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Insulin Resistance and Diabetes

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

insulin resistanceTo understand insulin resistance, it helps to understand a little about how insulin works and its role in the body. Insulin is an essential hormone created in the pancreas, which is involved in the metabolism of sugars in the body. Without it, we can not turn the food we eat into usable energy.

When we eat something, a lot of digested food is converted into glucose, the main energy source of the body. The pancreas then responds to blood sugar levels by secreting insulin in increasing the flow of blood. Most cells in your body contain insulin receptors that help insulin bind to the cell. Once insulin binds to the cell, activate other receptor sites, allowing glucose to enter the cell and provide energy for life.

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How to Monitor Blood Glucose Gently

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

gentle monitor blood glucoseThe diabetes treatment, and with it the continuous monitoring of blood glucose is now no longer as expensive and complicated as it was some decades ago. Much is taken from diabetic patients with good medical care and support for small devices. On the self of his own blood sugar may not yet be dispensed with.

Thus the continuous blood sampling is not always the annoying and painful matter, should make diabetes a few things before and while they control themselves. With a gentle pricking of the blood collection is far more relaxed.

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Heart Attack as Complication of Diabetes

Monday, February 8th, 2010

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Cardiovascular diseases are one of the most frequent consequence of diseases in diabetics. The Diabetes draws an altered metabolic process by itself, which can lead to that narrow the coronary arteries as a result of deposits in the course of the disease. Because of the increased blood glucose levels, the risk of vasoconstriction in diabetic patients is generally four to six times higher than in non-diabetics. These side effects of the disease are responsible for many heart attacks.

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Volleyball and Diabetes

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

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Maren Brinker is a German national volleyball player and is currently under contract with USC Munster. What hardly anyone knows: Since 2002, the top athlete in type 1 diabetes is sick. This however does not prevent them from pursuing their sport still studying.

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Blood Glucose Self Control in Type-2

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

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A great support for anyone with diabetes, the blood glucose self-regulation. It allows the patients on a personal security because they are always informed about the level of their current value and can respond quickly if needed. The patient can then have full control his illness and thus optimize treatment outcomes. For Type-1 diabetes, the blood glucose self-regulation already considered standard therapy, while in type-2 diabetes, most commonly used with insulin treatment. The application for type-2 diabetes without insulin treatment is controversial, especially in recent times.

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