Diabetes patients are twice as likely to suffer from hypertension compared to individuals who do not have Diabetes, says the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group. Approximately 3 million Americans, or two out of three people have both diseases today. In the UK the ratio is 3:10 in people with Type 1 Diabetes and 8:10 in people with Type 2 Diabetes. Like … [Read more...]
Understanding Diabetes: What You Need to Know
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease caused by either an elevated or decreased blood sugar level. It has two major types: Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, classified according to how a person’s system handles natural insulin production. In Type 1 Diabetes, the pancreas does not produce enough insulin requiring people having it to inject a dose of insulin when their blood sugar … [Read more...]