Learn About the Basics of Diabetes
Diabetes can be a complicated disease to manage, especially for the newly diagnosed. It affects men, women, and children differently. There are also multiple types of diabetes (Pre-diabetes, Type 1,...
View ArticleEye Changes When You Come Down With Diabetes
by John Walsh, P.A., C.D.E., Ruth Roberts, M.A. Changes in vision may happen at the time that diabetes is first diagnosed or at any time that blood sugar control is poor. Fluctuating blood sugars...
View ArticleBackground Diabetic Retinopathy
Background diabetic retinopathy or BDR is named appropriately because it sits in the background, not itself a danger to vision, but is instead a warning sign that serious damage may be starting....
View ArticleProliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
By John Walsh, PA, CDE and Ruth Roberts, M.A. Authors of Pumping Insulin and Using Insulin read more
View ArticleCataracts
The lens in the eye is an unique physical structure that cannot be repaired or replaced, but instead accumulates any damage that may occur to it over time. About 90% of the material in the lens...
View ArticleRegular Eye Exams Critical To Prevent Vision Loss
Keeping blood sugars normal is the best way to keep the eyes healthy. But to protect your vision, comprehensive eye exams are needed every year, or as directed by your physician. Remember, the most...
View ArticleCommon Diabetes Foot Problems And How To Prevent Them
Circulation Foot problems in diabetes can be caused by damage to both large and small blood vessels, which is much more common in diabetes. Foot problems, including nerve damage or peripheral...
View ArticleSkin Complications
Necrobiosis Lipoidica Although Necrobiosis Lipoidica affects only one of every 300 people with diabetes, this disease of the legs can be very disfiguring. Women are three times as likely as men to...
View ArticleHeart Complications
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among people with Type 2 diabetes. The risk of death from CVD is twice as high for men and six times higher for women with diabetes than for...
View ArticleKidney Disease
Kidney Disease Stages and Reversal From STOP the Rollercoaster Copyright © 1996 by Diabetes Services, Inc. read more
View ArticleDiabetic Neuropathy or Nerve Damage
Diabetic neuropathy almost always starts in the feet because these are the longest nerves in the body. They are also fed by the longest blood vessels in the body. The peripheral neuropathy that is...
View ArticleCeliac Disease
Celiac Disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects nearly one in every hundred people in the United States. Many people, 97%, remain undiagnosed and untreated. These people may consult doctors who...
View ArticleDupuytren's Contracture
Dupuytren's contracture (DC) is an abnormality of collagen under the skin of the hand from the palm to the fingers. This collagen forms nodules that are rich with myofibroblasts that promote new cell...
View ArticleKidney Disease: Stages and Reversal
Kidney Disease Prevention From STOP the Rollercoaster Copyright © 1996 by Diabetes Services, Inc. read more
View ArticleWhy Are Only Certain Organs Damaged?
From STOP the Rollerocaster Copyright © 1996 by Diabetes Services, Inc. read more
View ArticleFrozen Shoulder In Diabetes
By Paul Schickling, RPh, CDE, and John Walsh, PA, CDE Long term complications of diabetes may include changes in connective tissue that occur as a result of high glucose levels. Adhesive capsulitis,...
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