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  Diabetes Testing: The One Touch Ultra Smart Meter by  Jesus Chirino Studies have shown that those diabetics who keep their blood sugar levels under control dramatically decrease their risks of diabetes related complications. This means that keeping your blood glucose levels under control is very important for your well being. It would not be possible to keep your glucose levels under control if you were not able to track them on a regular basis and make the needed adjustments in your diabetes management plan. The One Touch Ultra Smart Meter can help you control your diabetes and keep track of you blood glucose control. Manufactured by Lifescan, the One Touch Ultra Smart Meter is a glucose meter and an electronic logbook in one. It will allow you to store important information like insulin doses, the amount of physical activity performed and the amount of medicine taken right into its spacious memory. The meter kit comes equipped with the meter, the test strips, Ultra Soft lancets, ca

 What a Diabetic Needs to Know about Insulin  by  John Goh Insulin is a hormone secreted by groups of cells within the pancreas called islet cells. The pancreas is an organ that sits behind the stomach and has many functions in addition to insulin production. Sugars and carbohydrates are absorbed from the intestines into the bloodstream after a meal. As a result, the blood sugar of the body increases. Insulin is then secreted by the pancreas in response to the increase in blood sugar. Cells get the energy to carry out their functions from glucose and fatty acids. Insulin is required by the cells of the body in order for them to remove and use glucose from the blood. Insulin transports fatty acids and glucose through the cell wall. Type 1 diabetics cannot make insulin in their bodies and require insulin shots to stay healthy. Type 2 diabetes can result from genetics defects that cause both insulin resistance and insulin deficiency. In type II diabetes, the beta cells produce insulin, bu

 Prevention of Diabetes Is Not Difficult At All  by  Ng Peng Hock Diabetes is a common chronic disease that could possibly lead to heart disease, if it is not appropriately controlled. When one passes the age of 40 and has any or the entire list of the following risk factors: - High blood pressure, - High lipid levels (the excess fatty substances in the body, such as cholesterol), - A family history of diabetes, - Diabetes during pregnancy. Plus, you are overweight. Despite not feeling anything wrong, you are probably at risk of developing diabetes. But, it is possible to prevent diabetes. Several published prospective trials already showed that high-risk subjects with no diabetes who are put on an intensive lifestyle program and the medication can still prevent the fresh onset of diabetes. While we are still unsure about the long-term effects of newer drugs used in diabetic treatment, lifestyle intervention should be the main therapy for those at high risk. This is simply because it h

 Don't Be A Couch Potato To Cure Diabetes  by  Javier Fuller Diabetes is one of the ailments that is fast becoming a matter of concern among the urban population all over the world. Already the disease has assumed epidemic proportions in the USA. It is estimated that over 16 million people in the US are victims of this disease. Indeed so rampant is the spread of this disease that several sufferers are not even aware of the fact that they are suffering from diabetes. The disease goes undetected for quite some time till the symptoms are aggravated and thus the problem has become a major matter of concern. Even though the exact cause of diabetes is yet to be pinpointed, several factors are known to lead this disease. One of the commonest factors which leads to diabetes is obesity. That is why doctors warn their overweight patients to lose weight not only as a precaution against heart disease but also as a way to prevent such lifestyle afflictions as diabetes. If a family member is kno

 Follow An Active Lifestyle And Monitor Your Blood Sugar  by  Javier Fuller One of the first realizations that confront a person diagnosed with diabetes is the depressive idea that diabetes is a lifelong disease. Other diseases are tackled as and when they occur and after a course of treatment the disease is cured. While, in the case of diabetes, the patient is hard hit by its lifelong burden. But it is not as bad as its sounds and one should have a heart. Though a lifelong affliction, diabetics can live a perfectly normal life by following a lifestyle that keeps the blood sugar levels under control. Above all, the best management for keeping diabetes under control is to follow an active lifestyle and maintain an ideal body weight, without indulging oneself in the wrong foods. Often it has been found that people with Type II diabetes do not even know that they have the disease. This is because the symptoms of the disease are ever so subtle and one tends to neglect these tell-tale signs

 Diabetic Diet Plan Guide by Sanchit A diabetic diet plan to suit your taste buds- that's easy Having been diagnosed as diabetic, you feel that it's the end of the road for your taste buds; bland food would be the norm from now on. If you really think so, then you are truly mistaken, for a proper diabetic diet plan would ensure that you also get to satisfy your tasty food cravings. A  diabetic diet plan  for the start has to be well balanced. That effectively means that you can have most things but in a very regulated manner. Obviously, the emphasis would be more on fibrous diet and less on a diet that's rich in carbohydrates and fats. As you constantly have to keep track of your blood sugar levels, any irresponsible behavior (eating loads of junk food) can be disastrous. After all, your health is your prerogative. The easiest way to keep your blood sugar levels at optimum levels would be by breaking up the three big meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner) into 5-6 smaller me