Diabetes affects around 16 million Americans and about 800,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Diabetes attacks men, women, children and the elderly. It spares no race. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, blindness in Adults and amputations. It is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and birth defects and it…
Diabetic Complications – Can Benfotiamine Help Prevent Them?
Diabetic complications contribute too many life threatening diseases globally. The root cause of diabetic complications is elevated glucose levels which contribute to blood vessel damage. Diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy, or neuropathy are caused by damage to small blood vessel in the eyes, nerves and kidneys, etc. The bottom line of this damage is the lowering of…
Diabetes Awareness: Diabetes on the Job
When you go to work, your diabetes goes with you. You get up, get showered, get breakfast, get to work. You have bills, therefore you have a job. But you also have diabetes. You have to care for your diabetes while you're at work. Here are 10 tips for merging your diabetes care with your…
Preparing Your Child and Family for Life With Diabetes – how to prevent diabetes in children
Your child has just been diagnosed with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes. You know how to inject insulin, maintain a schedule for blood tests and meals, and you know how to figure out carbohydrates. But how do you prepare your child and you family to live with diabetes.