Diabetes Facts

Here are some quick but important facts about diabetes. Diabetes is the fourth or fifth leading cause of death in most developed countries. More than 194 million people worldwide are diabetic. More than 22 million children under five years old are obese or overweight and each one of these children is at a much higher … Read more

Type 1 Diabetes Life Expectancy

What is type 1 diabetes life expectancy? How long can a type 1 diabetic live?

People can make assumptions but they say that life expectancy is reduced by 25 years. Alarmingly, about 435 million diabetics in the world at the end of year 2030 are estimated by a research study conducted by the International Diabetes Federation and this data include both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Pre-Diabetes

If your blood glucose levels are above normal but not within the range of type 2 diabetes, then it’s called pre-diabetes. The good news is that pre-diabetes can still be reversed. Learn how to reverse your prediabetes.

Diabetes During Pregnancy

If you are pregnant and you have diabetes then you are not alone. These days there are millions of women who suffer from diabetes during pregnancy. Why and how does this happen? The oldest civilizations in the world namely the Greeks and the Romans have records of people suffering with diabetes. Hence, diabetes is quite … Read more

Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes, also known as Juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic or lifelong condition that occurs when the pancreas fails to produce insulin to regulate blood sugar (glucose) levels appropriately. In type 1 diabetes, the beta cells of the pancreas produce little or no insulin, the hormone that allows glucose to enter … Read more