Diabetic Strips

When people are first diagnosed that they have diabetes, they often get overwhelmed and some even gets depressed. This is a very emotionally stressful moment for them. Besides, you too would be stressed upon knowing that you have this very serious disease where cure is yet to be found and a disease that will require you to change your lifestyle. Living with diabetes is not easy. However, you .... Read more

Sexual problems are not the easiest problem to discuss, even with your close family. Even confiding in your can be a daunting prospect. In fact, as a result of having diabetes, both men and women may suffer problems with their sex life.  Both men and women with diabetes can develop sexual problems because of damage to nerves and small blood vessels caused by diabetes.  The nerves that .... Read more

There has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of diabetes worldwide, which has been exacerbated by the growing obesity problem across the globe. Once thought of as primarily a childhood disease--sometimes referred to as juvenile diabetes, now mostly Type 1 diabetes--the obesity crisis linked to the adoption of a high-fat, high-carbohydrate, high-calorie American diet has resulted in .... Read more

The most important part of any diabetes symptom management is monitoring blood glucose levels. There are three main ways that blood glucose can be monitored. 1. Fasting Blood Glucose: Fasting blood glucose or fasting blood sugar is taken after an eight hour fast and measures the level of glucose on the blood at that time. Depending on the lab conducting the test the normal value of this test .... Read more

With the obesity rates rising, more and more people are developing type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is when the body does not produce enough insulin or the insulin that is produced is not used by the body. Without the proper amount of insulin your body can't use glucose to produce energy. Glucose is the fuel for all the cells of the body and without your body can just shut down. There are many .... Read more