Best Diabetes Articles

For people with type 2 diabetes your doctor will usually prescribe an oral medication to help in controlling your blood glucose level.

A recent study has shown that discrimination (or at least perceived discrimination) increases the occurrence of depression in diabetes patients, which greatly affects their ability to manage the disease. A separate study revealed that many patients do not believe their health care providers do not understand their psychosocial or ethnic situation, and as such, trust their health care providers advice far less.

This is the first in a series of articles I am about to embark upon concerning this subject. As my family gets older and matures with this disease I think back to the early days and wonder why aren't we all on medication for depression?

How do you know if you are in the clear from diabetes? Some of these symptoms will help you determine if you are safe or you need to take some action.

Type 2 Diabetes is one of the few serious diseases that can be controlled-even to the point of preventing or reversing the disease. The key is to gain control early and don't ignore it.

If you have, or know someone who has diabetes, then you most likely have heard the term blood "glucose". But what exactly is glucose and why is it so important to know what levels of glucose are in your blood?

With so many treatments for diabetes available, which is the one for you? What will you base your decision on? This article will help with that choice.

All to often though, the early warning sign of diabetes goes totally unrecognized. This is somewhat normal as diabetes symptoms can be easily overlooked by so many.

The end of the school year is a good time to assess how well your child?s diabetes is being managed at school. Here are some pointers to get the best care.

Would you like to get a handle on stress? How does stress affect our bodies as diabetics? Some of those answers about stress will be in this article.