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Understanding Diabetes: Key Facts and Information

DIABETES ESSENTIALS


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Could diabetes be damaging your digestive system?

​Impact on digestive and liver health, screening, diagnosis, and management
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Diabetes linked to higher gallbladder disease risk

​Recognizing hidden warning signs before serious pancreatic and biliary complications
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Infants of diabetic mothers: Causes and complications

​Poor maternal glucose control during pregnancy heightens lifelong neonatal metabolic complications
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Interpreting skin signs in diabetes

​​Early skin changes may signal hidden complications and poor glycemic control
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Ethnic variations in glycaemic response to simple sugars and carbohydrates

Impact on blood glucose levels in Caucasians versus Asians
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One in 10 prediabetic individuals progress to diabetes within a year

Limitations of finger prick testing for prediabetes diagnosis
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Not so sweet: The connection between erectile health and diabetes

Diabetes increases the risk of developing ED 3.5 times
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Women with pre-term delivery, gestational diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis at higher risk of heart disease

Three times at higher risk of cardiovascular deaths 
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Diabetes: Subtle signs you should not ignore

Subtle signs include urinating often, thirsty, urinary tract infection
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Diabetic retinopathy: A common cause for blindness in adults

Diabetic retinopathy is the most common eye disease... 
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​Empowering children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

​Is complete avoidance of sweets and sugar the solution?
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​​Can diabetes be reversed?

Discover the power to reverse diabetes through nutrition and lifestyle

DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT


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Preventing diabetic foot ulcers and amputations

​​Can unnoticed foot injuries rapidly progress to gangrene without timely care?
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Delayed insulin, overuse of sulfonylureas threaten lives in T2 diabetes management

​Personalized diabetes care for optimal outcomes
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​Maggot debridement therapy: Rescuing limbs from amputation

​An innovative modality for the treatment of chronic wounds
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​Diabetes treatments continue to evolve

Glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonists increases the secretion of insulin

NUTRITION AND DIET


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Could everyday foods be driving diabetes rates higher?

​Evidence-based nutrition approaches to improve glucose control and overall health
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Teh tarik vs. teh O: The struggle every diabetes patient face!

Managing carbohydrates to prevent hypoglycemia
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