Diabetes is both a cumbersome and expensive disease to medicate and manage. In the first world, diabetes sufferers are determined by undergoing an array of tests that require fasting and blood samples for its efficacy. Day to day management of the disease is also a very complicated process. Firstly, one has to again draw blood and with the use of a strip and a device, the amount of blood glucose is determined. If the blood sugar level is high, one then needs to calculate the required amount of insulin to remedy the situation. This involves bringing out the syringe and needle. The diabetic then needs to get the correct dosage into the syringe and then inject the hormone into the body. Another way to go about it is with the use of an insulin pump that injects insulin automatically by intravenous means.

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The International Diabetes Federation has recently released very staggering and alarming numbers on the current diabetes sufferers the world over. According to their study, the number of diabetics has risen from thirty million to two hundred forty six million over the past twenty years. Their study further reveals that seven out of the top ten countries with the highest number of diabetics are found in the developing world. The top developing countries with the highest percentage of diabetes sufferers are in China and in India. The highest density of population sufferers are found in the Caribbean and the Middle East, with their population numbering from twelve to twenty percent of their total populations.

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Obesity is the condition of being overweight. This means that an individual has been eating too much food yet there is little or no instance of the excess glucose absorbed by the body being burned up as fuel for the body. This excess is thus stored as fat in the body. The stress caused is having too much of this stored fat in the body causing stress on many of the body’s organs affecting overall health.  Obesity is one of the primary causes of diabetes mellitus or Type II diabetes. Many of the organs of the body are forced to work double time to maintain normal levels because of the excess fat in the body. Thus the body experiences obesity related conditions such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia and sleep apnea. Another main concern is the impaired glucose tolerance by the body, impairing the pancreas in its production of the hormone insulin that leads to diabetes.

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There are millions of diabetes sufferers in the world. The individuals suffering from diabetes has been steadily increasing over the past few years. There are two types of diabetes, the first is genetic in nature, called Type I diabetes and the second one is called Type II or onset diabetes. In the first kind of diabetes, also called juvenile diabetes, the body attacks the cells in the pancreas that produces insulin. Insulin is the hormone required to process and regulate the amount of glucose in the body. The absence of this hormone makes the cell starve since the proper fuel for cell function, which is glucose, cannot be absorbed and used. The second type of diabetes is a result of obesity, poor diet and lack of exercise. This causes the pancreas to improperly function making the insulin levels in the body abnormally low resulting in problems as to glucose use in the body.

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One of the main concerns for individuals with diabetes is the control of the blood sugar levels in their bodies. The blood sugar level is one of the major points of concern for diabetics as this is the compound that the body has trouble metabolising which in turn affects the overall functioning of the major organs of the body. If blood sugar levels in the body are high, it causes thickening of the blood, making it harder to carry other essential hormones and nutrients to the other major parts of the body. Also, a thicker blood composition makes the heart work more making for the susceptibility to higher blood pressure and other cardiovascular issues. Also, build up of blood sugar causes many cells to become brittle causing cellular degeneration.

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One of the main causes for onset diabetes, or Type II diabetes is obesity and being overweight. The body, stressed by too much food, is unable to process properly the amount of blood sugar, making for hypoglycaemic episodes that create more complications for the individual. Though one of the main tenets in diabetes management is keeping weight down, it is hard for the individual to do so because of an existing lifestyle practice or even plain temptations in everyday life. So what happens is binge dieting, which is serious and often dangerous practice for those with specific conditions such as diabetes. 

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Diabetes drug medication is a multi-billion dollar business and many diabetes sufferers have wondered out loud if the drug companies are pushing for management rather than a cure, as the former is cash cow while the latter would eradicate the existing cash cow. There are many other secrets that drug companies have chosen not to divulge, for fear of loss of income, prosecution and condemnation. But the current practice is in the research for medication and not for a cure and the following are some other secrets that the world has only recently come out.

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One of the major concerns of diabetes sufferers is the contraction of heart and vascular disease as the condition affects the heart muscles proper functioning leading to a greater risk in heart attacks, strokes, and high blood pressure. One other problems associated with diabetes is poor circulation of blood to the extremities due to the deterioration of capilliaries leading to the arms and legs.

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The issue of obesity rising in many millions of individuals throughout the world have resulted in a significant increase of diabetic sufferers each year and the numbers still continue to rise. One of the most celebrated discoveries of the Western world has been the curative properties of the acai berry, a fruit that has been used by the Amazons of Brazil since time immemorial but has even gained national attention by being called the “superfood” by celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Rachel Ray. Now, the question being raised is whether the acai berry can help alleviate the conditions of millions of diabetics the world over.  Continue reading ‘Acai Berry’s Gifts to the Diabetic’ »

The Ellesmere Port branch of SpecSavers is the unlikely location for some very sound advice with regards to diabetes and the potential for sufferers to seriously affect their eyesight without knowing it. It is well known that diabetics are at greater risk of potentially going blind in later life but were you aware that a diabetic is actually 20 times more at risk than someone without the condition?

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