Over 1 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year and over 200,000 deaths are attributed to the disease. If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, or if you simply want to take better care…
Addressing the Dietary Needs of the Diabetic
The client who is diagnosed as a diabetic must face the challenges of restructuring their diet. A health diet and proper management can enhance their health by promoting stable glucose. The diabetic uses oral hypoglycemic…
Somogyi Effect and the Dawn Phenomenon
Diabetes is an illness that the patient must live with the rest of their lives. The key to living with diabetes successfully is tight glycemic control, or controlling blood sugar levels. Blood sugar levels can…
A Simple Guide To Diabetic Cooking
Diabetes is a very severe disease, but those afflicted with this condition can take precautions to perk up their health. Diabetic cooking is one way that people with this serious disease can improve their health….
Soy Joins The Fight To Control Blood Sugar
The relationship between soy foods and long-term health benefits has been the topic of many discussions among physicians and health organizations for several years now. Studies have been conducted that prove the link between high…
Assessing the Diabetic Client
In assessing the diabetic client, the nurse should identify specific body systems that the disease effects. Always look first. Is the client obese, frail, emaciated or well nourished? Notice the client’s face and skin color,…
Foot Care for the Diabetic
Proper foot care is very important for people who are diabetic. People spend a great amount of time on their feet. Knowledge of proper foot care can save the diabetic individual from many future complications…
The Causes Of Diabetes
There is still much research being done into diabetes, what its causes are and how it can be detected. Unfortunately, one of the biggest problems is people not realizing they have diabetes. They don’t do…
Five Points To Remember When Cooking For A Diabetic
Diabetes is not just a disease; it is a condition that lasts for life. But because you won’t feel its symptoms everyday, it is quite easy to ignore its precautions. Diabetes does not give continuous…
Things That You Can Learn From A Diabetic Cookbook
Health foods are available quite easily nowadays; you can learn them off the store shelves or you can get them from the Internet. But you must know that a patient cruise is not just about…