetes if you already have the disease. Many...
Over 23 million Americans have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association, with 1.6 million people diagnosed each year. Age and weight are the two primary risk factors for diabetes. While you cannot change your age, losing weight can...
Diabetes affects approximately 23.6 million people in the United States, according to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. This disorder affects the way your body uses food for energy and results in high levels of blood glucose. A...
Approximately 24 million people had diabetes as of 2008, reports the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, although nearly six million of those people did not know. Having the disease increases your chances of...
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that results in excess blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, and disturbances of fat, carbohydrate, and protein metabolism. A defect in the action of your body's insulin or a lack of insulin typically causes diabetes. The...
Your diet encompasses the food and drinks you consume each day. In a sense, you are what you eat because it determines how healthy you are. Consuming healthy foods and beverages contributes to good health; consuming too many unhealthy foods and...
According to the American Diabetes Association, 23.6 million Americans currently suffer from diabetes mellitus, which is a group of diseases affecting the body's use of blood sugar. Blood sugar, or glucose, is the body's main source of energy....
According to the American Diabetes Association, type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, affecting millions of Americans each year. Unlike type 1 diabetes, specific risk factors and causes have been identified for this form, some of...
Diabetes is a serious medical condition that can lead to blindness, kidney failure, stroke and heart disease. While some risk factors, such as a family history of diabetes, cannot be controlled, there are lifestyle risk factors that can be...
According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes is a growing problem in the United States--more than 1.6 million people are diagnosed with the condition every year, and as many as 5.7 million people have diabetes and don't know it. Unlike...
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that affects the way the body metabolizes a sugar called glucose, which is the main fuel the body needs, according to the Mayo Clinic. In the past, this type of diabetes has also been known as adult-onset...
Diabetes, a serious condition characterized by high blood glucose, affects many systems in the body, including the immune system. Since the immune system helps protect the body from infection, diabetics often develop more infections than people...
Diabetes (type 2) is a disorder where the body has high levels of blood glucose (sugar) and thus cannot properly turn meals consumed into energy for the body. There are many different risk factors for this disease, including lifestyle choices and...
Symptoms of diabetes may seem harmless or unrelated to a disease, according to the Mayo Clinic. Many people do not recognize the signs as diabetes. Early treatment can reduce symptoms and prevent life-threatening complications that occur when...
Diabetes is a condition where your body does not make enough insulin or is unable to utilize it properly. You can be born with diabetes or develop it later in life. There are two main types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 is usually...
Cardiovascular disease is a major possible complication for people with diabetes. According to the American Heart Association, stroke and heart disease are the leading cause of death for people with diabetes: approximately 65 percent of people...
Diabetes is a disease in which your pancreas is unable to produce enough insulin, resulting in elevated glucose levels in your bloodstream. Left untreated, diabetes can result in seizures, coma and even death. Exercise plays an important role in...
Gestational diabetes is a medical condition that affects a woman during pregnancy. This type of diabetes will affect how the body utilizes glucose, or the body's natural form of sugar, for energy. The condition often causes an increase in blood...
Type 1 diabetes, also called juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that usually occurs in childhood. It results when your immune system destroys insulin-producing beta cells in your pancreas. Insulin is a hormone that enables your cells to...
Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by increased blood levels of glucose. Over 90 percent of diabetics have type 2 diabetes, a condition in which you produce insufficient amounts of insulin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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