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Article 01: Type 2 Diabetes: What Doctors Don’t Tell You

According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) type 2 diabetes is an epidemic that affects more than 18,000,000 people in the U.S alone. Statistics prove that more than 2,500 people daily are diagnosed with this disease. Almost everyone knows someone who has it. It is estimated that 1 in 4 Americans have type 2 diabetes, many do not know they have it.

Type 2 diabetes is a silent killer of thousands every year. It doesn’t come on overnight and it isn’t painful (at first). In fact, a majority of people who are newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are usually being treated for another problem. Many do not take this disease seriously enough to do anything about it until complications begin to surface.

Complications vary from person to person, but the first signs of type 2 diabetes usually include: extreme thirst, dry itchy skin, tingling in the hands and feet, increased urination, increased hunger and blurry vision. Untreated, it can eventually lead to: poor circulation, nerve damage, blindness, amputations, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, dialysis and death. Pretty serious complications.

Twenty years ago, type 2 diabetes was a disease most commonly diagnosed in people over 50. Today, our children are being diagnosed. What a sad future they have to look forward to. Life expectancy is shortened by at least 12 years along with a lifetime of insulin shots, medications and eventually dialysis.

Healthcare professionals deal with this epidemic by prescribing medications. Many of these drugs are very harmful and even deadly. Most have to be taken for life and lose their effectiveness over time, meaning the doses will have to be increased or other drugs added to the original prescription. Considering the complications associated with type 2 diabetes, our healthcare system profits quite nicely from this disease.

Avandia, a very common diabetes medication, was once thought to be a very effective drug in treating type 2 diabetes. Until it started killing people. Now known as a drug that increases risk of heart attack by 70%, many patients went scrambling to their doctors to change their meds, not knowing the amount of damage already done by this drug. This FDA approved drug. Avandia is not the only one. Almost all diabetes drugs carry some type of harmful side-effects from headaches and vomiting to heart and liver failure.

Knowing the amount of money the pharmeceutical companies make from type 2 diabetes and all of it’s complications, it’s no wonder a cure has never been found. Think carefully about what would happen if an FDA approved cure was made available. Entire wings of hospitals would shut down, doctors that specialize in diabetes would be out of work and dialysis clinics would fold. This is a very small part of the revenue made by other complications such as blindness, physical therapy due to amputations, heart institutes would lose hundreds of millions. There is just too much money to lose in making a cure available.

Canada has had a natural type 2 diabetes herbal remedy available to the public since 1999 called Eleotin. Researched for more than 20 years, Eleotin works on a metabolic level to lower blood sugars naturally and reverse type 2 diabetes by correcting the causes.

Type 2 diabetes has two main causes. Insufficient insulin produced by the pancreas (beta cell damage) or insulin resistance, when cells in the body resist insulin that is made. Eleotin restores beta cell function, restores the health of the pancreas and strengthens insulin receptors to make them more sensitive to the insulin naturally made by the body. Eleotin has no harmful side-effects, is made entirely from herbs used as foods in many countries. It is even safe for children.

Eleotin is sweeping the globe. Almost 100,000 people worldwide have used Eleotin. Many have reversed their type 2 diabetes completely. It’s time we take this disease more seriously and stop waiting for the FDA approved cure that will never appear. How many years have we dumped money into diabetes research? Where is their cure? For many thousands of people who have used Eleotin, they have already found theirs.

Emily Saar is a recovered type 2 diabetic as a result of using Eleotin and the owner of http://www.BetaTherapy.com. Visit to learn more about Eleotin and the truth about diabetes.
Author: Emily Saar
Author’s Email Address: eleotin@betatherapy.com

Article 02: Type 2 Diabetes: Is A Cure Already Here?

According to the Webster’s 21st Century Dictionary, the word “cure” means;

*Method of remedial treatment, esp. for disease.
*Recovery from disease.
*Restore to health; heal.

When type 2 diabetes is discussed, the word “cure” is met with a wide array of responses. Many people with this disease and their prescribing doctors believe there is no cure. For many however, saying type 2 diabetes can’t be reversed is like saying there is no cure for obesity.

