Diabetes and Itchy Skin – Skin Care for Diabetic Patients
Itching 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 – Itchiness in Legs, Feet, […]
Diabetes and Excessive Sweating – Likely Causes and Remedies
In 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 responsible for these two type […]
Diabetic Wounds Care and Healing
If 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 (damaged nerves). Thus the person […]
Diabetic Skin Conditions and Skin Care Instructions
Diabetes 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 increase in skin conditions. Fortunately, […]
Diabetic Legs Swelling Causes and Remedies
Many 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 diabetes. Usually, fluid retention indicates […]
Can Insulin Cause Weight Gain?
Most 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 carbohydrate, lipids (fats) and protein […]
Diabetes Prevention Methods
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 is produced. Type 2 diabetes, which […]
Gymnema Sylvestre and Diabetes
Gymnema 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 medicine, popular in India, where […]
How to Reverse Prediabetes
The 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 on eating unhealthy food and […]
Things You Should Know About Wine and Diabetes
People 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 with diabetes drinks a moderate […]