Steven Edelman, MD and perinatal specialist Thomas Moore, MD, discuss pregnancy planning, recommendations for keeping mother and baby healthy throughout the pregnancy, and post-delivery issues in women with pre-existing type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Series: Taking Control of Your Diabetes [5/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 14519]
Duration : 0:28:51
Posted in diabetic | 3 Comments »
These videos are a way for me to document my life as a person with diabetes. This one is about the diabetes police.
Duration : 0:6:26
Posted in diabetic | 16 Comments »
1 in 5 or over 73.3 million North Americans are at risk for health issues caused by poor blood glucose control. The standard treatments are not working. The webmaster of www.Diabetic-Diet-Secrets.com wants to share what will work for most type 2 diabetics
Duration : 0:5:55
Posted in diabetic | 19 Comments »
What is Type 2 Diabetes? http://www.clearlyhealth.com
Duration : 0:2:2
Posted in diabetic | 6 Comments »
One-third of diabetics don’t know that they have the condition. How can you avoid being one of them? Check out this video!
Duration : 0:2:55
Posted in diabetes | 16 Comments »
Dr. Jennifer Eddy of UW Health Family Medicine Eau Claire is running a clinical trial that investigates whether honey can help in the treatment of diabetic ulcers.
Duration : 0:2:45
Posted in diabetic | 5 Comments »
WINNER of the 2008 World Diabetes Day Young Voices video contest in NYC. Thanks to all who voted and viewed!
***DISCLAIMER: if a diabetic goes into a hyperglycemic coma, do not give him/her a glucagon shot. you will kill them. the glucagon is for LOW blood sugar, not high. we were just making a rap joke saying that up is down and down is up.
The boys from IA are at it again with another rap parody! This beat from “independent” tells you all about L.W.’s medical problem. Edited and Directed by Luke Widbin. Video by Derrick Rensink, Drew Zomermaand, and Luke Widbin.
Duration : 0:3:55
Posted in diabetes | 25 Comments »
Sian Welby discusses with Dr Chris Steele the symptoms of diabetes.
Type 1 Diabetes is most prevalent in young people, whereas Type 2 is more likely to be found in older people.
Type 2 represents 90% of all cases.
Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes: Symptoms can come on very rapidly, and include intense thirst, need to pass urine frequently, weight loss, and recurrent infections.
For Type 2 Diabetes, on average a sufferer will ahve the disease for 7 years before it is diagnosed. Symptoms come on more slowly, and include thirst, tiredness, need to pass urine, disurbance to vision.
It is a serious disease that can lead to blindness, amputation, heart disease, kindey failure, erectile disfunction and other problems.
It is easy to be tested, and this can even be done yourself at home with a testing kit from your pharmacist.
Who should get tested
People over 40
The overweight
If you ahve family memebers who are diabetic.
People of Asian and afro-carribean origin should be tested in their twenties.
80% of diabetics are overweight.
Duration : 0:5:23
Posted in diabetes | 2 Comments »
High blood sugar that’s left untreated can cause diabetic ketoacidosis or diabetic hyperosmolar syndrome; both are life threatening.
Duration : 0:0:58
Posted in diabetic | No Comments »
This shocking story may save your life....
I Turned My Husband Into A Human Guinea Pig…
And Banished His Diabetes For Good!
After champagne and wedding cake, my diabetic husband crashed
to the floor. As the ambulance pulled away, I made up my mind to
wage war on diabetes.
Only after years of research am I now making my findings
available. And you won’t believe what I’ve uncovered…
“Somebody Call An Ambulance!”
Even though diabetes ran in my family, I’d never given it much thought. Both my grandmother and my cousin had diabetes… but the disease had never hit home for me.
But that all changed on my wedding night. I knew my husband had diabetes, but I didn’t realize how serious the disease could be.
Until I Watched His Eyes Roll Up Into The Back Of His Head
On the most important night of my life, my husband crashed to the floor. Turns out, he had a bit too much cake and champagne and that caused his glucose levels to spike.
I learned a LOT about diabetes that night… but diabetes was about to learn a lot about ME in the coming years.
Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned…
Video about type 1 diabetes.