Gestational diabetes is a temporary form of diabetes that can develop in a woman while she is pregnant. Between 3 and 5 percent of all pregnant women in the United States will develop this condition. Like type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes is believed to be caused by a condition known as insulin resistance. Insulin is [...]
Whether or not you are aware of it, you could have insulin resistance, which is often a step toward the development of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is a condition that results when excess sugar builds up in the blood. When we eat, our bodies convert food such as carbohydrates into sugar. This sugar, also known [...]
If you have type 1 diabetes, it means that your pancreas is malfunctioning. In your pancreas there are approximately a million cells called the islets of Langerhans. These islets house cells that are instrumental in the manufacture of insulin, called beta cells. Normally beta cells in a healthy pancreas manufacture the hormone insulin, which is pivotal in regulating blood sugar. Insulin lowers [...]
Type 2 diabetes isn’t a disease like the measles. It doesn’t pop up overnight. You won’t wake up in the morning suddenly overtaken by an illness like a bolt out of the blue. By the time you have discovered that you have type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance will have been an ongoing problem for quite [...]
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 [...]
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin or the cells in the body stop responding to the insulin that is produced. Four types of the disease include type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, monogenic diabetes and gestational diabetes. About the Disease To understand the disease, one needs [...]
Diabetes is a serious medical condition that affects how the body processes and controls the amount of sugar in the bloodstream. When a healthy person eats, food is digested and broken down into sugar which is passed into the bloodstream. An organ called the pancreas creates insulin which is a chemical that helps move sugar [...]
One important part of any pregnancy, even for those who suffer with gestational diabetes, is moderate physical activity or exercise. One of the best ways to control gestational diabetes is with moderate exercise. Your blood sugar levels are affected by your exercise and physical activity. According to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child [...]
In the United States, about 8.3 percent of the population— or 25.8 million adults and children — have diabetes. About 18.8 million are diagnosed, while 7 million have not been diagnosed, according to the American Diabetes Association. There are two types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. While both conditions involve high [...]
