Diabetes mellitus

There are two common types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. In type 1, the body attacks its own pancreas and destroys the insulin producing cells. Insulin is the key that unlocks cells that glucose can enter. Without this key, glucose builds up, the blood turns acidic, and eventually causes death. In type 2 diabetes, the body becomes insulin resistant. One still produces insulin, but the keyhole is rusty and glucose can't efficiently get into the cell. Anyone can get either type of diabetes at any age, although people tend to get type 1 when they are young and type 2 when they are older.

Managing diabetes requires a combination that may include careful diets, exercise, medication, and insulin. Because there are so many variables, the blogosphere is full of people who discuss their experiences with diabetes from the perspective of a person with diabetes or a physician.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Diabetes mellitus”

• Diabetes + Overweight and Obesity = Diabesity

  
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  Mark Hyman, M.D., blogged about diabesity at the Huffington Post December 24, 2009.  He defines diabesity as a problem with glucose regulation associated with overweight and obesity.  The glucose (blood sugar) physiology problem ranges from metabolic syndrome to prediabetes to full-blown type 2 diabetes. ...
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• Taking vitamin D to prevent cancer

  
  The C.A.M. Report — Authority: 137
  Dr. Thomas Lenz from Creighton University, in Omaha, Nebraska tells us that approximately 1 billion people worldwide have low blood concentrations of vitamin D.So what?Research shows that low vitamin D levels are associated with several types of cancers, as well as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and upper ...
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• Coffee, tea, and the risk of diabetes

  
  The C.A.M. Report — Authority: 137
  Researchers from The University of Sydney, in Australia report the findings of meta-analyses of coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and tea consumption on the risk of diabetes.First, the details.18 studies of 457,922 participants were reviewed and the data combined for a meta-analysis.And, the results.Drinking more coffee ...
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• Causes of Diabetes

  
  My Online Listeners — Authority: 115
  Diabetes mellitus occurs when the pancreas doesn’t make enough or any of the hormone insulin, or when the insulin produced doesn’t work effectively. In diabetes, this causes the level of glucose in the blood to be too high. In Type 1 diabetes the cells in the pancreas that make insulin are destroyed, causing a ...
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• Physical Disabilities will Benefit from HAL

  
  THE WORLD ACCORDING TO DR CASTRO — Authority: 128
  My dear blogger friend Mish, who owns the Sci Fi Musings, just posted about this very interesting Japanese invention that promises to help people with weak limbs, (like pathelar instability -very frequent in cyclists-, peripheral neuropathy in diabetics, miastemia gravis, amongst others), and also patients with ...
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• Type 1 diabetes mellitus is characterized by loss of the insulin-producing beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas leading to a deficiency of insulin. Type 1: Results from the body’s failure to produce insulin. The majority of type 1

  
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• Beyond these two types, there is no agreed-upon standard nomenclature. Many other forms of diabetes mellitus are categorized separately from these. The most common of these is diabetes insipidus in which the urine is not sweet (insipidus meaning “wi

  
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• Diabetes + Obesity

  
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  Image via Wikipedia Dr. Mark Hyman has produced a series of YouTube videos that are collected here for your convenience.  Everyone should watch these whether diabetic or not.  Dr. Hyman dispels the myths about the disease and how to handle it by a healthy lifestyle that everyone can benefit from. Part 1 ...
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• Effects of Pycnogenol on vision in diabetic patients

  
  The C.A.M. Report — Authority: 137
  Diabetes affects the eyes and can lead to retinopathy (non-inflammatory damage to the retina of the eye) leading to gradual loss of vision.Researchers from D’Annunzio University, in San Valentino, Italy studied the effects of Pycnogenol during the early stages of retinopathy.First, the details.46 patients were ...
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• Lifestyle choices and diabetes risk later in life

  
  The C.A.M. Report — Authority: 137
  There are 5 choices that make a difference, according to this report by the Cardiovascular Health Study group.First, the details.4883 adults 65 years or older were monitored for 10 years.Their lifestyle choices later in life were compared to their risk of diabetes mellitus.Low-risk lifestyle included the following ...
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• Coffee, tea, diabetes and me

  
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  AMA-Assn.org - People who drink more coffee (regular or decaffeinated) or tea seem to have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies reported in the December 14/28, 2009 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.By the year 2025, approximately 380 million individuals ...
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• Vanadium for diabetes?

  
  The C.A.M. Report — Authority: 137
  Research during the 1980’s showed that this trace mineral could lower blood sugar levels.Now, 2 decades later, we’re still waiting for rigorous research in humans, according to reviewers from the University of Southampton, in the UK.First, the details.The reviewers included studies where the effects of vanadium ...
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• Many other forms of diabetes mellitus are categorized separately from these. Acute complications including hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, or nonketotic hyperosmolar coma may occur if the disease is not adequately controlled. In diabetes, the body ei

  
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• Gestational diabetes affects about 4% of all pregnant women. The most common of these is diabetes insipidus in which the urine is not sweet (insipidus meaning “without taste” in Latin); it can be caused either by kidney (nephrogenic DI) or pit

  
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• Flaxseed review

  
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  Medscape has published 2 case histories. One patient wants to take flaxseed to improve cholesterol levels and diabetes control. The other has constipation and premenstrual symptoms.Here’s what we know. Constipation and other intestinal symptomsIn people with irritable bowel syndrome, roughly ground flaxseed ...
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• Type 1 diabetes mellitus is characterized by loss of the insulin-producing beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas leading to a deficiency of insulin. Presently almost all persons with type 1 diabetes must take insulin injections. Beyond th

  
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• Type 1 diabetes mellitus is characterized by loss of the insulin-producing beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas leading to a deficiency of insulin. Presently almost all persons with type 1 diabetes must take insulin injections. Beyond th

  
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• Comparing fructose- and glucose-sweetened beverages

  
  The C.A.M. Report — Authority: 137
  Overweight and obese subjects consumed glucose- or fructose-sweetened beverages, and researchers from the US and Japan compared the effects.Here are their findings, and the potential political significance of this research.First, the details.32 overweight and obese adult men and women were observed for 10 weeks.They ...
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• It is estimated that 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 diabetes

  
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