I have noticed that even foot scrubs and similar products are labeled safe or not safe for diabetics to use. I’m borderline diabetic and I have dry cracked heel. Should I be concerned?
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Is there such a thing as latent diabetes?
I have a strong family history of diabetes and as I grow older, I understand that there’s an increased risk of developing Adult Onset (Type II) diabetes. Is there a threshold that when blood sugar levels reach a certain point, one will develop diabetes? More pressing is the question: Can stress help to trigger or precipitate diabetes? I understand that elevated stress levels can trigger elevated adrenalin levels. Is there a cause and effect relationship between these two factors
Is there such a thing as a blood glucose AND insulin meter?
I am not diabetic, but I thought it would be interesting to track both my blood glucose and my blood insulin. Obviously a blood glucose meter is easy to buy, but can one buy a personal meter that measures both glucose and insulin? I can’t find one online.
If such a thing exists, brand names and websites would be very helpful. Thanks.
What is the best site to log on to for DME sales position(Durable Medical Equipment) such as diabetic supplies
My question was still not answered. I am looking for employment(DME)Durable Medical Equipment.I am looking for a sales position in that field.
Did you know there was such thing as a sitting disease?
Your Body’s Biggest Enemy
Learn how to ward off the nasty effects of a new epidemic: Sitting Disease
You might not want to take the following stat sitting down: According to a poll of nearly 6,300 people by the Institute for Medicine and Public Health, it’s likely that you spend a stunning 56 hours a week planted like a geranium—staring at your computer screen, working the steering wheel, or collapsed in a heap in front of your high-def TV. And it turns out women may be more sedentary than men, since they tend to play fewer sports and hold less active jobs.
Even if you think you have an energetic lifestyle, sitting is how most of us spend a good part of our day. And it’s killing us—literally—by way of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. All this downtime is so unhealthy that it’s given birth to a new area of medical study called inactivity physiology, which explores the effects of our increasingly butt-bound, tech-driven lives, as well as a deadly new epidemic researchers have dubbed “sitting disease.”
The Modern-Day Desk Sentence
“Our bodies have evolved over millions of years to do one thing: move,” says James Levine,M.D., Ph.D., of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and author of Move a Little, Lose a Lot. “As human beings, we evolved to stand upright. For thousands of generations, our environment demanded nearly constant physical activity.”
But thanks to technological advances, the Internet, and an increasingly longer work week, that environment has disappeared. “Electronic living has all but sapped every flicker of activity from our daily lives,” Levine says. You can shop, pay bills, make a living, and with Twitter and Facebook, even catch up with friends without so much as standing up. And the consequences of all that easy living are profound.
When you sit for an extended period of time, your body starts to shut down at the metabolic level, says Marc Hamilton, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical sciences at the University of Missouri. When muscles—especially the big ones meant for movement, like those in your legs—are immobile, your circulation slows and you burn fewer calories. Key flab-burning enzymes responsible for breaking down triglycerides (a type of fat) simply start switching off. Sit for a full day and those fat burners plummet by 50 percent, Levine says.
That’s not all. The less you move, the less blood sugar your body uses; research shows that for every two hours spent on your backside per day, your chance of contracting diabetes goes up by 7 percent. Your risk for heart disease goes up, too, because enzymes that keep blood fats in check are inactive. You’re also more prone to depression: With less blood flow, fewer feel-good hormones are circulating to your brain.
Spending the day on your rear is also hell on your posture and spine health, says Douglas Lentz, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and the director of fitness and wellness for Summit Health in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. “When you sit all day, your hip flexors and hamstrings shorten and tighten, while the muscles that support your spine become weak and stiff,” he says. It’s no wonder that the incidence of chronic lower-back pain among women has increased threefold since the early 1990s.
And even if you exercise, you’re not immune. Consider this: We’ve become so sedentary that 30 minutes a day at the gym may not do enough to counteract the detrimental effects of eight, nine, or 10 hours of sitting, says Genevieve Healy, Ph.D., a research fellow at the Cancer Prevention Research Centre of the University of Queensland in Australia. That’s one big reason so many women still struggle with weight, blood sugar, and cholesterol woes despite keeping consistent workout routines.
In a recent study, Healy and her colleagues found that regardless of how much moderate to vigorous exercise participants did, those who took more breaks from sitting throughout the day had slimmer waists, lower BMIs (body mass indexes), and healthier blood fat and blood sugar levels than those who sat the most. In an extensive study of 17,000 people, Canadian researchers drew an even more succinct conclusion: The longer you spend sitting each day, the more likely you are to die an early death—no matter how fit you are
can the onset of type 1 diabetes be caused by a blow to the body such as from contact Karate?
Looking for a possible cause to the sudden on set of type 1 diabetes in a teen age girl.
If an Amish person needs medical English help, such as diabetes insulin, are they shunned?
If an Amish person had diabetes, they would have to live off of the insulin by going to English pharmacies. Would this be allowed?
Will I be able to control my type 2 diabetes with a low carb diet such as Atkins?
Recently diagnosed with type 2, lost 17 pounds so far, blood sugar staying normal so far. On a Atkins and hoping for the best.
Is fruits a high sugar food for diabetics. Such as watermelon?
My mother has diabetes and needs a good site for a what to eat and what not to eat site.
Why there is such a hight incidence of diabetes among African-Americans? What are some causes and factors?
I appreciate your help
Are there any skeletal signs of diseases of development such as diabetes, heart disease, or obesity?
I’m trying to compare how we can see signs of things such as iron deficiency in ancient skeletal remains with diseases associated with the modern developed world like diabetes, obesity, heart disease. I just can’t seem to find whether or not these diseases leave any kind of signs that can be recognized on the skeleton. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If there are technical terms to the signs, those would be very helpful.
Is There Such A Thing As A Battery Operated Portable Insulin Fridge?
Hi all – my sister has very recently been diagnosed with T1 diabetes (I’m type 2).
I’ve been looking for a carry pack for her to keep all of her diabetes supplies together as she will be traveling soon and will not have access to a fridge for days at a time so cool packs will not work. The following would need to fit in the carry-all:
Battery operated insulin fridge and Insulin
Monitor and test strips
Pelikan
Any suggestions are welcome.
Why Is Diabetic Neuropathy Such A Big Problem In Our Society?
Any statistics or general info would be great! Thanks!