Posts Tagged ‘type 1 diabetes’
Plant-based Diet Shown to be Beneficial for Diabetes
Diabetes Epidemic According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 30 million Americans have diabetes and most of these have type 2 diabetes. The CDC reports that diabetes has tripled over the last 20 years and diabetes is spreading at such an alarming rate that the term “diabetes epidemic” is now…
Read MoreDiabetic Kidney Disease (DKD)
March is National Kidney Month March is National Kidney Month to raise awareness of chronic kidney disease. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), diabetes is the number one leading cause of chronic kidney disease and is called diabetic kidney disease (DKD), kidney disease of diabetes or diabetic nephropathy.…
Read MoreDogs can Alert Diabetics if Glucose is too High or too Low
Man’s best friend can detect when glucose is too high or too low in type 1 diabetics. This is quite amazing. We marvel when we see guide dogs leading the blind and now man’s best friend can be trained to detect when a person or child with type 1 diabetes is in danger from a…
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