In case you have been having any doubts about the effectiveness of natural diabetes treatments then you need only read about the many studies that have proven that use of herbs and oils as well as herbal by-products can effectively help you maintain optimum blood sugar levels while at the same time also keeping diabetes effects under check. Of course, before dropping your physician altogether you need to understand that it would be a good idea to consult your doctor to explore better and more effective natural diabetes treatments.
The fact of the matter is that you need to balance natural diabetes treatment with drug-based treatments as the two are not exclusive but can work well in tandem. In fact, the earliest diabetes treatments were simply natural diabetes treatments and medicines only came to be used much later. For those people that want quick results, then natural diabetes treatments may not be the right option and this is when it would pay to make full use of the advancements in medicine science in order to get instantaneous results.
However, in ninety percent of cases, natural diabetes treatments that include change of diet as well as proper nutrition will do the trick in curing or at least reversing the ill-effects of diabetes. Still, when using natural diabetes treatment you need to look at two very important aspects: blood cleansing as well as use of flaxseed oil as too Omega-3.
What’s more, there are numerous herbs that can prove to be very effective in providing natural diabetes treatments and in fact from the very earliest times, herbs have always been used in the proper and effective treatment of diabetes. Herbs are the product of Mother Nature and so are well suited to treat diabetes, especially herbs such as cinnamon, ginkgo biloba, onions, garlic and barberry.
The simplest natural diabetes treatment is of course cutting down on sugar intake because the sugar that a diabetic (and anyone else for that matter) consumes will contribute to the problem rather than ameliorate it. Lastly, drinking herbal teas at night is also a good means of maintaining proper sugar levels and so controls diabetes effectively and naturally.
Of late, two new diabetes treatments have made news because of their effectiveness in controlling blood sugar levels, especially in patients suffering from Type 2 diabetes. However, until such time as these treatments are studied and found effective, it may be a better choice to stick with the tried and tested treatment methods.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Modern Diabetes Care Product More Effective Than Ever
Modern science has been making considerable and important strides in providing better diabetes care and nowhere is this more evident than in the fact that today numerous new diabetes care products are being sold that effectively aid a diabetic in living a better quality of life. The late seventies and eighties saw major new advances in the production of diabetes care products including products such as blood glucose monitoring devices, disposable insulin syringes as well as insulin infusion pumps, and insulin pens as well as Human insulin as too Glucagon insulin.
The nineties saw this trend of producing better diabetes care products continue and the year 1993 saw the introduction of Diabetes Control and Complications Trial or DCCT which was the largest, the longest ever study of diabetes being undertaken that resulted in introduction of improved measures to control diabetes.
However, nowhere is the improvement in diabetes care products more evident than in the case of the more precise syringes that come with finer and improved needles. Diabetics are often prescribed having to take through injection and other means, insulin in doses of about half unit increments over the long term. With the introduction of the new and improved diabetes care products such as the BD UltraFine II Short Needle Half Unit Scale getting the dosage right has never been so simple and accurate.
Better technology has also enabled patients to make use of improved diabetes care products such as insulin pumps that are more miniaturized as well as computer controlled which help in delivering insulin through flexible tubes made from plastic. These pumps help in mimicking the pancreas (healthy) and so can offer insulin in two different ways. Firstly, they provide continuous and rhythmic drips and secondly, the pump gives the patient added insulin whenever they eat a meal.
The future as far as effective diabetes care products go is bright as newer technologies are being developed which will help to measure blood sugar levels and newer insulin too is being developed which will mean that even the insulin that diabetics will receive in the future will be different than what they are presently getting.
To ensure that diabetics get the best in diabetes nursing care the American Diabetes Association has come up with certain standards that will help guide the nursing fraternity into being more careful in the way that they treat their patients. Proper nursing care means that every aspect of diabetes needs to be studied and then suitable treatment methods need to be identified and used. This can only be achieved if proper research is done on the subject which fortunately is being conducted all across the US.
