How old is your cat? Is he craving for water? If he's older and does crave for water...it might be diabetes. One of the hallmark signs for diabetes mellitus is increased thirst. The disease is...
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Each time your sleep is disrupted, you lose time of deep sleep. Deep sleep is also called short-wave sleep. Now, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Medical Center, the lack of...
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Babies who were breast-fed by their moms are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life. Breast-fed babies appear to be less likely to develop type 2 diabetes when they reach adolescence,...
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This week is just crazy. In fact, my whole month is really crazy! It's the end of the month, February has a 29th day this year. My whole life I have been complaining that the month of February is...
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The drug metformin is not only a diabetes drug but also can be effective in the battle against antipsychotic drug-induced weight gain. Atypical antipsychotic (AAP) medications have been used...
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Have you quit smoking yet? If not, you should put that stick now, because smoking also can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Such were the findings of University of Lausanne...
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Deep sleep is also called short-wave sleep. Apparently, the lack of deep sleep increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. Why? Because suppression of the slow-wave sleep in healthy young adults...
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Hmm. Not mine. Weight loss has never been my New Year's resolution - definitely not mine now. (By the way I lost some 35 lbs by just adjusting my eating habits! But that is a different story.)...
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American Chronicle has an interesting articles that discusses natural cure for diabetes, including home remedies as well. The two most important being diet: Diet plays a vital role in such a...
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In a separate post, it was suggested that kidney disease caused by diabetes can be fatal. Now, a recent study found that children and teens diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are five times more likely to...
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As reported by a study in the November/December issue of the journal General Hospital Psychiatry, US veterans with diabetes and has lower scores on a test of mental health functioning are associated...
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That's because diabetes doesn't choose a person's status. Even if you are a celebrity or someone with tonnes of money, if you have the risk factors or diabetes and you don't watch your...
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Now, not only is smoking associated with various cancers, but also associated to increased risk of diabetes. Such were the conclusion of a review of previous studies reported in an article in the...
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Scientific American has a special report on managing diabetes. We all know what a feat is the day-to-day activities of someone who cares for a diabetic or for a diabetic to live a life with diabetes....
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It seems that more and more cats are becoming diabetic. Remember that diabetes mellitus in middle-aged cats can be fatal! What causes diabetes in cats? The owner's lifestyle? The foods feed to...
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According to a study in the December issue of Diabetes Care (published on November 27, 2007), depressed, older adults with diabetes live longer when their depression is treated. Such were the findings...
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Pedometers are handy electronic devices used in counting steps, measuring distanced walked and calories lost - especially handy to those recovering from a heart condition and also those trying to lose...
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In a new study (a 17-year follow-up of roughly 4,000 men and women), it has been found that people with higher blood levels of vitamin D had a 40 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than...
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the liver disease caused by being overweight and obesity and not alcohol, has been found to increase the risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Such were...
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Imagine multiple finger pricks and daily insulin injections, that diabetics has to go through on daily basis, they must feel at some point that such constant therapeutic vigilance is a burden. Not to...
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