Diabetes Information

Are you looking for authoritative diabetes information? This is the place to start. Diabetes is a disease that prevents your body from producing and/or processing insulin correctly. Some 23.6 million children and adults have diabetes in the US alone, according to the American Diabetes Association, although of those, nearly one in four are unaware that they have the condition. Find out what you need to know about diabetes symptoms, diagnoses, treatment, and prevention here.

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How Can I Know if I Have Diabetes? If I Do, What Can Be Done?

Although treatment for Diabetes has come a long way in the past decade it is still a disease to be reckoned with, and left untreated could lead to very serious consequences. Diabetes is a disease in...

Special Needs Summer Camps for Kids with Diabetes

Diabetes is a common disease which affects adults and kids, but over the last decade it has continued to affect more and more children at a higher rate.

Introduction

Diabetes mellitus prevents your body from properly using the energy from the food you eat, and can be a dangerous disease if not managed properly. Learn how diabetes affects the body, the role of...

Types of Diabetes

There are three types of diabetes - Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes. Learn more about these types of diabetes, why they occur, when they are typically diagnosed, and their effects on the body.

Symptoms

Type 1 diabetes symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urination, unexplained weight loss, fatigue, blurred vision, or loss of consciousness. Type 2 symptoms are similar, but may develop...

Diagnosis

To test for diabetes, doctors will order either a fasting plasma glucose test or casual plasma glucose test. If two blood tests show that your fasting blood glucose level is equal to or greater than...

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