After a meal, a portion of the food a person eats is broken down into sugar (glucose). The sugar then passes into the bloodstream and to the body's cells via a hormone (called insulin) that is produced by the pancreas.
As a caregiver who is fairly new to the world of diabetes, it wasn't until recently that I realized that there was a debate over whether... Read more »
I was looking through old posts on my personal diabetes blog in search of examples of the kindness of strangers. There have been many,... Read more »
When Ed and I, along with 18 other people, founded an urban commune near Washington, D.C., in 1973, we pooled all of our income. Both Ed... Read more »
I must have been one of the last people on the planet to view Oprah Winfrey's much heralded show on Diabetes. Having missed the originally... Read more »
"Estimates of the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) show an increase in incidence worldwide during the past two decades... as the... Read more »
This is a study to determine the effects of Byetta (exanatide) on glucose control in patients with Type 2 diabetes. This national study is currently... Read more »
This is a study to determine the effectiveness of Rituxan on patients who have recently been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. This national study is... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Exercise's Effects on DiabetesModerate aerobic exercise can lower your risk for type 2 diabetes.Exercise has positive benefits for those who have... Read more »
As I have stated on multiple occasions, ketones are not your friends. They are the portents of bad things to come… the persistence of ketones... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Major Food ComponentsCarbohydratesCompared to fats and protein, carbohydrates have the greatest impact on blood sugar (glucose). Except for dietary... Read more »