I suppose you could say that gestational diabetes has an advantage over other types of diabetes. Gestational diabetes, which only appears when a woman is pregnant, also disappears after the pregnancy is over. It can reappear if she becomes pregnant again, but many women who’ve had gestational diabetes have gone on to become pregnant at [...]
In the past, type 1 diabetes has been called juvenile diabetes, because it frequently makes its appearance in the lives of children and teenagers. A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes usually happens during childhood or adolescence, or into early adulthood. Type 1 diabetes may be an autoimmune disorder. It is often seen to run in families, from one generation to the next, so it seems to [...]
Sadly, diabetes can sometimes go hand in hand with hypoglycemia. But if you keep a vigilant eye on your blood sugar you can do quite a bit to protect yourself. Hypoglycemia is the result of low blood glucose (sugar) levels and high levels of insulin. The Mayo Clinic says that when blood sugar levels drop down lower than 70 mg/dL, or 4 [...]
In the United States, diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death. So says the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK reports that 25.8 million people have diabetes. That’s more than 8 percent of the people in the United States. Fortunately, many people may be able to control [...]
One of the most distressing problems facing those living with type 1 diabetes is a condition called hypoglycemia unawareness. Normally, a type 1 diabetic experiencing low blood sugar will feel a variety of symptoms such as shaking, sweating, nervousness, or nausea. An individual with hypoglycemia unawareness is unable to feel these common warning signs and [...]
Vision loss can be a result of diabetes. This is one of the symptoms that is less well-known for this disease. Yet your eyes can suffer significant harm when diabetes is not well-controlled. This heightened risk to vision for the diabetic is due to the effects of high blood glucose levels on blood vessels. Diabetics are [...]
Gestational diabetes affects more than 4 percent of pregnant women in the United States. Are you pregnant? Do you have gestational diabetes? Or are you concerned that it may appear during your pregnancy? One of the best things you can do is look at your diet. Why is diet so important? Because if you can [...]
We caught up with twenty-four year old nursing assistant Samantha Owen to talk to her about the challenges of living with type 1 diabetes, the importance of advocacy, and having a diabetes support system. Here’s her story… Name: Samantha Owen Number of years you have been living with diabetes: 16 and ½ Can you tell [...]
As a stay at home mom to five, Andi Anderson has a lot on her plate. When her son Callan was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, the Anderson’s life became even more complicated. Since Callan’s diagnosis, the Anderson’s are learning to juggle their busy schedule with Callan’s diabetes care just like everyone else, one [...]
