Diabetes Information and Treatment Guide

Most women with diabetes who become pregnant have Type 1 diabetes, because this is the type that affects younger women. However, increasing numbers of pregnant women with Type 2 diabetes are being seen.If you have diabetes and want to start a family, there are a number of things to consider. The key to a healthy pregnancy with diabetes is good blood sugar control before, during and after pregnancy. (more…)

How is diabetes treated?

The major goal in treating diabetes is to minimize any elevation of blood sugar (glucose) without causing abnormally low levels of blood sugar. Type 1 diabetes is treated with insulin, exercise, and a diabetic diet. Type 2 diabetes is treated first with weight reduction, a diabetic diet, and exercise. When these measures fail to control the elevated blood sugars, oral medications are used. If oral medications are still insufficient, treatment with insulin is considered. (more…)

Diabetes mellitus disease,  is a condition or metabolic disorder where the body is in problem of taking glucose from the blood and delivering it to the rest of the body so that it can be used as energy.

Type I diabetes is recognized by the pancreas making too little or almost no insulin. (more…)

There are two types of diabetes, type I and type II. Type I diabetes is characterized by the pancreas making too little or no insulin here. An individual with diabetes type I will

have to inject insulin throughout the day in order to control glucose levels. Type II diabetes, also known as adult onset diabetes, is characterized by the pancreas not producing enough insulin to control glucose levels or the cells not responding to insulin. (more…)

Ginseng is an adaptogen that has been demonstrated to decrease the blood sugar. It has also been shown to decrease the hemoglobin A1C (See: Am J Health-Syst Pharm 59(4):339-347, 2002). The hemoglobin A1C is your sugar control number. For diabetes to be considered in good control, this number should be less than 7%. (more…)