Being blind, is just simply the condition of not having visual perception. Like everything medical, and even today non-medical there is a more 'advanced' definition of blindness. T[...]
Those of us who have been gifted with sight can’t possibly understand what it must be like to go blind. The human body is an amazing biological organism, which is bombarded with fr[...]
How do you get Diabetes?There are two main types of diabetes mellitus. These are known as type 1 and type 2.Type 1 diabetes mellitus used to be called insulin-dependent diabetes me[...]
The number of people around the world suffering from diabetes has skyrocketed in the last two decades, from 30 million to 230 million, claiming millions of lives and severely taxin[...]
Sixteen million Americans have diabetes, yet many are not aware of it. African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans have a higher rate of developing diabetes during their life[...]
Perhaps no other disease is as closely linked to nutrition as diabetes. Not only does nutrition play a role in its development, nutrition is also one of the disease’s most powerful[...]
In the past, diabetes was never such a big epidemic like it is today. People often thought of diabetes as simply a body condition where one must reduce one’s sugar and fat intake. [...]
How serious is Diabetes?Very! The early symptoms of untreated diabetes mellitus are related to the elevated blood glucose levels. Excess glucose in the blood ultimately results in [...]
Type 1 diabetesResults from the body's failure to produce insulin, the hormone that unlocks the cells of the body, allowing glucose to enter and fuel them. It is estimated that 5-1[...]
Drinking Alcohol Really Does Decreases the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Older WomenIt is absurd. For the longest time, we have believed that alcohol has no real benefits. However,[...]