The nineties saw this trend of producing better diabetes care products continue and the year 1993 saw the introduction of Diabetes Control and Complications Trial or DCCT which was the largest, the longest ever study of diabetes being undertaken that resulted in introduction of improved measures to control diabetes.
However, nowhere is the improvement in diabetes care products more evident than in the case of the more precise syringes that come with finer and improved needles. Diabetics are often prescribed having to take through injection and other means, insulin in doses of about half unit increments over the long term. With the introduction of the new and improved diabetes care products such as the BD UltraFine II Short Needle Half Unit Scale getting the dosage right has never been so simple and accurate.
Better technology has also enabled patients to make use of improved diabetes care products such as insulin pumps that are more miniaturized as well as computer controlled which help in delivering insulin through flexible tubes made from plastic. These pumps help in mimicking the pancreas (healthy) and so can offer insulin in two different ways. Firstly, they provide continuous and rhythmic drips and secondly, the pump gives the patient added insulin whenever they eat a meal.
The future as far as effective diabetes care products go is bright as newer technologies are being developed which will help to measure blood sugar levels and newer insulin too is being developed which will mean that even the insulin that diabetics will receive in the future will be different than what they are presently getting.
To ensure that diabetics get the best in diabetes nursing care the American Diabetes Association has come up with certain standards that will help guide the nursing fraternity into being more careful in the way that they treat their patients. Proper nursing care means that every aspect of diabetes needs to be studied and then suitable treatment methods need to be identified and used. This can only be achieved if proper research is done on the subject which fortunately is being conducted all across the US.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International or the JDRF is one of the foremost as well as charity-oriented funders that help promotes further juvenile diabetes research in all parts of the world. The main mission of this juvenile diabetes research foundation is to find out a cure for the dreaded juvenile diabetes disease and to also find out how best to treat complications that arise whenever a person suffers from juvenile diabetes.
Much of the efforts of this juvenile diabetes research organization are a mirror of the work being done by the CDC as well as by the National Institute of Health. However, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation was only founded as early as the year 1970 and among the founders were parents of children that were diagnosed with juvenile disease. However, the actual juvenile diabetes research work only began some eight years later and in fact many of the volunteers that work for this research organization have a pretty close connection with juvenile diabetes and so this connections acts as a motivating force that further commits the volunteers greatly to finding the cure for the dreaded juvenile diabetes disease.
The JDRF is being driven by the work of its volunteers who are spread across more than one hundred different locations throughout the world and these volunteers are expending every effort in raising money for further juvenile diabetes research and to also advocate for higher spending by the government to further promote the research efforts being made to find some way of defeating juvenile diabetes once and for all.
Juvenile diabetes research shows quite clearly that juvenile diabetes or Type 1 diabetes as it is also known as strikes children before they have become complete adults and the disease will also continue affecting the diabetics throughout their entire lives. This means that without adequate knowledge about the possible causes and cures of the disease there would be millions of young children suffering from this dreaded disease. Getting multiple numbers of insulin injections each and every day of your life is no joke and so it can only be hoped that help will be forthcoming for the diabetics through further and concerted juvenile diabetes research efforts.
It is necessary that the symptoms of juvenile diabetes be identified at an early stage because only then will it be possible to begin treatment at the right time. Juvenile diabetes affects more than two hundred thousand children and many young adults as well. The sooner it can be known that juvenile diabetes has struck the better will be the chances of recovery.
Much of the efforts of this juvenile diabetes research organization are a mirror of the work being done by the CDC as well as by the National Institute of Health. However, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation was only founded as early as the year 1970 and among the founders were parents of children that were diagnosed with juvenile disease. However, the actual juvenile diabetes research work only began some eight years later and in fact many of the volunteers that work for this research organization have a pretty close connection with juvenile diabetes and so this connections acts as a motivating force that further commits the volunteers greatly to finding the cure for the dreaded juvenile diabetes disease.
