Diabetes Health Info

Some say age-related hearing loss is an inevitable consequence of getting older, but some researchers say it can be prevented and even improved with nutritional supplementation. (Age-related Hearing Loss, Deafness, Vitamin D, Vitamin C, Lipoic Acid, Vitamin E, Magnesium, Glutathione) #hearingloss #diabetes #nutrition #diet

In the first large study to assess iron stores and risk of type 2 diabetes in an apparently healthy population, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) found that higher iron stores were associated with significantly elevated risk of type 2 diabetes, independent of other known diabetes risk factors. #hemochromatosis #diabetes #toomuchiron

The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million people, or roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population, the government announced recently. The number represents an increase of about 3 million over two years.

Diabetics are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, one of the world's biggest killers, 15 years earlier than other people. #heartdisease #diabetes

While diet, exercise, weight loss, and medications are prescribed for people with diabetes, more Americans are turning to nutritional support for additional help. Studies confirm that vitamin D and calcium supplementation are associated with a reduced risk of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 35 percent of Americans report getting less than the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep each night. This rampant deprivation has consequences, and not just grogginess: People who don’t get enough sleep are prone to a slew of health problems, including type 2 diabetes.

"When you have diabetes, your risk of a heart attack is as high as it is for a person without diabetes who's had a heart attack" F. Kaufman M.D. and head of the Center for Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism at Children's Hospital in LA.

The number of American adults diagnosed with this disease annually has spiked 54% in the last decade and now stands at an estimated 21 million. At this very moment approximately one-third of those affected don’t even know they are at risk and it takes an average of 4 to 7 years before they learn the truth.

For women who do not currently have diabetes, pregnancy brings the risk of gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes develops in 2% to 5% of all pregnancies but disappears when a pregnancy is over. Women who have had gestational diabetes are at an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life. #gestationaldiabetes #diabets #pregnancy #pregnant

Unlike people with type I diabetes who become unable to produce insulin, people with type II diabetes produce insulin. But, either the body does not respond to insulin's action-it's resistant-or there is just not enough insulin to go around-there's too much body for the amount of insulin that's made. Either problem leads to the same outcome: high levels of glucose in the blood. #diabetes #diabetic

Diabetes is rampant in America, and if I don't change my life-style, I too will add to its statistics. Listen to this broadcast as you may identify with my story.