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Welcome to the New Diabetes Forum

by admin on May 29, 2010

Thank you for visiting the new look Diabetes Forum.We’ve updated the homepage design and layout of the site. You can now access the forums section from here or by clicking any of the links on the right. Our aim is to become one of the best web resources for Diabetes and Diabetics. We provide members with content and a community to connect them together, helping each other to better manage their Diabetes.

We now have close to 17,000 members, with lots of new members joining up everyday. The site is organised into 2 main parts – the forums and the articles. You can access either section using the navigation menu at the top or the right of the site.. We hope you find the Diabetes Forum helpful and we are really thankful to have you here as part of our community.

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Adults with Diabetes Have Intimacy Problems

September 1, 2010 Diabetes General

Researchers from the University of Chicago have declared that many middle to older aged Americans suffering from diabetes are still able to perform sexually but experience more issues on performance compared to non-diabetic counterparts.
Dr. Stacey Lindau, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago penned the findings [...]

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Diabetes UK Urged People to Stop Myth

June 15, 2010 Diabetes General

A health advocacy organization urged people to separate fact from fiction about diabetes.  The public still misunderstands the disease that has affected millions of people worldwide, the group claimed.
According to a survey by Diabetes UK, nearly half or 42 per cent of the people surveyed thought that eating too much sugar could cause diabetes. Twenty-five [...]

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Canadian University launched as Clinical Trial Network Center for Diabetes

June 8, 2010 Diabetes General

A Southern Ontario school is one step closer to becoming a world-class hub for diabetes research.
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada (JDRF) announced recently that the University of Waterloo, together with the McMaster University, would serve as the Center for the Foundation’s Clinical Trial Network.  The University of Waterloo is one of the world’s best [...]

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What causes diabetes?

May 25, 2010 Diabetes General

Over the last 10 or 20 years there has been a massive increase in the number of people suffering from diabetes, with diabetes type II more commonplace now than ever before. That is not to say that instances of diabetes type I are reducing but there is no doubt that growth in instances of diabetes [...]

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Diabetes diagnosis

May 24, 2010 Diabetes General

Over the last decade there has been a massive increase in the number of people diagnosed as a diabetic and many experts believe this is literally just the tip of the iceberg. There are even some experts who believe that for every one person diagnosed with diabetes, whether type I or type II, there may [...]

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Prevention of diabetes

May 18, 2010 Diabetes General

Preventing diabetes is a problem which many people will encounter in the years to come as the condition becomes more and more commonplace throughout the world. There are many reasons why greater instances of diabetes are happening and there are also simple changes to lifestyles which can in many cases prevent the onset of diabetes [...]

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Questions and answers for diabetics

May 12, 2010 Diabetes General

There are many diabetes questions which spring to mind if you are diagnosed with the condition and it is better to be aware of the situation than listen to gossip and rumour. We hereby list a number of popular questions and answers for diabetics:-
What is the difference between type I diabetes and type II diabetes?
This [...]

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The Reason why Diabetics Suffer Bluriness and Dizziness

June 22, 2009 Diabetes General

Diabetes is a condition where the body is unable to create the hormone insulin for the body. There are two types of diabetic conditions, the first being Type I diabetes. This kind of diabetes presents itself as the body’s inability to produce insulin and is wired to destroy the cells that produce insulin. The second [...]

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The Red Spots on Feet

June 22, 2009 Diabetes General

Red spots on the feet are common in diabetes sufferers. Diabetes is a serious disease resulting from the body’s inability to metabolize insulin as needed by the body to regulate the body’s blood glucose levels. The pancreas produces the insulin that helps the cell use glucose as fuel and maintains glucose levels in the bloodstream. [...]

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The Progress of Diabetes Medication and Management

June 21, 2009 Diabetes General

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 [...]

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