Diabetic Guide to Better Living

An Informational Resource for Seniors with Diabetes

Learn how the proper diagnosis, lifestyle changes & diabetic supplies can change your life. While there is no known cure for this disease, there are healthy ways to manage it & prevent diabetes altogether.

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Topics: Signs and Symptoms

Diabetes Education: Signs and Symptoms

In America today, 23.6 million people — 7.8 percent of the population — have diabetes, and 24 percent of them don’t even know they have the disease. Approximately 90 percent of those 23.6 million diabetics have type 2 diabetes. In addition, another 57 million have prediabetes, a condition that, if it goes untreated, can develop [...]

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Diabetes Symptoms

You went to the doctor because you were dealing with nausea, weakness and having trouble breathing-otherwise you thought you were perfectly healthy. However, at your doctor’s visit, your physician did some blood work, and before you could blink, you received the news that would change your lifestyle—permanently. The results were in, and those problems were [...]

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Causes of Diabetes

Adult onset, insulin dependent, juvenile diabetes, Type 1, Type 2—sounds confusing and rightly so. However, to help sort things out some simplification in terminology is in order. Type 1 Diabetics, once called juvenile diabetes, are insulin dependent. People with Type 2 diabetes, formerly known as adult onset diabetes, are insulin resistant. Each type of Diabetes [...]

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Diabetes Statistics and Facts

The incidence of diabetes is increasing in the United States. The most recent diabetes statistics show that 23.6 million adults and children — 7.8 percent of the population — have the disease. What’s more, 24 percent of those 23.6 million people don’t even know they have it! Another 57 million people have pre-diabetes, which can [...]

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