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Emphysema is characterized by loss of the normal elasticity of the lung that helps to hold airways open....
Emphysema is one of the main diseases included in the diagnosis “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,” or COPD. The other is chronic... Read more »
A new year is about to dawn and that's the time when people seem driven to reviewing where they went wrong in the past and setting new... Read more »
When you go to college, you are suddenly surrounded by a large group of people who don’t know right off the bat that you have diabetes.... Read more »
Reprinted with permission of Amy Tenderich of www.diabetesmine.com. It always kind of ticks me off when people say that managing... Read more »
The British Medical Journal has just published two interesting articles and an editorial: Efficacy of self monitoring of blood glucose in... Read more »
Sorry to hear that you have joined us! Type 2 diabetes is a lot to live with, but it is really manageable! And if you are depressed, I can... Read more »
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Emphysema is a lung disease that involves damage to the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs. The air sacs are unable to completely deflate, and are... Read more »
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Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease caused by the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin or to use the insulin produced in the proper way.... Read more »
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PreventionMaintaining an ideal body weight and an active lifestyle may prevent type 2 diabetes.Currently there is no way to prevent type 1... Read more »
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Insulin-dependent diabetes; Juvenile onset diabetes; Diabetes - type 1PreventionCurrently, there is no way to prevent type 1 diabetes. There is no... Read more »