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The Advantages of Insulin Pumps
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Diabetics know how unpleasant the multiple daily insulin shots can be. Unfortunately, these shots are life-savers, so you can't skip them. But science and technology are constantly advancing and one of the results is the creation of insulin pumps – small devices that deliver pre-defined doses of insulin throughout the day. Essentially, insulin pumps imitate the functions of the pancreas and release a small amount of insulin at regular intervals, thus keeping the blood glucose levels steady.
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Diabetes and Low Carb Diets
Diabetes Articles - Diabetic Nutrition, Diets and Exercise
Low carb diets are not something new and despite the fact that they have many critics, low carb diets are still very popular. Low carb diets are healthy and they help lose weight but for a diabetic, a low carb diet offers much more than that. Actually, low carb diets are beginning to replace the low fat, low calorie diets that have been prescribed to diabetics for ages because unlike low calorie diets, low carbs diets do not starve the body.
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Diabetes and Exercise
Diabetes Articles - Diabetic Nutrition, Diets and Exercise
Exercise is useful for everybody but for diabetics with Type 2 diabetes, it is even more important because exercise plays a vital role for successfully managing diabetes. However, for Type 1 diabetes exercising has no effect and actually it can do you harm. But no matter what type your diabetes is (Type 1, Type 2, or gestational), consulting a doctor before you hit the gym is mandatory.
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Diabetes Prevention
Diabetes Articles - General Diabetes
Diabetes is a life-time disease and even if it can be managed relatively easily, it is much better to prevent it than to have to deal with it later. Although you can't prevent Type 1 diabetes, there are many changes in your lifestyle you can take to prevent Type 2 diabetes.
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Kids and Diabetes
Diabetes Articles - General Diabetes
When a child is diagnosed with diabetes, this affects the whole family. No, it does not mean that diabetes is an infectious disease. Rather it means that the changes you need to make to your child's dietary and life-style changes will affect everybody in the family. A kid with diabetes needs special care and you as a parent are responsible to provide it.
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How to Choose a Glucometer
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Choosing a glucometer is an important moment in the life of a diabetic. With so many glucometers available on the market, choosing the best one is not easy. There are many factors to consider but no doubt reliability and convenience come first, price is second. Well, this does not mean that you have to pay a fortune for your glucometer but getting something cheap can literally cost you your life! Here are some more factors that are useful to have in mind when choosing a glucometer:
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Disclaimer: The articles on this site are for informative purposes only and they do not constitute medical advice. Only a qualified physician can diagnose you with diabetes and prescribe a treatment. Therefore, you are not encouraged to take steps in diagnosing or treating diabetes and any medical condition on your own.