‘Diabetes’ Archives
What You Need to Know About Juvenile Diabetes
Juvenile diabetes is actually the same condition as Type 1 diabetes. Traditionally, this form of diabetes was called juvenile diabetes, since it most often appeared in childhood or adolescence. Nowadays, however, more adults are being diagnosed with the condition, so it is more typically referred [...]
What Is Fear Of Diabetes?
Diabetes is a serious chronic disease and there are some legitimate reasons to fear being diagnosed with it. When fear of diabetes starts having a negative impact on your life, you could be experiencing diabetophobia - the official name for fear of diabetes. Like any phobia (an irrational fear that [...]
Six Ways That Diabetes Affects Your Body
Diabetes Mellitus comes in many forms and has many different affects on people. Diabetes affects veryone's body in a different way depending on their overall health and physical well-being. Most people will generally suffer from many of the same problems that are associated with like types of [...]
Diabetes In Children
Diabetes In Children Diabetes in children is also known as juvenile diabetes, but more commonly known as type 1 diabetes. It is the most common form of diabetes in children with ninety to ninety-five percent of carriers being under 16. Juvenile diabetes is caused by the inability of the [...]
What Is Diabetes
What Is Diabetes Diabetes is a disease of the metabolism. Our metabolism is what the way our bodies use digested food for energy and growth. Most food that is processed through our bodies is broken down by digestive juices into a sugar called glucose. Glucose is the fuel our bodies run [...]