Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Diabetes Type

How many different types of diabetes are there? Basically, there are 3 types of diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes , Type 2 Diabetes and gestational diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes (also known as junvenile diabetes)

  • most commonly on children and young adults.
  • body produce little or no insulin, which means they lack of the functionality of converting the sugar into energy.

Type 2 Diabetes

  • most commonly on middle age people.
  • body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin.
  • Normally people with Type 2 diabetes have high cholesterol or high blood pressure.

Gestational Diabetes

  • happen on pregnant women.
  • Pregnant women who have never had diabetes but have high blood sugar levels during pregnancy.
  • They developed insulin resistance. When the body is not able to make and use all the insulin needed for pregnancy. It also cannot be converted into energy and this process is called hyperglycemia.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

What Causes Diabetes?

Is Diabetes really due to too much intake of sugary stuff? Well, consuming too much sugary food is definitely not good for our health. Although eating sweet stuff is not the direct cause of Diabetes, it may cause one person to become obese and normally that is to associated with Type 2 diabetes.

Causes of Diabetes:
- Heredity
Sometimes it is due to the genes that passes down from one generation to another. Hence, their risk of getting diabetes is higher.

- Improper Diet
Improper Diet is always the most common cause to Diabetes. Low protein and High Fibre intake or great consumption of refined products eg. refined sugar may cause greater risk of getting diabetes.

- Stress
Any disturbance in Cortiosteroid or ACTH therapy may lead to clinical signs of the diseases like physical injuries or emotions imbalanced.

- High Blood Pressure
People who are having high blood pressure is exposed to higher risk of diabetes.

- Obesity
people who are over weight tend to have very poor diet. They normally have higher insulin resistance.

- Age
People who are in the middle age like 40s-50s will get diabetes much more easily than young people. Although, there are people who got diabetes at the age of 20s but the risk is not as high as compared to middle age people.

- Lack of Exercise
It best advised to exercise regularly. People who exercise little or do not exercise are more prone to diabetes.

- Drug Induced
Clozapine (Clozaril), olanzapine (Zyprexa), risperidone (Risperdal), quetiapine (Seroquel) and ziprasidone (Geodon) are known to induce this lethal disease.

- High Alcohol Intake
People who are excessively drinking alcohol also can get diabetes.

- Pregnancy
Pregnant lady should watch out on their diet. Many pregnant lady got slightly higher glucose level during their pregnancy and that is normal. However, too high will cause diabetes too.


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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Treating Diabetes The Right Way

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.

Symptoms of Diabetes:

  • You urinate more often than usual.
  • Excessive Thirst.
  • Blurred Vision.
  • Feel tired easily.
  • Weight loss.
  • Cuts or sore that are difficult to heal. Especially, when there is a cut, blood difficult to get dry.
  • Dry mouth.
  • Itchy skin or yeast infection.

To confirm whether you are having diabetes, it is advisable to use a blood glucose test strip. For diabetes patient, it is very important to have your blood glucose level monitored. It was because of this consistent monitoring, doing this kind of test can be quite expensive in long run. I would suggest diabetes patient to buy cheaper and more affordable blood glucose strips at Hocks Pharmacy.

Being a leading diabetes supplies provider, they provide the need of insulin supplies shipped today or a diabetic log to track your progress. They have diabetes supplies like blood glucose meters, diabetic socks, insulin syringes, and glucose monitors.

Diabetes can lead to many kind of complications like kidney or heart problem if left untreated or not treated properly. So if you suspect having diabetes, please start treating now.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Beauty Recipes Of The Week

Hi, last week I suggested everyone to make yogurt. One of the ingredients for this week beauty recipes call for yogurt. The yogurt that you made could tranform into another healthy recipe. Great idea, right?

Avocado Juice
Ingredients:
1 avocado
1 cup of fresh milk
1/2 cup of plain yogurt
Honey (optional)

Instructions:
Remove the seeds and put the avocado pulp into a blender
Add fresh milk and yogurt into a blender and blend it.
You may add a bit of honey to taste if you like.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Do you need to do Rhinoplasty?

Rhinoplasty is actually plastic surgeon on the nose area. It is often referred as "Nose job" . People who actually goes for Rhinoplasty wants to alter the shape of their nose for a better looking result.

For advises on Rhinoplasty, you may approached Dr Babak Azizadeh. Dr Babak Azizadeh is a
Beverly Hill Rhinoplasty expert in this area. He advise people who are too young should not go on Rhinoplasty Surgeon. It best suited for people who are aged 17 and above.

He have also mastered advance rhinoplasty experience and his
Revision Rhinoplasty have gained a remarkable result that will create a natural and aesthetically pleasing nose that fits your face which no one may know you have just done a nose job.

If your expectation is to improve your features so that you can gain a better confidence, then this nose job might be suitable for you. However, if your intention is to perfect and yet you are not physically healthy and pyschological stable, it not advisable to go for it.

I would also encourage people to go on any plastic surgery to discuss with your family members and doctor for advise.