Certified Diabetes Educators – Are They All Created Equal?

Certified Diabetes Educators

What does it take to be a Certified Diabetes Educator? Can anyone do it? What do they actually do? What is the role of the American Diabetes Association in the certification process? Before we get to the meat of the article, I will note that these men and women perform a critical role in helping … Read more

Diabetes Diet Information

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Finding good diabetes diet information can be a challenge. For example, what does the American Diabetes Association recommend I eat? Is this the only choice? Is this the best choice? What about Low Carbohydrate diets? The right diabetes nutrition planning is essential for good health. Having diabetes forces one to look at food and meals … Read more

Best Diabetes Books

There are over 10,000 diabetic books on amazon.com. Incredible! How can one even begin to choose a good diabetes book with all of these choices? I have listed my choices for the best books on diabetes on this page, many of which I have previously reviewed on this site. I have also listed some ebook … Read more

Diabetes Dental Care – Don’t Forget to Floss!

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Good diabetes dental care is an absolute must! Diabetics have almost twice the risk of developing periodontal (gum) disease than non-diabetics. In fact, just over 30 percent of diabetics have severe periodontal disease. Geez! As if you didn’t have enough to worry about already! This condition occurs because high blood glucose (sugar) helps bacteria grow. … Read more

Diabetes and Migraine!

Patients with diabetes and migraine have a similar problem – They often tend to have more than one condition. It would be one thing if you could just focus on diabetes, but this is rarely what happens. Instead, you end up fighting a variety of ailments. For example, what if it’s diabetes plus low back … Read more

Diabetes Foot Pain – Ouch!

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Diabetes foot pain is one of the most common problems you can have. Yet, most of the time, the feet are like the Rodney Dangerfield of our bodies. They get no respect. You simply take them for granted. However, when you have diabetes foot pain, you sometimes can’t think of anything else but your feet. … Read more

Diabetes and Angina

Diabetes and angina are linked, maybe not surprisingly, because of the comprehensive effects of diabetes and the negative conditions it tends to cause or enhance. As if you didn’t already have enough to think about. Let’s take a look how diabetes interacts with angina and exactly what you need to know about angina. What is … Read more

Depression and Diabetes – You Need to Talk About It!

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Depression and diabetes is a serious problem. Diabetics are more than twice as likely to suffer from depression as non-diabetics. Twice as likely! Unfortunately, the news gets worse. As diabetes complication get more serious, suffering from depression becomes more likely. Curiously, researchers are not entirely sure what causes this phenomenon. Let’s take a look at … Read more

New Diabetes Causes

New research regarding what causes diabetes has turned the diabetes establishment on its head. Although, don’t expect the establishment to acknowledge it just yet! Like all new things, further study and evaluation can take a while to occur. However, FIVE new theories about how diabetes is caused are as startling as much as they are … Read more

Causes of Diabetes

causes of diabetes

How is diabetes caused? Despite extensive research and study, the exact causes of diabetes is not known. Nonetheless, researchers believe that the three different types of diabetes have different triggers. Type 1 Diabetes Type 1 diabetes seems to be caused by an environmental trigger or virus. The virus stimulates an immune attack against the beta … Read more