Once you understand how type 2 diabetes develops in most people, it would be fair to say that type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle disease brought on by obesity, lack of exercise, drug use and other conscious choices. There are cases of type 2 diabetes brought on by other factors such as prescription drugs, stress and even agent orange exposure. However, obesity seems to play the largest part in the surge of the type 2 diabetes epidemic.

For the majority, the problem lies here. Beta cells inside the pancreas secrete insulin when food is eaten. Insulin acts as a key to open muscle and liver cells to allow sugars inside to be used for fuel. When a diabetic person gains additional weight due to excessive food intake, beta cells try to keep up with insulin production until they are so stressed that they eventually break down and produce less and less insulin…leaving high amounts of sugar in the blood.

The body does not replace damaged or destroyed beta cells on it’s own.

Then there is insulin resistance simply meaning muscle and liver cells don’t respond to the insulin already made by the body. Too much insulin in the bloodstream with no place to go is stored as fat. This is why so many type 2 diabetics have a unique apple-shaped body, carrying most of their excess weight around their middle.

An herbal remedy called Eleotin was introduced to the world in 1999 from Canada. Working on a metabolic level Eleotin restores beta cell function, insulin sensitivity and the health of the pancreas…the three most common causes of type 2 diabetes. Google the word Eleotin to find great informational resources on this product.

If a product such as Eleotin can rejuvenate tired and damaged beta cells and increase insulin sensitivity, the body can begin to process sugars on it’s own again. This restorative process can be considered a cure. However, if a person lives for many years untreated, this process could only halt or slow future physical damage to the body, not the complications already executed by the disease such as blindness, kidney failure or amputations. This is the same as taking a weight loss pill to “cure” obesity and thinking it will also cure the stretch marks that were the result of being overweight.

It is truly up to each individual as to what a cure means to them. No product natural or man-made will ever restore a diabetic to a non-diabetic stage forever and allow them to eat whatever they choose with no limitations. Knowing this, is there really a cure for type 2 diabetes? Define what a cure means to you. For the many thousands of Eleotin users all over the world, this means a cure.

An avid researcher on herbal diabetic treatments, Emily is a recovered type 2 diabetic as a result of using Eleotin and the owner of http://www.BetaTherapy.com.

Author: Emily Saar
Author’s Email Address: eleotin@betatherapy.com

Article 03: Toddlers With Diabetes – Tips For Success

If your child is under the age of two and has been diagnosed with diabetes, know that there are many alternatives and options available that will control this condition and ensure your child has a happy, healthy, and normal childhood.

The number of toddlers with diabetes is increasing, so know that you are not alone. Diabetes is a condition where the pancreas does not process sugar effectively.

Since there are many different types of diabetes, ask your physician to explain the exact condition that affects your child.

Also, consider seeking out parents of other diabetic toddlers in your area to glean information and support from individuals who are in your shoes.

* Learn About The Disease *

Diabetes can be frightening to anyone, but especially a parent of a toddler with diabetes.

Instead of allowing the disease to take over your life, strive to learn as much as possible about the specific type of diabetes that affects your child.

Also, be sure to learn the side effects of diabetes and any symptoms that you should be aware of that are associated with a potential problem caused by the disease.

By educating yourself, you take away some of the unexpected associated with any disease that affects a child.

Finally, learn about the proper ways to care for your child and exactly what medications or medical techniques are necessary in controlling this condition.

Many toddlers with diabetes can control the condition by switching to a favorable diet.

* Test Blood Sugars Often *

Especially with children , testing blood sugar can be difficult.

However, this task is necessary in order to determine if your child is having problems so that you can stop any potentially deadly problems before they start.

Since a blood sugar test typically involves a pin prick, consider ways to make the entire process less scary and painful for your child.

There are several high quality testing monitors on the market that are made especially for youngsters with diabetes.

Also, speak with your child and let him or her know the exact reason why this test needs to be performed.

Education is the key to understanding.

* Develop A Schedule *

Schedules are important in the life of any child, but especially one that has been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.

By developing a schedule for your child and ensuring that he or she sticks to it, you are working diligently to control the diabetes.

This schedule is especially important when it comes to meal times. Most diabetics need to eat smaller meals more frequently.

