Category Archives: Diabetes

There are many complications linked with Type 2 diabetes such as neuropathy (nerve damage), nephropathy (kidney damage), diabetic retinopathy, foot damage and skin conditions. To add to the list of diabetes complications there is diabetic hyperosmolar syndrome, a condition categorized by extremely high blood sugar. Causes of diabetic hyperosmolar syndrome Common causes of diabetic hyperosmolar ...click here to read more

More than half of senior Americans have prediabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. Prediabetes puts people at a higher risk of developing diabetes because they have elevated blood sugar. The good news is that prediabetes does not have to result in type 2 diabetes as long as healthy lifestyle habits are enforced. The bad ...click here to read more

Polyphagia is a condition characterized by excessive hunger and an increase in appetite. No matter how much you consume the feeling of hunger seems to always be present. Think about the last time you were hungry. It might have been after intense exercise, or maybe you had skipped a meal. You might have eaten more ...click here to read more

According to the University of Wisconsin, the prevalence of erectile dysfunction is about five percent for men over 40, but jumps to 15 percent for men over the age of 70. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is when a man can no longer have, or has difficulties holding, an erection. Recent research has uncovered that Type 2 ...click here to read more

Does your partner ever nudge you in the middle of the night due to your snoring? You may take it as a sign of being in a deep sleep, but snoring can also be a symptom to a serious sleep condition. What is sleep apnea? Sleep apnea is a sleep condition that causes a person ...click here to read more

As we age many functions of the body begin to decline. One function, in particular, is our memory. But losing our memory doesn’t have to be a part of aging and yet dementia diagnoses are on the rise. Dementia is considered one of the major causes of disability among the elderly. Nearly 40-million people worldwide ...click here to read more

Roughly 29-million Americans have diabetes. Specifically, the prevalence of diabetes in seniors remains high, with those over 65 years of age represent 25.9% of that statistic. We are aware of ways to prevent diabetes and even manage it with exercise, diet and other healthy living practices. Yet, the numbers remain high. As the seventh leading ...click here to read more

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Estimates that 29.1 million Americans have diabetes and among that group 8.1 million cases are undiagnosed. With such high numbers diabetes prevention is on the forefront of health. We currently know and understand many causes of type 2 diabetes. Being overweight, eating a poor diet, not getting ...click here to read more

At least 29 million people in the United States have diabetes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that another 86 million people have pre-diabetes and are headed towards full-blown diabetes if they don’t get off the couch. A report by the U.S Physical Activity Council shows over 60 million Americans are couch potatoes. ...click here to read more

If you’re diabetic, managing blood sugar is a main concern. It’s routine to check this before and after meals, a few times a day. Although monitoring blood sugar numbers is part of living with diabetes, there’s another number that diabetics should consider for their health. The other number for diabetics New research shows that diabetics ...click here to read more

In America, odds are you’re at risk of diabetes. That’s a fact. And what if your job was putting you at even higher risk for the disease? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 29.1 million Americans have diabetes. Of those, 8.1 million of them are undiagnosed, just carrying on with unhealthy ...click here to read more

Numbness or tingling in your legs or feet? Are you more sensitive to touch these days? If you’re diabetic, these are symptoms of diabetic neuropathy. The condition is a type of nerve damage caused by high blood sugar. It can injure nerves throughout the body, but it’s most common in your extremities, so hands and ...click here to read more

We all know we should be drinking water throughout our day, but a lot of us are still grabbing a can or bottle of soda. It’s no secret that Americans like their soda. But sugary beverages – top-selling sodas included – have come under a lot of scrutiny in the last while because they’ve been ...click here to read more

Getting older has its pluses – life experience, wisdom, longstanding relationships. Our senior years can be fulfilling ones. But the other side of that coin is we’re more prone to chronic disease because of our aging bodies. There’s the wear and tear of time, and the cumulative result of not-so-healthy habits we may have followed ...click here to read more