Living with diabetes is not easy. It puts you at risk for a range of health issues, from eye damage to foot problems and kidney disease. Scientists have learned that having diabetes can also make you more vulnerable to Parkinson’s disease.
Management
Why the hype about diabetes and hypertension?
Hypertension or high blood pressure – what is it? And why is it important to recognize and treat hypertension in people with diabetes?
What is glucagon and when is it used?
Glucagon is a hormone released from the pancreas that raises a person’s blood sugar by converting stored glycogen in the liver into glucose.
Diabetes and seasonal allergies
As the warmer weather returns in spring, so do seasonal allergies (also known as hayfever or seasonal allergic rhinitis).
Do random blood glucose tests help?
Regular blood glucose testing is important for people with diabetes, but are random blood glucose tests also helpful?
Diabetes and insomnia
If you suffer from diabetes and insomnia, there are a few things that might be causing it. Diabetes and sleep are very closely linked