The JDRF is being driven by the work of its volunteers who are spread across more than one hundred different locations throughout the world and these volunteers are expending every effort in raising money for further juvenile diabetes research and to also advocate for higher spending by the government to further promote the research efforts being made to find some way of defeating juvenile diabetes once and for all.
Juvenile diabetes research shows quite clearly that juvenile diabetes or Type 1 diabetes as it is also known as strikes children before they have become complete adults and the disease will also continue affecting the diabetics throughout their entire lives. This means that without adequate knowledge about the possible causes and cures of the disease there would be millions of young children suffering from this dreaded disease. Getting multiple numbers of insulin injections each and every day of your life is no joke and so it can only be hoped that help will be forthcoming for the diabetics through further and concerted juvenile diabetes research efforts.
It is necessary that the symptoms of juvenile diabetes be identified at an early stage because only then will it be possible to begin treatment at the right time. Juvenile diabetes affects more than two hundred thousand children and many young adults as well. The sooner it can be known that juvenile diabetes has struck the better will be the chances of recovery.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Diabetic Diet Guidelines to Overcome Diabetes
The life of a diabetic can be very challenging and there are in fact a number of adjustments that they will have to make to their daily lives in order to cope with the challenges of being a diabetic. Without diabetic diet guidelines to help you, a diabetic will not know which foods are safe to eat and which foods need to be avoided and in addition they would also not know how to ensure keeping an ideal body weight.
Another complication is that there is as yet no definitive diabetic diet that can be followed in order to live a more normal life in spite of the fact that you have been diagnosed with diabetes. It is only a good diabetic diet guideline that can help shed light and show a diabetic what needs to be done to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
There are a number of risks that a diabetic will have to face in case they ignore diabetic diet guidelines and in fact, most diabetics make the potentially fatal mistake of ignoring these guidelines. Failure to understand the consequences of ignoring diabetic diet guidelines can lead to many complications and further discomforts.
The American Diabetes Association has created their own plan that is known as the Diabetes Food Pyramid which is an excellent diabetic diet guideline to help people control their craving for sugar while also helping them to shed unwanted pounds of excess weight from their bodies.
By using the Diabetes Food Pyramid and following its six different groups of foods you can easily overcome many of the common problems associated with being a diabetic. It will show you how to consume the correct foods (including starches and grains) as well as advices you regarding certain vegetables that will help you overcome diabetes.
This pyramid also shows you which fruits will benefit you and it also identifies certain meats and the correct portions to be consumed on a daily basis. The top of the pyramid deals with sweets and fats as well as alcohol and of course, these are the items that need to be cut out from your diet to ensure a healthier life despite being a diabetic.
Juvenile diabetes is a certain form of diabetes that obviously affects the younger generation. It occurs when a person’s body is not able to manage its sugar which it will then store for use by the body as a necessary fuel.
Another complication is that there is as yet no definitive diabetic diet that can be followed in order to live a more normal life in spite of the fact that you have been diagnosed with diabetes. It is only a good diabetic diet guideline that can help shed light and show a diabetic what needs to be done to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
There are a number of risks that a diabetic will have to face in case they ignore diabetic diet guidelines and in fact, most diabetics make the potentially fatal mistake of ignoring these guidelines. Failure to understand the consequences of ignoring diabetic diet guidelines can lead to many complications and further discomforts.
The American Diabetes Association has created their own plan that is known as the Diabetes Food Pyramid which is an excellent diabetic diet guideline to help people control their craving for sugar while also helping them to shed unwanted pounds of excess weight from their bodies.
By using the Diabetes Food Pyramid and following its six different groups of foods you can easily overcome many of the common problems associated with being a diabetic. It will show you how to consume the correct foods (including starches and grains) as well as advices you regarding certain vegetables that will help you overcome diabetes.
This pyramid also shows you which fruits will benefit you and it also identifies certain meats and the correct portions to be consumed on a daily basis. The top of the pyramid deals with sweets and fats as well as alcohol and of course, these are the items that need to be cut out from your diet to ensure a healthier life despite being a diabetic.
