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Type 2 Diabetes Blog with Debra Manzella, R.N. April 2008 Archive

By Debra Manzella, R.N., About.com Guide to Type 2 Diabetes

Protect Your Feet... With These Ten Foot Care Tips

Monday April 28, 2008
Complications of diabetes can affect your feet. Numbness and tingling can signal nerve damage, also known as neuropathy. One of the dangers of neuropathy is that if a cut or ... Read More

Pre-existing Diabetes Increases Risks During Pregnancy

Monday April 28, 2008
The largest study of it's kind, by Kaiser Permanente's Department of Research & Evaluation, shows that there is a rising number of women who have diabetes before becoming pregnant. Researchers ... Read More

Ordering Lunch Out? Save Calories and Money

Sunday April 27, 2008
Americans are dining out more than ever before. It's not unusual to go to a restaurant for meals several times a week. Big portions, hidden fat, high calorie counts and ... Read More

Does Your Doctor Listen to You? It's the Inside Story...

Wednesday April 23, 2008
The Diabetes Forum is the place to discuss anything about diabetes, including concerns about a health care professional who doesn't seem to listen. New forum member Danamicah was worried about her ... Read More

Look Out For These Less Well Known Complications of Diabetes

Wednesday April 23, 2008
Diabetes is a chronic disease that can cause many serious complications. Numbness and tingling in your feet or hands (neuropathy), kidney failure (nephropathy) and vision problems (retinopathy) which can lead ... Read More

Aggressive Treatment of Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Can Reverse Atherosclerosis

Sunday April 20, 2008
Diabetes increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, is one of the major causes of heart attacks and strokes and a killer in it's ... Read More

Bariatric Surgery Versus Conventional Weight Loss Methods

Sunday April 20, 2008
A study that appeared in the Journal of American Medical Association, Jan 23, 2008, compared laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) to conventional weight loss methods to see if surgical intervention ... Read More

Calories Still Carry Weight When Dieting

Sunday April 20, 2008
There are a lot of diet plans out there. Some recommend low-fat eating, some say that eating low carb/high protein is the way to go. Other diets say you should ... Read More

Diabetes Can Affect Your Bladder

Thursday April 17, 2008
Diabetes can affect many areas of your body, including your kidneys, feet and eyes. But did you know that it can also affect your bladder? According to the National Diabetes Information ... Read More

Is it a Diet or a Lifestyle Change?

Wednesday April 16, 2008
Think of the word "diet" and what springs to mind? Restrictive meal plans? Best-selling books by skinny celebrities? Guilt producing health nuts who make us feel like anything that we ... Read More

Genomic Fingerprint May Predict Type 1 Diabetes Before Diagnosis

Wednesday April 16, 2008
Genetic research is exploding these days, especially in the area of diabetes. A study from the Children's Hospital in Wisconsin has shown that inflammation associated with type 1 diabetes leaves a ... Read More

A Gut-Brain-Liver Connection Lowers Blood Glucose Production

Sunday April 13, 2008
An article that was published online, April 9th, 2008, in the journal Nature, outlines the discovery of a signaling pathway involving the brain, liver and the upper intestine, that when ... Read More

How Do You Manage Your Type 2 Diabetes?

Thursday April 10, 2008
There are as many ways to manage type 2 diabetes as there are people who have it. Although the basics are the same for everyone, such as meal plans, ... Read More

New Gene Research Tool May Help Zero In On A Cure for Type 2 Diabetes

Wednesday April 2, 2008
The field of genetic research is exploding, as more genes and gene variations are discovered and studied. Many genes have already been identified with some major diseases and conditions, such ... Read More
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