Mar
16
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on 16-03-2008

According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 7% of the US population or almost 21 million men, women, and children have diabetes. Diabetes is diagnosed when the body has an inability to utilize insulin or make insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone that works with the pancreas to allow the cells in the body to receive glucose controlling sugar levels in the body.



Mar
06
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on 06-03-2008

As we get older our bodies change. Our hormonal system produces less of the hormones than it did in our teens or twenties. Our metabolism, in most cases, slow down. Our body and its defenses become more vulnerable to outside stresses. But, during this time in life, our stresses seem to grow exponentially. We are going place with our careers. We have families. These families have demands on us physically and psychologically. Homes, automobiles, vacations, as well as many other thing s add to the stress load. This creates a downward spiral for our health. That is, unless we take measures to counteract the stresses that affect us daily.



Feb
20
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on 20-02-2008

“Life is just a bowl of cherries.” Whoever came up with this quote probably never was diagnosed with diabetes or depression. When you have diabetes, life can seem like a bowl of rotten bananas! But, just because you live with diabetes, doesn’t mean you have to live with depression!

What’s the big deal with depression?

Depression is shown to be a risk factor for type 2 diabetes because it’s one of the most common and dangerous complications. Diabetics are at far greater risk for acquiring depression than non-diabetics because diabetics have more stress than non-diabetics. Controlling diabetes requires a large number of physical and mental adaptations:



Feb
19
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on 19-02-2008

Diabetes does not mean the end of life. Patients should thoroughly understand what are the foods they should avoid which (include no smoking in the list), food that need limitation and food they should be eating. The cure is a condition that affects the person capacity to make insulin. It is usually controlled rather than cured. It may be treated with a variety of traditional and other methods.

Natural

You should really research and look for natural remedies and cures for any disease, there are many books about it, for example you can find natural remedies for arthritis, hemorrhoids, depression anxiety, allergies, diabetes and natural cure for diabetes type2 even for kidney stones natural cure.



Jan
28
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on 28-01-2008

“Life is just a bowl of cherries.” Whoever came up with this quote probably never was diagnosed with diabetes or depression. When you have diabetes, life can seem like a bowl of rotten bananas! But, just because you live with diabetes, doesn’t mean you have to live with depression!

What’s the big deal with depression?

Depression is shown to be a risk factor for type 2 diabetes because it’s one of the most common and dangerous complications. Diabetics are at far greater risk for acquiring depression than non-diabetics because diabetics have more stress than non-diabetics. Controlling diabetes requires a large number of physical and mental adaptations:



Jan
11
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on 11-01-2008

There are in fact two main types of diabetes – Type 1 and Type 2, and they are totally different in cause and treatment regime. There is also a strain of diabetes called gestational diabetes that is only suffered by pregnant women.

To understand diabetes, we must first appreciate the role that insulin plays in our body. When we consume glucose, fructose or carbohydrates, our body converts them into glucose in the blood stream. For us to be able to use the glucose to produce energy, our pancreas produces insulin which ‘unlocks’ receptors in our cells and allows the glucose to enter the cells and be used for energy.



Dec
16
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on 16-12-2007

In China the Luo Han Guo fruit has been used as a natural sweetener for nearly a millennium. The official name of this herbaceous perennial vine is Siraitia grosvenorii. It is native to southern China and is best known for its fruit.

Luo Han Guo, (罗汉果; Pinyin: luóhàn guǒ) literally means “arhat fruit” or “monk’s fruit”, and is one of several that have been called the “longevity fruit”. It is also commonly spelled as “luohan guo”. It is grown primarily in the southwestern Chinese province of Guangxi (mostly in the mountains of Guilin), as well as in Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, and Jiangxi. These mountains lend the plants shade, and are often surrounded by mists.



Dec
15
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on 15-12-2007

Gurmar is a common name of Gymnema sylvestre, meaning ’sugar destroyer’. Studies show that Gymnema sylvestre not only reduces the taste of sweetness, but also reduces sugar absorption from the gut into the body.

Gymnema also appears to stimulate the production of insulin by the pancreas. Studies have shown these benefits could help extend life. For example, see: Srivastava Y, et al. Hypoglycemic and Life-prolonging Properties of Gymnema sylvestre Leaf Extract in Diabetic Rats. Isr J Med Sci. Jun1985;21(6):540-42.

Gymnema Sylvestre And Diabetes
Anything which can help the body to produce more of its own insulin is to be welcomed. In studies, Gymnema has been identified as a herb which can certainly assist in the management of diabetes.



Dec
11
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on 11-12-2007

Mention the word diabetes and the vast majority of people will assume that you are talking about either type 1 diabetes, which affects about 10% of diabetes sufferers, or type 2 diabetes, which is the most commonly seen form of the disease and is currently growing alarmingly. But did you know that there is a third type of diabetes which has no connection whatsoever with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes, apart from sharing the name diabetes.



Dec
02
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on 02-12-2007

In a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Medtronic, Inc., they found that 67 percent of people incorrectly believed a cure existed for type 1 diabetes.

The survey also showed that nearly 80 percent of U.S. adults don’t know the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes develops when the body’s immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells, the only cells that make insulin, a hormone that regulates blood glucose. About 1 million Americans with type 1 diabetes are insulin dependent for survival.