Sleep and Sugar: How Diabetes Affects Getting a Good Night's Sleep By Alicia Sanchez Diabetes and sleep loss often go hand in hand. People with diabetes are often sleep deprived, and at the same time, sleep loss may make diabetic symptoms worse. For example, sleep deprivation has been linked to impaired glucose metabolism. What Diabetes Does to Sleep Diabetics often … [Read more...] about Sleep and Sugar
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Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy – Keep the car moving By Jacob Panici, DPM First let us agree on what we are talking about. Autonomic neuropathy has nothing to do with driving your car despite the title. Rather, ‘auto’ refers to the fact that your body performs many different functions without conscious thought or direction. You think about picking up an object, taking … [Read more...] about Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
Best Shoes For People With Diabetes
Best Shoes For Diabetes Without Neuropathy What are the best shoes for people with diabetes? It depends. There are two broad categories of people who have diabetes, those with sensation, and those without. As diabetes progresses, the individual affected may lose sensation. This usually starts in the toes, but may progress to encompass the foot, lower leg, and beyond. … [Read more...] about Best Shoes For People With Diabetes
World Diabetes Day 2017
World Diabetes Day 2017 Hello all! The 14th of November 2017 is World Diabetes Day. This year the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) has chosen Women and Diabetes as the theme. We just published an article on diabetes and breast cancer in October, and it can be found here. There are over 440 million people worldwide with diabetes, and about 200 … [Read more...] about World Diabetes Day 2017
Breast Cancer and Diabetes
Breast Cancer and Diabetes October is breast cancer awareness month in the United States. As my site deals mainly with diabetes and diabetic complications, I will be writing about breast cancer and diabetes. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, or so the saying goes. This being the case, what can be done to avoid breast cancer, and can we avoid or cure … [Read more...] about Breast Cancer and Diabetes
