Special areas in the pancreas gland, the islets of Langerhans, produce a hormone called insulin. This hormone is a protein of small size. Insulin stimulates muscle cells and other body cells to take up glucose from the blood and convert the glucose to glycogen, a kind of starch, and then store...
In the 1960’s, The Smurfs became a hit on television. It is an animated series that features dwarf-like characters that walk, run, and talk. They are like human beings except the fact that they are miniature in size. Sad to say that there are individuals today that suffer from a condition...
One of the great things about the Internet is that its created a global community for discussions of topics such as diabetes. Youll find there are a number of forums that will allow you to talk to others facing your situation.
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with diabetes,...
Dutasteride is a dual 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor that curbs the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone, a hormone commonly implicated in male baldness, produced from testosterone. It is used to treat conditions caused by DHT like benign prostatic hyperplasia. It works by depressing...
One of the greatest contributors to the type 2 diabetes epidemic is reckoned to be obesity brought on by our modern lifestyles.
Are you eating yourself into diabetes type 2?
Check if you have these 4 eating habits that could contribute to obesity and possibly make you part of...
Dutasteride is a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, used for handling symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men with an enlarged prostate. Dutasteride works by suppressing the transition of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It reduces urinary blockage and improves urine flow,...
There was a time when Bill, one of my closest friends seemed to be always disturbed by some sort of stomach related problems. One day he is absent due to diarrhea, the other day he seems to be terribly depressed with constipation. The next day he is complaining of nausea and his plights seemed...
Diabetes Care: Diet And Exercising Habits Are A Must For Diabetics
Diabetes and care there cannot be a better combination of words in the world of diabetes!
Your doctor may examine and advise you for some time on diabetes during your visits to his clinic or his visits to your...
I recently moved to Florida and off came the shoes and on went an old pair of sandals. I love the outdoors, – walking on the beach but within a couple of weeks the skin on the back of my heels started to split. It was painful!
There were two things here – One, I had to...
We diabetics have to pay even more attention to our teeth and gums than other people.
We are at greater risk of cavities, gum disease and tooth infections. Not only that, but those infections can cause our blood sugar to rise, so it becomes a vicious cycle.
Here are some mouth...
Drunk Driving: When Another Shot Leads to the End of the Road
On July 28, 2006, actor Mel Gibson was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after being stopped for speeding in his 2006 Lexus LS 430 on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. Gibson was...
Diabetes is one condition that must be treated as soon as it is diagnosed, even though in its early stages it doesn’t hurt, or cause inconvenience, or create any worrisome symptoms. But ignoring it is a mistake, because the blood sugar imbalance we diabetics live with can cause a variety...