E.R. physician Dr. Travis Stork explains the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes and urges Chelsey to take control of her condition.
Getting diagnosed with diabetes though does not mean an end to everything but it certainly means you need to have a major life style change if you are serious in making efforts to live a healthy life. Basically diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which the patient experiences a raised blood sugar level....
Type ii diabetes is a frequent disease involving the blood sugar that is becoming even more prevalent with each passing day. It is typically diagnosed in individuals after 35 and is distinctly different in its cause from diabetes type 1. Type 1 are usually diagnosed prior to 20 years of age and hav...
There is a big difference between Type I and Type II diabetes, even though the symptoms and treatment may be similar. Type I diabetes is known as \"juvenile onset diabetes,\" which is when a child is diagnosed with diabetes, generally in their early years, anytime from a baby to a teenager....
Diabetes type 2 is also a lifelong disease. It is an illness characterized by elevated levels of glucose in the stream of blood. Mostly this type of disease onset in the adult years....
Researchers specializing in diabetes employ an astonishing range of animal species in their quest to understand human diabetes. Red pandas, for example, are the only other species that shares our taste for NutraSweet (which may explain why they are in danger of extinction). Lab rats have similar taste receptors in their stomachs to the sweet and bitter receptors that enable humanr bodies to absorb sugar and reject toxins....
Type 1 diabetes is also known as Diabetes Mellitus and Juvenile Onset Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is when the body has attacked the pancreas, which contains the cells that produce the hormone called insulin. When the body does this, its natural ability to produce its own insulin is taken away; therefore, requiring the use of insulin injections usually for the remainder of their life....
There are various symptoms of diabetes and the symptoms depend upon the type of diabetes. Diabetes Type 1 is caused when the pancreas does not produce insulin possibly due to viral attacks. The body cells therefore do not get the glucose needed for producing Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). The early symptoms of Type 1 diabetes is nausea and vomiting....
In the past year and so several brand new Type 2 Diabetes Medications have been approved to treat type 2 diabetes. These are not just new medicines but are a completely new category of drugs that work in completely different ways than the standard medications. Here are some of them:...
Diabetes Mellitus is a progressive metabolic disease. It is indicated by lowered blood glucose levels due to the decreased secretion of insulin which metabolizes sugar for the body. It is common in person ages 35-60 years, but early onset of DM can also occur especially for those with family history of the disease....
The approval of two new injectable diabetes medications with similar actions has provided new treatment options for type 2 diabetics. It has also sparked a Byetta vs Victoza debate among the diabetic community....