Questions tagged [diabetes]
Questions pertaining a metabolic disease in which the body’s inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the blood.
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Is there evidence that eating too much sugar can increase the risk of diabetes?
I'm sure this question is asked a lot. I asked it of two different doctors myself recently, one of them a diabetes specialist. They both said that causing too much sugar did increase the risk. Neither ...
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Fasting blood glucose and Hemoglobin A1C not valid for athletes?
I've been a competing athlete, mostly in endurance sports for nearly 45 years now. As part of military and other physicals, I have had blood glucose levels come back several times with high levels, ...
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Should all persons with diabetes get statins?
Statins are cholesterol lowering agents that are given to almost all patients with past episode of heart attack, angina, angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery (CABG). Since persons with diabetes are ...
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What is rock salt? Is it helpful for diabetics?
I am a type-2 diabetic on oral medications (not insulin). On the recommendation of a relative, I started using rock salt in my food. Now, I have few questions on consumption of rock salt.
Primarily, ...
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Is Type 2 Diabetes reversible?
Is it possible to reverse Type 2 diabetes by using a specific diet? What about insulin-dependent Type 2 diabetes?
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How exactly is hypoglycemia a problem?
I am not someone from Medical field. I am asking this question out of curiosity. My question is about sugar levels in blood, particularly low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
I can understand the problem ...
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What is the cause of Type 1 Diabetes?
Type 1 Diabetes, also known as "Juvenile-onset" diabetes (due to the fact that it's often diagnosed early in life) is a life-threatening disorder characterized by the body's inability to to produce ...
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Does increased consumption of fructose cause increased insulin resistance in humans?
As far as I understand it, diabetes is a disease that is composed of essentially two issues:
The pancreas' insulin production capabilities
The body's sensitivity to insulin
and I'm asking a rather ...
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Can vegan or vegetarian diets have a positive effect on people with diabetes?
Can a vegan or vegetarian diet help people treat their diabetes, or at least have a positive effect on them? Why?
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Is it possible to have diabetes for about 9 months without knowing it?
Is it possible to have diabetes (type 1 or 2) for about 9 months without knowing it ?
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Chances of getting diabetes type 1?
My grandmother has has type 1 diabetes for more than 25 years (she's now 79 years old). My mother died when I was a kid, so I don't have any information about her health.
I want to know my what are ...
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What kind of inflammation is caused by diabetes?
Quote from the notice for diabetics about COVID:
Diabetes causes inflammation in the body and you have a harder time fighting off an infection like the virus that causes COVID-19
What does it mean &...
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Can you measure insulin resistance?
I want to know whether insulin resistance can be quantified. If so, does this quantification allow us to compare different individuals? Does it allow us to compare insulin resistance in one individual ...
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Is there any risk from eating meals before/after HGH shots?
I'm undergoing HGH therapy, and I see a lot of conflicting information on the internet another whether or not it's truly bad to eat meals after/before the shots -- supposedly, it can increase the risk ...
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Diabetes Type 2 and Carrot Sugar [closed]
If one has diabetes type 2 and wants to reduce sugars, is it healthy to eat carrots?
Do carrots effect diabetics?
Is there any list of fruit and vegetables which are good for diabetics?
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Does the "Dawn Phenomenon" of blood sugar apply to non-diabetics?
I bought myself a $15 blood sugar testing kit the other day because I've been experiencing some health things that are rare for me such as migraines (I rarely have had headaches my entire life) and a ...
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Can diabetics consume honey?
Honey tastes sweet. But I am not sure whether or not it is safe for people suffering from diabetics.
So the question is can diabetics daily consume honey?
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Preventing diabetes mellitus
I am 16 year old boy. My father as well as my relatives have diabetes mellitus. If i start going to gym, get into some body building and maintain a healthy lifestyle from now on, can i prevent it?
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Does melatonin have an effect on the treatment of type 1 diabetes?
Type 1 Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by the body's inability to regulate blood sugar due to a disabled pancreas' not producing insulin. People with diabetes regulate their own blood ...
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How long on average would a type 1 diabetic survive without insulin injections, given that their remission phase has long since passed?
I've been trying to find information on how long a type 1 diabetic would survive without insulin injections.
Most of the information I've found deals with recently diagnosed patients, who show ...
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Formula for determining carb count from blood sugar changes?
Prior to eating I count carbs and then use my insulin carb ratios to determine how much insulin I should take. This is straight forward when I'm cooking my food, going to a chain restaurant, or have ...
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Will eating a high-calory diet (high carbs intake) for a long time (2-8 years) increase the risk of diabetes?
If someone is following a high slow-release carbohydrates diet for a long time (rice, oat, cereals, nuts, etc), will it increase the chance of developing diabetes in the future?
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Is brown sugar better than white for diabetes?
As we know that diabetic patient does not eat sugar(white sugar) because the blood sugar level is not controlled.So,can a diabetic patient use brown sugar in replacement of white sugar? can brown ...
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Do artificial sweeteners increase risk of diabetes or hyperinsulinemia?
Does the consumption of artificial sweeteners as a replacement for sugar increase the risk of diabetes or hyperinsulinemia? Have there been any clinical trials studying this?
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Can Prediabetes cause coronary heart disease?
Is prediabetes a risk factor for coronary heart disease? In other words, can it cause angina, heart attacks and sudden death? Thanks for your answers.
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Negative Effects of Drinking Large Quantities of Diet Pepsi
A relative of mine drinks about one to two 2-liter bottles of Diet Pepsi every day. He is diabetic, and he swears drinking Diet Pepsi, even in large quantities, is not bad for him. Several family ...