With small children, consider developing a game that will allow him or her to stick to the schedule without feeling regimented.

As you child grows and enters into schooling, you should maintain this schedule to prevent potential problems from developing during the day.

* Plan For The Worst *

If you properly control the disease, the risks of complications or problems are less likely to happen.

However, you should always have a plan in mind in the event the worst does happen.

Create a special diabetes station in your home and be sure that everyone in your home (even another child) knows how to use the equipment properly.

You may also need to teach your child that suffers from diabetes on the correct way to use the medical equipment in case he or she needs to self medicate.

By developing a plan, everyone will know exactly what to do and panic will be avoided so that the problem can be solved immediately. This is also the case when you are traveling.

Carry a small kit just in case your diabetic child should have to need medicine to stop a potential problem.

Mike Herman Is The Publisher of http://www.4HealthConcerns.com. Where He Has More Information On Juvenile Diabetes at http://www.4HealthConcerns.com/Diabetes/juvenile-diabetes-diagnosis.html That You Can Research While Relaxing at Home
Author: Mike Herman
Author’s Email Address: mikeherman1@cox.net

Article 04: Blood Sugar: Essential in Diabetes Control

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Diabetes o Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the body does not produce or use insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other foods into energy. The cause of diabetes at time is a mysterious; it seems that genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play important roles and control levels sugar is really important too.

Controlling your blood sugar level should be your main priority if you are diabetic. It should always be kept and maintained at a normal level, which means it should not go either above or below.

This is very important for you to remember because there would be some complications if your sugar level on the blood goes below or above the normal level.

In order to know what your blood sugar level is, you can test it by using a glucose meter. This is used to detect hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia, glucose meter is a device that may help you to do this so easily.

Testing is usually done before and after meals, for at least a few times a week. The blood sugar tests are used for you to have more information about your glucose levels. Therefore, you can adjust and maintain the food you eat and how you exercise.

There are a number of companies that sells glucose meters. You can either buy it in pharmacies, or you can order online, you only have to do a search on one of the main search engines to find the right and cheaper blood sugar meter, if you want to buy online.

Having your own glucose meter is much more convenient than running to your nearest medical laboratory in order to test your blood sugar levels, is much more easy and you reduce costs.

With a glucose meter, you test your glucose levels anytime you want. It is very important for you to know if you are hypoglycaemic or hyperglycaemic in order to know what to do in case you are feeling ill. (You may research in Wikipedia further information about hypoglycaemic or hyperglycaemic).

Here are the symptoms to know if you have a high or low blood sugar level:

High Glucose Level:

- Increased thirst
- Fatigue
- Increased urination
- Slow-healing infections
- Blurred vision

Low Glucose Level:

- Hunger
- Sweating
- Trembling
- Confusion
- Anxiety
- Blurred vision
- Comatose

If you feel some of the symptoms mentioned above, you may want to get your glucose tested by testing it with a sugar meter of the blood, and always will be fine talk with your physician for advice about this disease and how control it.

Article written by Hector Milla, editor of http://www.thehighbloodsugar.org, a website about High Blood Sugar, thanks for using this article in your website or ezine keeping a live link.
Author: Hector Milla
Author’s Email Address: consultas@borrodicom.cl

Article 05: The Connection Between Diabetes And Heart Disease

Diabetes and heart disease go hand-in-hand. Diabetic persons are at much greater risk to having heart attacks, high blood pressure, and strokes. People who have diabetes have often much higher blood sugar level that can cause damage to many parts of the body including the blood vessels. Vascular problems due to diabetes may also include poor circulation to the legs and feet, unfortunately these problems can go undetected and can start early in life.

Risks of getting both can start before the age of thirty. Two most common types of diabetes are type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes also called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system attacks the pancreas’ cells that produce insulin, resulting in low amount of insulin or no insulin at all. Type 2 diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus is the outcome of the body’s inability to produce enough insulin or no insulin at all.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends early diagnosis, treatment and management of risk factors.

Sufferers of both kind experience changes in the blood vessels where the linings of the blood vessels may become thicker making it more difficult for the flow of blood through the vessels. Blood vessels in other parts of the body can also be damaged due to diabetes that can lead to kidney problems, eye problems, and poor circulation to the legs and feet.

