Category Archives: Diabetes

UNDERSTANDING DIABETES: WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE IT?

Actually, most people with a diabetic problem are discovered before the disease produces marked symptoms. Doctors in routine examinations of any type check at least the urine for excess sugar, and many times they also do screening tests on the blood to detect diabetes. In particular, if a person goes to a doctor with symptoms [...]

DIABETES IN YOUNG PEOPLE: CONTROLLING DIABETES

If the insulin or the diet was not properly adjusted, the child would probably feel sick or not grow properly. We do not want this to happen. We want to know if the diabetes is getting out of control before he feels the bad effects of this. We can do this by measuring the level [...]