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Archive for November, 2008

Article: Diabetes responsible for amputations

For those recently afflicted with diabetes, or those with relatives / friends who have diabetes, there is a need to make sure that this disease is regularly monitored, and treatment being taken as per the need. Diabetes can be a bad disease if left untreated and unmonitored; the excess sugar running inside the blood system [...]

Increasing incidence of diabetes in the young

Diabetes has been called a lifestyle disease, one that affects people who have moved onto a richer lifestyle (their food has got richer with more starch, more sugar, and lesser amount of direct physical work). As a consequence, the incidence of diabetes in countries (that are moving from a poor state to a state of [...]

Spray for diabetes approved in India

For people with diabetes, regular and periodic injections of insulin are the way to go. These enable moving the insulin directly to the blood-stream, and is most effective. However, frequent injections is not for everyone, since there is a lot of discomfort involved. Injecting yourself on a regular basis means that you need to find [...]

Modern obesity trends pushing up diabetes rate

Diabetes has been called a modern day lifestyle disease; part of the reasons for the occurrence of diabetes is a sedentary life, rich food and very little exercise. This lifestyle results in a higher incidence of obesity or over-weight, something that increases the chance of contracting Type 2 diabetes. In recent years, the rate of [...]