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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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