Category Archives: Pre-Diabetes

Diabetes Complications

Posted on April 24, 2010 by admin| Leave a comment

Diabetes is a serious and chronic disease that usually develops complications gradually for both type 1 and type 2.

These may include:

* Eye disease that can lead to blindness…. Read more »

Reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes

Posted on March 21, 2010 by admin| 2 Comments

More and more people these days are developing type 2 diabetes due to an unhealthy lifestyle. I’m giving away some basic tips that will prevent and reduce the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. We can not help that we have the genes we have, but we can do something to influence our lifestyles and thereby halting or slowing down the development of type 2 diabetes.

Here are some important factors that determine whether we are developing type 2 diabetes or not:

* Smoking: reduced insulin sensitivity…. Read more »

Determining Diabetes

Posted on January 28, 2010 by admin| 8 Comments

Unfortunately, there are still people who do not even know they have diabetes. There are some simple steps you can take to find out. This is extremely important for your health. So if you think you have diabetes, it is important to do the right tests. With annual check-ups “is a must, so talk with your doctor.

The tests can be found at almost any clinic. These tests will help determine how much sugar (glucose) in the blood, so you can order an annual FBS (which is for Fasting blood sugar), an OGTT (as oral glucose tolerance test) and some other tests that will help you determine if you have (or will suffer) of diabetes. Read on further and find out what these tests really mean and what symptoms (high blood sugar levels ), a diabetes patient actually has…. Read more »