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Diagnosing Diabetes
Upon perusal of the diabetes sections of the MyDiabetesCentral.com, it appears that many people still have questions on just how diabetes is diagnosed. I just answered an inquiry asking if a blood sugar of 80 mg/dl is normal in a 7-year-old child. I thought it might be helpful to discuss diabetes in terms of diagnosis and typical presentations in children.
In terms of chronic illnesses of childhood, diabetes ranks second to asthma. Recent statistics have indicated that one out of every 400 to...
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Expert & Community Posts
Do YOU Have One of the Most Under-diagnosed Contributors to Heart Disease?
By HeartHawk , Health Expert...under-diagnosed contributors to heart disease - high blood sugar. No, I am NOT talking about... Read more »
SMBG for T2: A help or a hindrance?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...blood glucose in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (ESMON study): randomised... Read more »
Record high blood glucose
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...near the record; there's a Letter to the Editor of Diabetes Care in the February, 1990 issue (1)... Read more »
If You Are Overweight - Hispanic- A Child - Beware Pre-diabetes
By The HealthGal , Health Expert...We say someone has pre-diabetes when their fasting blood sugar falls between 100 and 120 -... Read more »
Should Type 2s Test Their Blood Sugar?
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...telling people with type 2 diabetes to test their blood sugar, without much education on how to... Read more »
Health Guide
Diabetes Diagnosis Advice -- dealing with a diabetes diagnosis
...exercise and diet kick in. But your doctor will almost certainly prescribe it now to help you get your blood sugar in control.The first steps after diagnosis are straightforward:You need to get a... Read more »Pre-Diabetes Risks, Symptoms & Prevention
Pre-diabetes is a health condition that carries no symptoms. Commonly referred to as "impaired glucose tolerance," approximately 54 million people in the United States twenty years and... Read more »Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
...includes:Healthy lifestyle changes: Regular exercise; heart-healthy diet; quitting smoking.Controlling blood sugar levels. Monitor blood sugar and hemoglobin A1C levels. Oral anti-hyperglycemic... Read more »Type 1 diabetes
...control, exercise, foot care, and careful self-testing of blood glucose levels. INSULIN Insulin lowers blood sugar by allowing it to leave the blood stream and enter cells. Everyone needs... Read more »Type 1 diabetes
Insulin-dependent diabetes; Juvenile onset diabetes; Diabetes - type 1 Symptoms Increased thirst Increased urination Weight loss despite... Read more »
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