Diabetes and heart disease rates in adults are two to four times higher than adults without diabetes. The risk of stroke is also two to four times higher for diabetic people. Seventy- three percent of diabetic adults also has high blood pressure and has heart attacks at an earlier age.

The most common symptoms of heart disease may include chest pain, shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, and swollen ankles. However, every person may experience symptoms differently. These symptoms may also resemble other medical conditions and so it is always advisable to seek the help of a physician for diagnosis.

Heart disease may still occur to a person taking proper self-care. The physician will determine specific treatment according to age, medical history and overall health of the person. It will also be based on the extent of the disease and the tolerance for specific medications, procedure or therapies.

When risk factors for a person with diabetes are eliminated or reduced, the risk for heart disease may also be reduced. Taking care of ones health and controlling blood sugar can often slow down or avoid the onset of complications for diabetes and heart disease.

For More Information On Connection Between Diabetes and Heart Disease At: http://connectionbetweenheartdiseaseandobesity.vioxxandcoronaryheartdisease.com

Author: Joann Cheong
Author’s Email Address: Joanncheong@yahoo.com

Article 06: What You Should Know Before Taking Avandia For Diabeties
Avandia is a prescription drug that is used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. It can be used alone or in combination with other diabetes medications. It increases the response to insulin made in the body without stimulating more insulin production.

Other activities like diet control, weight loss, and exercise should be tried as an attempt to control diabetes before starting with Avandia. This medication works best if combined with exercises and proper diet.

People under the age of 18 should avoid Avandia. There are several chemical ingredients like rosiglitazone maleate, in Avandia. Anyone allergic to such substances should avoid this drug.

Your doctor should be made aware of your health conditions, before prescribing this medication. For example, if you have any heart disorders or history of heart failure, you should let your doctor know.

Furthermore, if you have juvenile diabetes (Type 1), a history of diabetic ketoacidosis, or diabetic eye disease known as Macular Edema, you should make this information available to your doctor.

If you have any sort of liver problems, a blood test is recommended. If you are taking any other diabetes medications such as Troglitazon make sure your doctor is aware of this. Better to be safe than sorry.

Any woman who is pregnant or attempting to become pregnant should not take it. At present there is no data to indicate whether or not Avandia is harmful to unborn children. But why take that risk. You should also avoid taking this while breastfeeding. Remember to consult your doctor about choices of birth control, since intake of Avandia may lead to unwanted pregnancies.

Bear in mind, that Avandia can react with the other drugs and produce unpleasant side effects. Therefore, you must let your physician know about all the medicines (OTC drugs, vitamins, or herbal supplements) you take, to avoid any potential risk of side effects.

Like any other drug, Avandia comes with a list of possible side effects. Avandia causes fluid retention and people with heart problems increase the risk of heart failure by taking this medication. Swelling due to fluid retention could occur as well. Be cautious, if you notice symptoms such as swelling of ankles or legs, shortness of breath, rapid increase in weight, or excessive fatigue, with no apparent reason, tell your doctor right away.

Hypoglycemia or low blood sugar may occur. Some symptoms of this include, dizziness and shakiness.

Apart from fluid retention, Avandia also retains extra body fat resulting in weight gain. It also promotes ovulation resulting in higher chances of becoming pregnant. This is more common in premenopausal women.

Liver related problems could be a major side effect. Get a blood check done to make sure that everything is right with the liver before taking Avandia. In fact, get the check up done, during the course of taking Avandia, to make sure no problems have cropped up without your knowledge. Nausea or vomiting, abdominal pain, unusual fatigue, loss of appetite, dark colored urine, yellow skin or yellowing of the whites of the eyes are some of the common symptoms of Avandia. If you notice any of these symptoms, visit your doctor as soon as possible.

Disclaimer – The information presented here should not be interpreted as or substituted for medical advice. Please talk to your doctor for more information about Avandia.

Copyright © 2006, Heather Colman. Find more Avandia resources at: http://www.avandia-discussion.info and http://www.ebookpalace.com

Author: Heather Colman
Author’s Email Address: colman4029@yahoo.com

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