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Would it be fair to say heart disease, diabetes (II), and Alzheimer's disease are all the same health issue expressed different ways?
Heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and I believe Alzheimer's as well, seem to all be the result of the body's plumbing being clogged up by fat and cholesterol deposits. Exercise, a diet low in artificial ...
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What CGM systems don't require fingerstick calibration?
Most continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems require you to still do fingerstick blood testing on a daily basis in order to calibrate them. But that defeats the purpose of why people want CGM ...
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What are some natural remedies for lowering blood sugar besides diet and exercise?
I was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic a few months ago, and have been dieting and exercising ever since. My A1C has gone down from 13% to 9%, I noticed these cinnamon pills in a local store that ...
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Uremic encephalopathy, diabetes, and halucinations
I'm in highschool, interested in patient diagnosis and treatment and that's why I'm asking this question.
I've recently heard about a patient with end-stage uremic encephalopathy and diabets. He has ...
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Health I.D for diabetes - What is the preferred method of identification?
Having type 1 diabetes for a little over a decade now I've never worn an identification to help others know of my condition especially in case of emergencies (such as hypoglycemic attacks - paramedics ...
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Can someone be both prediabetic and hypoglycemic?
Hypoclycemia seems to have several distinct causes, depending on whether you are diabetic or not.
If you are diabetic, you can apparently become hypoglycemic if you're taking too much insulin. If you'...
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Are there any studies showing that interventions affect diabetic risk measures in short periods of time?
I've found a number of studies showing that diet and exercise improves insulin resistance and mortality. However, these studies are over some years. (e.g. Exercise as medicine)
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Could genetically modified viruses cure genetic diseases?
Is it possible to create a genetically modified virus to carry a custom genetic payload, that could express protiens that the host is unable to make themselves?
For example, could a virus be created ...
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What interval of time does HbA1C give information about?
I thought that HbA1C is a way to measure the average blood sugar a person has had over the past 3 months. But I just did an HbA1C test, and the form said that A1C measures an average over a 2 to 3 ...
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How osmotic diuresis leads to loss of sodium, chloride, potassium?
I was reading about diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA), where it was mentioned about osmotic diuresis caused by glucose within the renal tubules.
Okay, I understand about the fluid loss due to osmotic ...
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Bad Brain fog 15 min after eating but sugar test is negative [closed]
The problem started when I was about 18. anything I eat makes the following symptoms happens 15 min after:
Brain Fog
Sleepiness and Tirdness
Very thirsty
Rapid heart rate and palpitation
very ...
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What is the specific mechanism for ketoacidosis in Diabetes Mellitus?
What is the specific mechanism for ketoacidosis in Diabetes Mellitus? As far as I have understood it goes something like this::
Diabetes Mellitus
--> Decreased glucose uptake by cells of the ...
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Insulin & break down of different nutrient groups
I have been a type 1 diabetic for over 30 years. According to what I learned during my life from doctors and dietitians, for my age/height/weight, I should take around 6 bread units of carbohydrates ...
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Causes of polypoid foveolar hyperplasia
Six years ago during an endoscopy, the gastroenterologist noted that he had seen a small nodule forming in my stomach.
A recent endoscopy revealed 3 nodules. The biopsies showed that they were benign,...
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Monotherapy of multiple drugs or combination therapy - Beginner 101
Let's say that patient A is taking drugs like as shown below
|---atenolol-----esmolol----nebivolol---------------------|
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here s and e ...
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Reason for different blood glucose values in left and right hand
Almost everytime I measure the blood glucose levels in both right and left hands there's always a difference of 10-20mg/dL. When I first noticed this, I tried using on different individuals, but for ...
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Should I drink coconut water daily? Many sites praise the health effect
Example article found with DDG: 8 Science-Based Health Benefits of Coconut Water
The Bottom Line
Coconut water is a delicious, nutritious and natural beverage that’s
extremely good for you.
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Assessing protein bars with artificial sweeteners for diabetics type 2
In case of diabetes type 2, I have learned that it is recommended to find a low carb diet, possibly even low fat (to ease loss of weight) and to compensate instead with whole grain food, high amounts ...
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Diabetes Type 1 : Why is glucagon helping for hypoglycemia?
first some facts (feel free to correct them):
Glucagon is produced in the pancreas for both humans with and without diabetes type 1
If a non-diabetes human has a hypoglycemia, the pancreas produces ...
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Diet soft drinks and Diabetes
I have heard many times, for example in HealthLine and in Patient Info that diet soft drinks can be just as bad as sugary soft drinks when it comes to risk of diabetes.
I am also reading what seems to ...
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Lack of clarity about terms for average glucose in diabetes research literature (MBG, MPG, and AG)
The meaning of “mean plasma glucose (MPG)” is unambiguous, but I’m having an incredibly difficult time making sense of the way the term “mean blood glucose (MBG)” is used in medical research ...
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What diet can be appropriate for a person with obesity, diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease? [closed]
At my place of work as a student trainee, my attention was called to a patient who has suffered badly from secondary diseases.
He has a Body Mass Index of 42, obese.
He also suffers from Type 1 ...
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Therapeutic dose as safe antioxidant, melatonin and diabetes
This question is not about sleep, but really about the antioxidant benefits of melatonin down to the mitochondrial level. e.g. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijad/2011/326320/ , http://www.mdpi.com/...
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can smoking ashwagandha have the same benefit as the power/pill form?
I been reading a lot of positive benefits from ashwagandha lately such as
Keeping blood sugar balanced
Boosting testosterone levels
Reducing level of stress and anxiety
Boost brain function
Having ...
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