Diabetes and Impotence

Being diabetic can often lead to quite a few complications if your blood glucose goes up and down and if your HBA1C are repeatedly over 7.5. Impotence is one of the most common diabetic complications, but doctors and diabetic nurses seldom talk about it. Perhaps they are ashamed to bring it up, or they simply [...]

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This website is now under new management, powered by a guy with diabetes. I will here write about my own experience with diabetes and how I try to avoid complications. You can also learn more about common symptoms for hypo and signs that you might have diabetes. Diabetic.org.uk will also discuss insulin pump therapy and [...]

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Asians have 50 % higher risk to develop type 2 diabetes

May 13th, 2012 matthew Comments Off
type 2 diabetes - Asians

Did you know that Asian people are less likely to develop type 1 diabetes, but more likely to be affected by type 2 diabetes? According to a recent study by George L. King, M.D at Joslin Diabetes Center, Asian Americans are much more likely to develop diabetes type 2. Current research shows it’s about 50 % higher risk for people from Asian countries. However, the first sights of becoming diabetic might be shown differently among Asians.

Diabetes affects Asians body differently

According to the Harvard researchers, there are considerable differences between how diabetes affects Americans and Asians body’s chemistry. While most Asians Read more »

Pancreatic islets transplants vs Pancreas transplantation

May 12th, 2012 matthew Comments Off
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The first pancreatic islets transplant from a brain-dead donor are being planned in Japan. The pancreatic islets are the function in the body which make insulin. Japan today have about 100 000 diabetic people and the amount of people getting it every year keep inc

Diabetes Drug Victoza Leading to Cancer?

April 30th, 2012 matthew Comments Off

Consumer activists such as Public Citizen now ask FDA to ban one of the newest drugs to assist in type Diabetes, Victoza. The main reasons to ban Victoza are because of the increased pancreatic and thyroid cancer risk. So far, at least 28 cased of pancreatic cancer have been diagnosed by patients using Victoza. Usually, this type of cancer is very rare and only happens among less than 1 in 10 000 people. Read more »

Fruits and vegetables can lower risk of getting diabetes

April 26th, 2012 matthew Comments Off

A recent study published in Diabetes Care shows that people getting both fruits and vegetables in their diet have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The research, carried out by Nita G. Forouhi, from the Institute of Metabolic Science in Cambridge, covered over 3700 adults in UK. Read more »

Diabetes and Impotence

April 21st, 2012 matthew Comments Off
Diabetic impotence

Diabetic impotence
Being diabetic can often lead to quite a few complications if your blood glucose goes up and down and if your HBA1C are repeatedly over 7.5.

Impotence is one of the most common diabetic complications, but doctors and diabetic nurses seldom talk about it. Perhaps they are ashamed to bring it up, or they simply don’t know where to start the discussion. Luckily for you, our team here at Diabetic.org.uk is not shy to speak about how diabetes can lead to impotence, how you can improve your erections and which treatments you can choose between.

Why do so many diabetics suffer from impotence?

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Irregular sleep may lead to diabetes

April 19th, 2012 matthew Comments Off

Shift workers and people with irregular sleeping habits may be of higher risk to get both diabetes and become overweight, according to research shown in Sciene Translation Medicine.

Many shift workers have shown early signs and symptoms of developing diabetes, some as early as a few weeks after their new habits. One of the reasons people with irregular sleeping habits might be more likely to get diabetes. Our research find that it’s very important to get enough sleep to keep healthy, while sleep should be at night for the best effect. The only limitation in the study seems to be a low number of participiants, so the findings of people developing diabetes might actually be quite different if the study were done with a bigger sample.

Chemicals leading to diabetes?

April 13th, 2012 matthew Comments Off
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chemicals might lead to diabetes
Surprising findings have been made regarding plastics and chemicals found in perfume. A Swedish study suggests that people with a modest level of chemicals in their blood are double as likely to develop diabetes.

The study analyzed data compiled from 1000 people aged over 70, of which over 100 had developed diabetes. Other possible factors that might lead to diabetes type 2 include obesity, a high intake of carbohydrates while genetic reasons also play an important role.

Source: Diabetes Journals

Diabetic.org.uk under new management

April 12th, 2012 matthew Comments Off
diabetic-impotence

This website is now under new management, powered by a guy with diabetes. I will here write about my own experience with diabetes and how I try to avoid complications. You can also learn more about common symptoms for hypo and signs that you might have diabetes. Diabetic.org.uk will also discuss insulin pump therapy and the lack thereof in UK.

This website is intended for people new to diabetes, those who want to learn more and for relatives and partners looking for guidance. We try to assist as much as we can and write about the latest news and research in the diabetic blog.

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