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Importance of Exercise for Diabetes

Having diabetes, it is vital we recognize the importance of exercise for diabetics. Daily physical activity is essential, to help manage your blood glucose levels. It will also help to burn off those extra carbs and fat in the blood, from that sneaky dessert you shouldn’t have had last night, or that extra glass of wine with dinner! Let’s face it, being a diabetic is really tough at times, but it doesn’t have to be all bad. With regular exercise, as well as making you feel great, you’ll build muscle, and overall it will improve…

The Dangers of Extremely High Blood Sugar Levels

There are many dangers of having an extremely high blood sugar level. When the insulin levels are low the glucose skyrockets, which can permanently damage the body. The damage that the body can sustain includes heart damage and the increased chance of getting: heart disease nerve damage blindness and kidney damage which can be life threatening in the end. Extremely high blood sugar symptoms include tiredness, dehydration, a very dry mouth, vomiting and nausea, excessive urination, stomach pain and other side effects. Hypoglycemia, or extremely low blood sugar, is also very dangerous and can lead…

One Touch Blood Sugar

My grandmother is a diabetic and she has been on insulin for over 16 years now. Over the years I have seen her try many different meters and always had the same looks and same experience with each one. The idea of pain and agony and not wanting to take her blood. Around three months ago, she started using the one touch blood sugar meter or the one touch ultra mini. This came in a large box and had the Mini Meter, a lancing device, test strips, lancets, a bottle of control solution, an owner's…

Fasting blood sugar level

What are fasting blood glucose levels? For a common diabetic, fasting blood glucose levels are a very important thing to know as it affects your entire life. For those who are caretakers of common diabetics this is also very important so that they can properly care for the diabetic. Diabetes is a condition that is becoming more and more common in today’s sugar filled meals and snacks. Diabetes is also known as hyperglycemia, which stands for high blood glucose levels. When your diabetic body has diabetes the pancreas produces too little of the chemical known…

What are Diabetic Insulin Pumps?

What are diabetic insulin pumps? Type 1 diabetics need insulin. Insulin is a chemical used by the body that the diabetic is not creating enough of on his own. Diabetes is a very serious non-commendable condition and serious disease. This serious condition affects over 28 million people in the United States alone. The rest of our world is just as tortured with the condition. This serious disease is very permanent and can be very life threatening to the diabetics body. The serious Diabetes condition is where the person’s body is producing small or none of…