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Pre-Diabetes: What You Need to Know
Pre-diabetes means you have blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not high enough to be called diabetes.
Diagnosing and treating pre-diabetes »
Testing Blood Glucose Levels
Testing blood sugar, or blood glucose level, helps manage diabetes and reduce the risk of having long-term complications.
How to test blood glucose »
Testing for Diabetes and Treating It
Doctors run several different types of test to determine if a person has diabetes.
What Tests Diagnose Diabetes? »
Type 2: The Most Common Form of Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of the disease. In fact, more than 90 percent of elderly people who suffer from diabetes have Type 2.
What is Type 2 diabetes? »
Who Gets Diabetes? Top 10 Risk Factors
Certain risk factors can increase the chances that a person will get diabetes. Some risk factors can be eliminated, while others cannot.
Top 10 diabetes risk factors »
Sugar: An Overview of Diabetes
When a person has diabetes, the body does not produce or use insulin properly. It can cause major health problems and even death.
Get the facts about diabetes »
Do diabetes medications have to be taken at the same time every day?
It's important to take your Diabetes medications at the same time every day. Consistency is key when treating diabetes.
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Diabetic Exchange Diet
A diabetic exchange diet helps diabetics lose weight and lower blood sugar. Here is a list of foods to eat and meals for someone on a diabetic exchanged diet.
What foods diabetics should eat »
Type 2 Diabetes: Kidney Complications
Diabetes is the number one cause of chronic kidney (or renal) failure.
How diabetics can prevent kidney failure »
Diabetes and Oral Health
Diabetes and high blood glucose levels can lead to gum disease and peritonitis. Left untreated, these conditions cause teeth to fall out.
How diabetes affects the teeth and gums »
Results of the Largest Diabetes Research Study
The Diabetes Prevention Program studied whether either diet and exercise or the oral diabetes drug metformin could prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
View results of the diabetes study »
Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies for Diabetes
Here are some complementary or alternative medical therapies that can be used in treatment of diabetes.
Diabetes alternative therapies »
How to Buy A Blood Glucose Self-Test Kit
Self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG testing) enables diabetics and their caregivers to effectively manage and treat diabetes.
Diabetes self-testing kits »
An Overview of Diabetic Neuropathy
Nerve damage is a serious condition that is associated with diabetes and can lead many health problems.
Get information on diabetic neuropathy »
Diabetes and Skin Care
Diabetes can harm the skin in two ways: through fluid loss and nerve damage.
Skin care tips for diabetics »
Diabetes and Foot Care
High blood glucose from diabetes causes two problems that can hurt feet: nerve damage and poor blood flow.
How to avoid diabetic foot problems »
Diabetic Retinopathy Can Lead to Blindness
Diabetic retinopathy is the most common diabetic eye disease and a leading cause of blindness in elderly adults.
Who is at risk for diabetic retinopathy? »
5 Ways to Control Diabetes
These five principles will help caregivers manage their loved one's diabetes.
Tips for diabetes management »

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