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There are three common tests that are used to diagnose diabetes. These are the Fasting Plasma Glucose test, the Glucose Tolerance Test and the Glycosylated Hemoglobin Estimation test.
People with diabetes, especially Type 2 diabetes are often told to keep a close eye on their cholesterol levels because they have a higher-than-normal risk for heart and blood vessel disease.
Hypoglycemia is a condition of abnormally low blood sugar (glucose). Insulin shock is a term for extensive hypoglycemia that results in unconsciousness.
Hyperglycemia is an abnormally high glucose concentration in blood, plasma, or serum. High blood sugars can cause loss of body fluids. You may need to have fluids and body salts by vein to replace those you have lost.
Type 1 diabetics, who try to increase their physical activity without reducing insulin, have to consume more calories to keep blood sugar levels in check. Those extra calories could make it difficult to lose weight.
Cheiroarthropathy is a syndrome of limited joint mobility that occurs in patients with diabetes. Cheiroarthropathy is characterized by thickening of the skin resulting in contracture of the fingers.
Diabetes is a complex condition that can cause many other related illnesses. For this reason, diabetics need to pay special attention to their diets and their lifestyle in order to prevent further complications.
It is estimated that 15 percent of all diabetics will develop a serious foot condition at some time in their lives.
Difficulty in vision and eye problems leading to blindness is one of the chronic complications associated with diabetes.
Diabetic eye disease refers to a group of eye problems that people with diabetes may face as a complication of this disease. It can cause severe vision loss or even blindness.
Over 65 percent of people with diabetes eventually end up with diabetic nerve damage.
Like all other diabetes complications, poor blood glucose control is the cause of neuropathy.
Kidney related health problems are very common in diabetics. According to an estimate, about 30 percent of patients with Type I (juvenile) diabetes and 10 to 40 percent of those with Type II diabetes will eventually have kidney failure.
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a very serious problem in patients with diabetes mellitus. Too much sugar and ketones in your blood may lead to a life-threatening condition and may cause DKA. If DKA is not treated, it could lead to coma and death.
Diabetes Insipidus is not related to diabetes mellitus. People suffering from Diabetes Insipidus have kidneys that don't concentrate urine very well. The urine is more diluted and they have to urinate often. They might wake up 2 or 3 times in the night to urinate. People with diabetes insipidus are thirsty all the time. They often want to drink liquids every hour.
If you have diabetes, your body cannot use the sugar (glucose) in your blood as well as it should, so the level of sugar in your blood becomes higher than normal. Gestational Diabetes is a type of diabetes that starts during pregnancy.
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the world, and heart disease is the leading cause of diabetes-related deaths. In fact, heart disease-deaths are 2 to 4 percent higher in diabetics than in persons without diabetes.
Alcohol is everywhere – at family gatherings, at cookouts, after the softball game, at parties. "What would you like to have?" someone asks. If you have diabetes, what will you say?
It all depends. Start by asking yourself three basic questions:
Is my diabetes under control?
Does my healthcare provider agree that I am free from health problems that alcohol can make worse-for example, diabetic nerve damage or high blood pressure?
Do I know how alcohol can affect me and my diabetes?
Raising children is challenging under the best of circumstances. When a child has a chronic disease such as diabetes, the challenges become even greater. Fortunately today, advances in treatment have made diabetes far less difficult to deal with. Yet, it is a serious condition with potentially critical complications, and requires lifelong monitoring and treatment.
