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Health Encyclopedia: Diabetes Diet Introduction
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Introduction
The two major forms of diabetes are type 1, previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset diabetes, and type 2, previously called non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or maturity-onset diabetes. [For more details, see In-Depth Report #9: Diabetes - type 1 and Report #60: Diabetes - type 2.]
Insulin
Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes share one central feature: elevated blood sugar (glucose) levels due to absolute or relative insufficiencies of in...
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Expert & Community Posts
I is for Insulin
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...yet, in 1995.The current (June-July 2007) issue of Diabetes Health covers the question in Linda... Read more »
“Weighty” Issues in Children and Teens with Diabetes
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...right. One of the biggest challenges in children with diabetes is balancing appropriate growth... Read more »
Pork and Spin
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...is named as having great benefit for people with diabetes, or those at risk. For example,... Read more »
Diabetes in children in the US
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health ExpertThe journal Diabetes Care has just published a discussion of results from the SEARCH for Diabetes... Read more »
Diabetes Incidence On The Rise
By GingerVieira , Health Expert"Estimates of the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) show an increase in incidence... Read more »
Health Guide
What do I need to know about diabetes?"
Diabetes is called a disorder of metabolism. More simply put, diabetes keeps your body from properly utilizing the sugar obtained from food. Your body changes most of the food you eat into a form of... 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 »Transfat
...has been associated with increased risk of heart disease. Transfat is listed under total fat on the food label. Look for foods that have zero or only a small amount of Transfat.Back to the food... Read more »Sugar
...level. Grams of sugar are included in the total grams of carbohydrate on the food label. People who have diabetes should avoid foods that are high in sugar and have a lot of added sugars. These... Read more »Calories
...labelType 2 diabetic? Read about Calorie Restriction here. The dietitian department: Questions about diabetes diet answered. “Eating to Lose Weight,” by David Mendosa Read more »Images
Medications
...control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes). It... Read more »
...(ex-EN-a-tide) Uses Exenatide is used along with other oral diabetes medications (e.g.,... Read more »
...control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »
...to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »
...used in people with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps... Read more »
Related News
Environmental Triggers for Type 1 Diabetes
May 05, 2008SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The number of people who have type 1 diabetes has tripled in the last 50 years. Now, scientists believe the... Read summary »
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Diabetes Linked Directly to Environment
July 14, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study by researchers at Rhode Island Hospital found a substantial link between increased death rate from certain... Read summary »
Type of Fiber Counts in Diabetes Prevention
May 23, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Eating large amounts of fiber can reduce your risk for diabetes as long as you consume the right kind. A recent study conducted... Read summary »
Fatty Foods and Memory Decline
July 14, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Type 2 diabetics are more likely to forget something after a high fat meal. The study out of Canada involved 16 people age 50 and... Read summary »
Breakthrough Discovery for Type 1 Diabetes
January 05, 2007CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- When Lilly Jaffe entered the world, her parents couldn't have been happier. "We were beyond excited," her mother... Read summary »
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