I just got news that I have diabetes. I do not have really high blood sugar when I have to use insulin, but the doctor said I definitely need to go on a diet. Would you be kind to advise me on a good diet, please?
Question by Soccer Chic: Do you still use insulin and check your glucose level with type 2 diabetes?
I think i may have diabetes (type 1 or type 2 not sure yet) but do you still need to check your glucose level and insulin injections
my 11 year old boy is not dependent on taking insulin, only exercise and the atkins diet were doing just fine, but his sugar levels have been are little higher lately, and friend convinced us that by start doing ¨the diet zone ¨ result , his sugar levels are through the roof. any helpful input ?
If you're aging prematurely, getting fatter, feeling sluggish, and watching your blood pressure and cholesterol sneak upwards, you may have "Syndrome X," claim the authors, who say that up to 60 million North Americans have it. "Syndrome X is primarily a nutritional disease caused by eating the wrong foods," they write. The mysterious-sounding[Read More]
Question by $parkling Diamond$: Is there a surgery for type 2 diabetes to temporarily stop the need of insulin?
I know there is a procedure available for type 1 diabetes that works for 2-3 years (animal transplant that eventually gets rejected by the human immune system) but does it work with type 2 diabetes?
Dozens of books offer advice on managing diabetes, but few focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing those who use insulin. Now Gary Scheiner, a certified diabetes educator and himself an insulin user himself since 1985, gives you the tools to "think like a pancreas"--that is, to successfully master the art and science of matching insulin [Read More]
I am going to start seeing the perinatologist for uncontrolled gestational diabetes. Will I still see the OB on a regular basis and only go to the perinatologist for the diabetes also? Will my regular OB still do the delivery or will the perinatologist do it? What can I expect out of my visits with the new doctor and what sort of extra testing will they do on the baby if I have to take insulin?
Neeta Shah, MD, Vice President of Women’s Health at the North Shore-LIJ Health System discusses critical topics on the health of women. In episode #13 Dr. Shah talks about gestational diabetes, the causes and risk factors and how to manage the condition for both mother and baby. Her guest is Marie Frazzitta, MSN, manager of the Center for Diabetes in Pregnancy at the Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at North Shore-LIJ.
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