diabetes

Diabetes is a relatively common, and potentially serious, disease that effects over 20 million people in America alone. There are three main types of diabetes, which includes: type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Each major type of diabetes can have damaging effects on a person's body. Basically, the disease works by not using or producing insulin properly, which leads to the body not converting sugar and other foods into the energy it needs to survive.

Doctors believe that diabetes is brought on by both genetics and a lack of exercise coupled with a poor diet. Obese individuals are at a far greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, which is the most common type of diabetes. Blogs that focus on eating healthy, exercising and weight loss can be great resources when trying to prevent or control diabetes.

Exploring the blogosphere, you can find thousands of blogs that focus on diabetes prevention, living with diabetes, “feel-good” stories of conquering the disease, information about people fighting for a cure and much more. Diabetes can be controlled and even prevented if you're equipped with the right knowledge, and the blogosphere has got you covered.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “diabetes”

 

• Positive Social Support at Work May Help Prevent Diabetes

  
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  Work conditions, including low levels of social support and high levels of stress, can accurately predict the development of diabetes over the long term — even in employees who appear to be healthy otherwise, according to new research. The study, led by Sharon Toker, Ph.D., of Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of ...
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• Air pollution increase the risk of diabetes in children

  
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  Children who are more exposed to air pollution exposure are likely to increases insulin resistance in their body. As a result, they are increasingly at risk of developing diabetes as adults. This was discovered by researchers in Germany after observing 397 children aged 10 years old who lived near heavy traffic ...
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• Sunday Funnies: Always a Mother…

  
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   No matter how old we get, our moms continue to fret, no…?  Thanks again to the talented Jerry King, an accomplished worldwide cartoonist who can always make us smile.And to all the superhero D-Moms in our… The post Sunday Funnies: Always a Mother… appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes ...
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• D-Blog Week 2013: Share and Don’t Share?

  
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  It’s D-Blog Week 2013! In its fourth year, this is a great “coming together” of the diabetes blogging community around selected topics of note to our community. The effort was spearheaded by Karen Graffeo of the blog Bitter-Sweet. You can… The post D-Blog Week 2013: Share and Don’t Share? appeared first ...
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• Tennessee Department of Health encourages Women to make their own Health a Priority

  
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  National Women’s Health Week is May 12th-18th, 2013 Nashville, TN – It’s your time, ladies! The Tennessee Department of Health joins celebrations of National Women’s Health Week, which kicks off on Mother’s Day, May 12th. This nationwide initiative calls attention to the importance of women’s health ...
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• Obesity and the Increased Risk for Diabetes

  
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  By Richard Lobbenberg People with type 2 diabetes tend to be overweight or obese, and while there is general agreement about a link between the two, the scientific understanding is still not yet clear. It seems that obesity, especially with fat accumulation in your abdomen, promotes insulin resistance which ...
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• Types of Diabetes

  
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  There are mainly two types of diabetes . The American Diabetes Association adopted the following classification in 1979. Type–1, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Type-2, non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus There are two other kinds of diabetes, known as gestational diabetes and secondary diabetes. There ...
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• HealthyJoe: Is Diabetes Reversible with Diet?

  
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  Diabetes affects 25.8 million people in the U.S. — 8.3 percent of the population. While approximately 18.8 million of those are diagnosed, the other 7.0 million haven’t been diagnosed or treated. To make matters worse, 79 million people are estimated … More » The post HealthyJoe: Is Diabetes Reversible ...
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• Air Pollution Increases Risk Of Insulin Resistance In Children

  
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  With increasing levels of air pollution comes increasing levels of insulin resistance in children, according to new research. Insulin resistance is the precursor to diabetes. Image Credit: Air Pollution via Flickr CC It has previously been identified that there are strong links “between air pollution and ...
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• Friendly co-workers lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes

  
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  Having a friendly co-worker in the office can reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes . Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel have found that people who have stressful jobs with a co-workers who are not friendly are at higher risk of developing diabetes type 2. They also found that these findings ...
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• Magical Powers Of Rhubarb For Body’s Cleansing And Health

  
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    Magical Powers Of Rhubarb For Body’s Cleansing And Health After our article on kidney cleansing with beetroot juice and parsley , Melissa, one of our registered nutritionists in Wyoming, emailed me in regards to rhubarb’s benefits and magical powers. With her advise, I have started my research and ...
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• Diabetes: Here’s Why You Should Get Tested NOW

  
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  Diabetes is one of the most prevalent and debilitating chronic disease of modern society. One in Three (!) Americans has either diabetes or pre-diabetes. Tens of millions of Americans are prediabetic or in early stages of type 2 diabetes and … Continue reading → Read the full story on the Fooducate blog...
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• Ask D’Mine: Encore Performance Under the Sea

  
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  Got questions about navigating life with diabetes? Ask D’Mine! Our weekly advice column, that is — hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois.This week, Wil gets to hear about how his past advice helped a… The post Ask D’Mine: Encore Performance Under the Sea appeared first on ...
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• Brilliant Brenda Novak Auction!

  
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  by Anna Campbell May has become a really significant month in Romancelandia. And not just because its spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the season when minds traditionally turn to love. May is also the month when NYT bestseller Brenda Novak holds her wonderful auction to raise money to help find a cure for ...
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• What Is Diabetes?

  
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  Diabetes is a common condition caused by your body being unable to break down glucose and use it effectively. Glucose comes from broken down carbohydrates, particularly found in foods such as bread, rice, sugary foods, fruit and dairy products. Glucose is important for providing us with energy for all sorts of things ...
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• Type 2 Diabetes - A Super Way For Diabetics To Improve Their Health

  
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  By Beverleigh H Piepers If you have problems with your health, there is much you can do to help yourself feel better. Using CoEnzyme Q10 ( CoQ10 ) is considered a "super substance" when it comes to health because of the many benefits it offers to help improve your overall well-being. READ ...
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• Diabetes and Your Eyes

  
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  Diabetes can play havoc with your eyes, and sometimes there are no early sumptoms. So you may have no idea anything is wrong until your eyesight is in danger. Here are the main eye problems that can be caused, or made worse, by diabetes. Cataracts These are often described as a clouding of the lens of the eye. They ...
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• Pantangan Makanan Penderita Diabetes

  
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  Untuk Anda Yang Sedang Menderita Penyakit Diabetes Atau Penyakit Gula. Untuk Membantu Penyembuhan Diabetes Jauhi Pantangan Makanan Diabetes itu yang harus anda perhatikan juga. Diantaranya : Roti Putih = Hindari dan jauhi makanan roti putih karena memiliki kadar gula yang tinggi, sebagai ganti roti putih ...
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• Air Pollution Linked To Insulin Resistance, Diabetes In Children

  
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  Growing areas where air pollution is prominent increase the risk of insulin resistance (the predecessor to diabetes) in children. The finding was published in the journal Diabetologia, of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), and was led by a group of researchers from Germany. Earlier research has ...
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• Air Pollution Linked To Insulin Resistance, Diabetes In Children

  
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  Nursing-Resource.com Growing areas where air pollution is prominent increase the risk of insulin resistance (the predecessor to diabetes) in children. The finding was published in the journal Diabetologia, of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), and was led by a group of researchers from ...
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