Juvenile diabetes is a certain form of diabetes that obviously affects the younger generation. It occurs when a person’s body is not able to manage its sugar which it will then store for use by the body as a necessary fuel.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The Facts About Type 2 Diabetes In Children
Traditionally, Type 2 Diabetes has been an adult condition – only recently has there been more instances of children developing Type 2 Diabetes. Let's take a look at some of the recent information about it.
Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which the body has become insulin resistant. In children, this abnormality is that there is inappropriate insulin usage, which leads later in life to a failure of the insulin-production altogether.
Type 2 diabetes tends to be identified during puberty. This is thought to be due to the fluctuations in hormone levels during this time. The hormone level changes can cause insulin resistance and less insulin action. Mid-puberty is the prime time to have type 2 diabetes, though children as young as four years old have been identified with it.
Another common factor for type 2 diabetes in children is obesity. Obese children tend to product too much insulin. Also, too much fatty tissue – adipose cells – takes the body toward insulin resistance. In terms of the prevention of type 2 diabetes, watching the body fat can go a long way.
If a child has risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes, doctors can screen them for it. Basically, if the child is older than ten years and starting puberty, and whose BMI is greater than 85% for their age and sex, or whose weight is greater than 120% of idea for their height, they are at great chance of being screened. Additionally, if there are also at least two other conditions, they will be screened. The other conditions are: family history of type 2 diabetes in first or second degree relative, ethnic background of Pacific Islander, American Indian, Asian, and African-American, signs of insulin resistance, or presence of conditions that tend to be with insulin resistance, like polycystic ovary syndrome or high blood pressure. Children that are identified for screening should have a “fasting blood sugar” test done and be checked every two years.
Because children with this disease is so new, there is not a lot known about how to treat type 2 diabetes in children. Experts agree that the treatments should probably be similar to how adults deal with diabetes. Studies show that controlling Type 2 Diabetes can be difficult over time, as the disease is progressive and control of blood sugar tends to diminish. Despite this, children and the adults who care for them need to be educated in how to manage their disease – including oral medications and/or insulin use. They should learn about meal planning, exercise, and stress management. The American Diabetes Association is a good place to go for more information about type 2 diabetes in children.
Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which the body has become insulin resistant. In children, this abnormality is that there is inappropriate insulin usage, which leads later in life to a failure of the insulin-production altogether.
Type 2 diabetes tends to be identified during puberty. This is thought to be due to the fluctuations in hormone levels during this time. The hormone level changes can cause insulin resistance and less insulin action. Mid-puberty is the prime time to have type 2 diabetes, though children as young as four years old have been identified with it.
Another common factor for type 2 diabetes in children is obesity. Obese children tend to product too much insulin. Also, too much fatty tissue – adipose cells – takes the body toward insulin resistance. In terms of the prevention of type 2 diabetes, watching the body fat can go a long way.
If a child has risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes, doctors can screen them for it. Basically, if the child is older than ten years and starting puberty, and whose BMI is greater than 85% for their age and sex, or whose weight is greater than 120% of idea for their height, they are at great chance of being screened. Additionally, if there are also at least two other conditions, they will be screened. The other conditions are: family history of type 2 diabetes in first or second degree relative, ethnic background of Pacific Islander, American Indian, Asian, and African-American, signs of insulin resistance, or presence of conditions that tend to be with insulin resistance, like polycystic ovary syndrome or high blood pressure. Children that are identified for screening should have a “fasting blood sugar” test done and be checked every two years.
Because children with this disease is so new, there is not a lot known about how to treat type 2 diabetes in children. Experts agree that the treatments should probably be similar to how adults deal with diabetes. Studies show that controlling Type 2 Diabetes can be difficult over time, as the disease is progressive and control of blood sugar tends to diminish. Despite this, children and the adults who care for them need to be educated in how to manage their disease – including oral medications and/or insulin use. They should learn about meal planning, exercise, and stress management. The American Diabetes Association is a good place to go for more information about type 2 diabetes in children.
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