Diabetes and Itchy Skin – Skin Care for Diabetic Patients
Last updated on October 18th, 2017Itching of the skin is also called pruritus in medical language. Itching is just a symptom of various skin problems, which need to be handled on time before they become chronic skin problem. Itching of the skin may also be a symptom of diseases of different organs(“Itchy Skin and Diabetes […]
Diabetes and Excessive Sweating – Likely Causes and Remedies
Last updated on August 11th, 2017In diabetes, there could be both excessive or lack of sweating. Sweating can be broadly classified into two groups, thermoregulatory that is sweating to control the body temperature in excessive heat, and emotional sweating, which is a reaction to certain emotional situation or stress. Different parts of the brain are […]
Diabetic Wounds Care and Healing
Last updated on July 18th, 2017If you have a wound or cut that is taking too long to heal, or your wounds and cuts easily get infected, it could be one of the signs of diabetes(“Slow Healing of Wounds and Cuts – Causes and Treatment,” n.d.). In diabetes, there is decreased sensation due to neuropathy […]
Diabetic Skin Conditions and Skin Care Instructions
Last updated on July 1st, 2017Diabetes is often believed to just cause problems with blood sugars, high blood pressure, heart disease and kidney disease. Less serious, but no less problematic are diabetic skin conditions. Diabetes can affect the skin in many different ways and patients with worse control over their diabetes tend to have an […]
Diabetic Legs Swelling Causes and Remedies
Last updated on July 7th, 2017Many people suffering from diabetes complain about swelling in legs and feet. Usually, this swelling is painless and due to retention of fluid. There can be numerous reasons leading to such retention, from very high and uncontrolled sugar levels (which is dangerous for various organs) to the secondary complications of […]
Can Insulin Cause Weight Gain?
Last updated on July 3rd, 2017Most people know that insulin has something to do with diabetes and blood glucose, but there is much more to insulin. Before we learn more about the insulin and its effect on the weight of the person, let us first understand some basics. What does insulin do? Insulin affects the […]
Diabetes Prevention Methods
Last updated on November 5th, 2016 Diabetes is a challenging problem for public health worldwide. It is a chronic disorder in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin (hormone that helps with absorption of sugar), or because cells do not respond adequately to the insulin that […]
Gymnema Sylvestre and Diabetes
Last updated on November 2nd, 2016Gymnema sylvestre is a type of climbing shrub that is woody in nature and is found primarily in Africa. It is the leaves of this shrub that are used to make medicine designed to counteract the effects of diabetes. This is a type of herbal supplement commonly used in Ayurvedic […]
How to Reverse Prediabetes
Last updated on August 12th, 2016The statistics are staggering. About a third of all Americans (79 million) have a condition known as prediabetes, in which the blood sugar values are above the normal range but don’t rise to the level of full-blown type 2 diabetes. Many prediabetics don’t know they have the disease and go […]
Things You Should Know About Wine and Diabetes
Last updated on August 17th, 2016People with type 2 diabetes have been found to be 2-4 times more likely to suffer from heart disease when compared to people who do not have diabetes, according to the American Heart Disease, an organization that studies diabetes and its complications. There is some evidence that, when a person […]