Just What Is Average Blood Sugar Level?

Just what is average blood sugar level? The answer to this question depends on various factors. A person's age and whether or not he or she has diabetes are two important determining factors. The type of diabetes that one has and even the time of day that the testing is done are two more important factors to consider. Generally speaking, your average blood sugar level should range from 4.0 mmol/L to 7.8 mmol.L. However, a person with type one diabetes will have an average blood sugar range 4 mmol/L up to 9 mmol/L; those with…

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What is the Cause of Diabetes?

In order to understand what is the cause of diabetes, it's important to get a few of the basic facts about the disease first. Diabetes is a non-communicable disease  that affects people of all ages from kids all the way through to seniors. Diabetes is a very serious, not only because of the health risks associated with it, but also that it is affecting more and more people every year, not just in North America, but  across the entire world. Diabetes is the Lack of, or Inefficiency of Insulin in Your Body The way that…

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Is diabetes heredity?

Is diabetes hereditary is a question that a growing number of people are asking. This is especially true now that diabetes rates are increasing each and every day, and as of now juvenile diabetes is fast becoming the single biggest chronic health problem faced by the modern population of young people. The answer to is diabetes hereditary isn’t always apparent and studies have been going on for years to answer the question and yet a clear answer is not forthcoming as doctors, scientists, and analysts struggle to find the single greatest causative factor for the…

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What are some type 2 diabetes statistics?

What are some type 2 diabetes statistics? Type 2 diabetes is a very serious condition/disease that changes lives of many people yearly. This condition is very serious and affects at least 30 million people in the United States. 15million of these people are not even aware they have the disease. Type 2 diabetes is where the body’s organ known as the pancreas is not working effectively or at all. The pancreas is responsible for the manufacturing of a hormone called insulin. Insulin is used by the body to convert the sugar in the blood into…

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What are Type 1 Diabetes Statistics?

What is type 1 diabetes statistics? Diabetes is a disease that is taking over the world by storm. 25.8 million Adults and children (just in America) have diabetes. This is probably due to diabetics passing the defective gene on (because they live longer) and today’s sweet filled diets. Diabetes is a disease where the body’s organ called the pancreas stops or slows in the manufacturing of a vital hormone called insulin. Insulin works with the body to transform the glucose (sugar) in the bloodstream into fuel that the cells can use. Without it the glucose…

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