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Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from a defect in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. This program is designed to provide insight on what diabetes does to a person's body, the various types of diabetes, complications associated with this disease and important steps to prevent or decrease the risk of complications.
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Type 1 diabetes (formerly known as insulin dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes) is a condition where there is too much glucose or sugar in the blood because the pancreas is unable to make enough insulin. Insulin is the hormone that allows the glucose from the food we eat to enter the cells of the body to provide energy and stores glucose in the liver to be used as it is needed. Insulin replacement is therefore essential for people with type 1...
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Diabetes is a condition where there is too much glucose in the blood. Glucose, a form of sugar, is the main source of fuel for our bodies. In people with diabetes, blood glucose levels are higher than normal because the body does not produce enough insulin and often cannot use insulin properly. This Speaking from experience video offers offer first-hand accounts from people living with type 2 diabetes. It was produced in partnership with Diabetes...
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Diabetes know no prejudice, it strikes the young and the old, from every race and demographic. If left to its own devices, the disease can be debilitating, but with proper treatment, those with diabetes can expect to enjoy a healthy life. This comprehensive program identifies the different types of diabetes, available medication, and acute and long-term complications associated with this disease. Learn key factors to help your patients manage their...
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Type 1 diabetes is an auto-immune disease that can occur at any time of life, although it does first appear more commonly in younger people. Unlike type 2 diabetes, it is not a lifestyle related condition and cannot be prevented through healthy eating and exercise. Presently, there is no cure for type 1 diabetes. Approximately 10-15% of all people with diabetes have type 1. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to regulate...
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Diabetes is a condition in which there is too much sugar in the blood. Children with diabetes usually have Type 1 diabetes, in which the pancreas doesn't make insulin. It is one of the most common chronic diseases in children. This Speaking from experience program offers offer first-hand accounts from people living with type 1 diabetes. It was produced in partnership with Diabetes Australia VIC.
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Sugar Coated examines the various public relations tactics that the food industry has employed over the years to beat back accelerating concerns about the toxicity of sugar. Its starting point is a secret PR campaign the industry devised in the 1970s to deflect attention away from developing health concerns about sugar. It then traces how in the years since the industry has honed its PR tactics to counter mounting scientific evidence about the dangers...
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The Pima and Tohono O'odham Indians of southern Arizona have arguably the highest diabetes rates in the world, half of all adults are afflicted. But a century ago, diabetes was virtually unknown here. Researchers have poked and prodded the Pima for decades in search of a biological, or more recently, genetic, explanation for their high rates of disease. Meanwhile, medical-only interventions have failed to stem the rising tide not just among Native...
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"Diabetes is a hidden epidemic that affects over 100 million people in the US, claiming more lives than cancer and HIV combined and costing close to $350 billion each year. Blood Sugar Rising puts human faces to these statistics, presenting personal stories that showcase the struggles of living with this illness and revealing new hopes for better diabetes management and prevention." --Amazon
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In this new routine, Peggy Cappy demonstrates her signature yoga approach in a daily workout for people struggling with diabetes or pre-diabetes. Divided into seven separate segments, the exercises can be done at home, all at once in just over an hour, or 1 segment at a time. A growing body of research suggests that yoga can be helpful for people living with diabetes and/or at risk for it, paired, paired, of course, with the right diet.
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Regular practice of yoga reduces symptoms of diabetes greatly. The poses will work mainly in stimulating the pancreas to help release the insulin hormones to help metabolism. This film is part of a series of instructional videos to be used as a tool towards listeners own comprehensive holistic approach for better health.
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Dr. Neal D. Barnard teaches how to establish a new style of eating which engages four food groups: vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and legumes. This approach to managing diabetes is based on lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, shedding unwanted pounds, and improving how your body responds to insulin.
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"Simply raw: reversing diabetes in 30 days, chronicles six Americans with diabetes who switch to a diet consisting entirely of vegan, organic, live, raw foods in order to reverse diabetes naturally. The participants are challenged to give up meat, dairy, sugar, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, soda, junk food, fast food, processed food, packaged food, and even cooked food--as well as go without their loved ones and many of their creature comforts--for...
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