Risk Factors
Article: Diabetes responsible for amputations
Saturday, November 29th, 2008For 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 [...]
Modern obesity trends pushing up diabetes rate
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Diabetes 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 [...]