Diabetes Information

Being diagnosed with diabetes is something you should take seriously. Yet it doesn’t have to cause you too many changes in your lifestyle if you follow the guidelines your doctor has set. This information is going to depend on which type of diabetes you have been diagnosed with. It will take some time to find the right medication and the dosage for you. This can be frustrating but it is an essential part of the process so that you can effectively control the disease.

Too many people forget to take their medication for diabetes or they skip it because they are feeling very good. It is important that you remember to take your medication as prescribed. Put it in a location where you are sure to see it. Don’t skip taking it because you feel good. Instead, view that as [ Continue Reading ]

The jury is still out on whether or not caffeine leads to diabetic problems. Although researchers in Japan are saying those who drink coffee or green tea can reduce their risk of diabetes, caffeine remains a concern as a higher risk for diabetes. The Japanese study focused on people who drink black, green, or oolong tea and who were between the ages of 40 and 65. The researchers are confident that those who drink at least three or more cups of caffeine each day are able to reduce their risk of diabetes by 33 percent. However, it should be understood that other substances in coffee affect the metabolism, and can cause other health problems.

The vast majority of research shows that avoiding caffeine is the answer to reducing the risks of diabetes. Researchers from a well-known [ Continue Reading ]

ful study on diabetes has been done by the Researchers at the University of Florida who have been able to reverse diabetes in mice. What the researchers did was used a simple injection of immature cells, or stem cells, right below the skin, and the mice were able to regulate the amount of glucose in the bloodstream. Cells were harvested from the pancreas that were in early stages of development and cultured in a laboratory until they developed islets of Langerhans.

Those cells were then put into a syringe. This was then put and injected into the mice right below the skin. Then the cells began to act like normal islets of Langerhans cells several days later, therefore, reversing diabetes. Similar methods of reversing the diabetes have been used previously. The methods that were [ Continue Reading ]

If you have diabetes, you know that caring for your health is very important. It may be overwhelming at first to learn to control your diabetes, but adding this to your schedule can have big rewards. A few of the keys to controlling your blood sugar levels are taking your medicine at the same time every day, checking your feet, and exercising regularly, but there are other facets to maintaining your health too. Here are a few tips to help you with living with diabetes.

1. Checking your blood glucose levels regularly is the most important thing that you can do to preserve your health. Keeping tabs on your sugar level will help you to prevent complications from your diabetes. Your blood glucose levels should be below 120 mg/dl before meals and 180 mg/dl after meals for proper [ Continue Reading ]

When Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston realized it had fuel oil left in a 4,000 gallon oil tank slated for removal, the non-profit institution, which has been in Boston for 110 years, knew what it wanted to do.

“We wanted to donate the oil to Citizens Energy so we could make a positive impact on our community,” said Guy Lentini, Director of Facilities at Joslin. “But, we needed someone to help us with the process.”

Lentini found the help he needed when he contacted Kevin Hoag, President of CommTank in Wakefield, MA, which has removed and installed thousands of oil and fuel storage tanks throughout the Boston metro area.

“CommTank was great to work with,” noted Lentini. “They came in, drained the fuel oil in the tank, removed the tank at a reduced [ Continue Reading ]