Diabetes is a disease that results in the body’s inability to make or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone in the body that is used in converting starches, sugars and other food products into energy that the body can use in order to properly function. There are four types of diabetes: Type...
Diabetes is a condition which affects a huge number of people all over the world today. Technically called diabetes mellitus, it actually covers a range of conditions of varying natures. In general, however, diabetes involves issues with the regulation of insulin, which results in fluctuating...
The strange sounding name gymnema sylvestre is actually a plant that has a medicinal use in India and also in various parts of Asia as a homeopathic treatment for diabetes (which is also known in these parts as “sweet urine”). The plant’s active ingredient is gynmnemic acid and it is taken from...
Insulin is a protein hormone secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. This hormone was discovered by Frederick Banting and J.J.R. Macleod who won a Nobel Prize in 1923. Frederick Sanger followed in 1958 for his discovery of the insulin’s amino acid sequence. Insulin...
Diabetes is the 5th most common cause of death in the world. Millions suffer from diabetes and many go undiagnosed.
A recent study conducted by Paul Williams of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Paul Thompson of Hartford Hospital found that walking, not running, is better for your heart and yields higher boosts to your health. Though both forms of exercise reduce blood pressure and cholesterol as well...
EPA holding public hearings to propose safe limits for dioxin exposure. EPA has found that women exposed to dioxin pass it on to their unborn babies and not only plastic bottles omit the carcinogen. In 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics warned mothers who fed their babies formula...
Due to the rising rates of health problems like diabetes and heart disease, many people are looking for healthier sources of diet, especially when it comes to meet. The most eaten meet in America, beef, has a high percentage of fat, and can contain a lot of calories. Ostrich meat has now gained...
The body is capable of self regulating itself to maintain optimal blood glucose levels through the balancing act of blood sugar regulation. The pancreas carries out most of the blood sugar regulation. It produces two hormones, insulin and glucagon which are central to the blood sugar regulation....
When blood sugar is mentioned, it often refers to the condition of having high levels of blood sugar. Having too much sugar in the blood can cause many medical conditions, but diabetes is the most commonly known problem in relation to high blood sugar. There are medications that are used to treat...
