All Entries in the "Diabetes" Category
Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes Affects Cardiovascular Function
According to a new study, adolescents with type 1 diabetes have now been found to have abnormal insulin resistance, which appears to negatively affect heart, blood vessel and exercise function in this population.
In type 1 diabetes, which most often begins in childhood, the immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. [...]
Diabetes Terms Made Easy
HbA1C stands for Hemoglobin A1C. It represents how well your blood sugar has been controlled in the past three months. The HbA1C test is done to measure the amount of sugar that attaches to the red blood cell. Red blood cells live about three months that is why the A1C test shows the average blood [...]
Diabetic Eye Disease
What Is Diabetic Eye Disease (Diabetic Retinopathy)?
With diabetes, the body can’t use or store sugar properly. Diabetes damages the blood vessels in the eye. The damage of the blood vessels causes diabetic retinopathy. In later stages, the disease may lead to new blood vessel growth over the retina. The new blood vessels can cause scar [...]
