Posts Tagged ‘Diabetes’
Coffee May Prevent Dementia
You drink three to five cups of coffee every day, you can reduce the risk of dementia by 65 percent. This emerged in a survey done by the University of Kuopio in Finland, in cooperation with the National Public Health Institute and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.
The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between coffee and risk of dementia. Until now, caffeine-term effect on the central nervous system was unknown.
Prolonged study
1409 people participated in the survey. They specified how much coffee they drank in 1972, 1977, 1982 or 1987, depending on when the participants were middle-aged (average 50 years). They were divided into three groups based on their consumption of coffee:
- Small coffee: 0-2 cups per day Read the rest of this entry »
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Water Good for People with Heart
Exercise in warm water improves physical function in elderly patients with both heart failure and older with heart failure and type 2 diabetes. Water has previously been assessed as inappropriate training for people with heart failure.
The background to the assumption is that the water itself is a pressure on the body and then transferred to the blood from the legs to the torso.
It is considered likely to create further pressure on the heart. Physiotherapy Asa Cider thesis has shown that bathing in the warm pool on the contrary, gives a reduced cardiac load, resulting in an improved pump function and a lower heart rate. Read the rest of this entry »
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How to Inject Insulin
Proper injection technique is important for optimum effect of insulin and the regulation of blood sugar.
Who needs insulin?
In type 1 diabetes, the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas damaged. Anyone who suffers from this type of diabetes therefore need insulin treatment.
Type 2 diabetes because the body’s insulin work for the poor, or the pancreas does not produce enough. Not everyone who suffers from this type of need insulin treatment, but if the change of diet and use of the tablets do not provide good enough results, it is necessary.
What types of insulin are available?
- Extra fast-acting
- Fast-acting
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Divorce Would Damage Health
People going through a divorce, are more likely to suffer health problems, including heart disease and cancer, says a new study has shown.
Divorce and widowhood are long-term commitment, with negative effects on the physical, which is only marginally improved if a person finds a new partner.
The stress and financial uncertainty of separation may continue to wreak havoc in our bodies even decades after specifically, research indicates.
Divorced people have 20 percent more to chronic health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes or cancer, in relation to married persons, the study on 8652 people aged between 51 and 61 years, carried conducted by Professor Linda Waite of the University of Chicago.
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Diagnosis of Diabetes
An expert committee of the American Diabetes Association recently recommended a change in the names of the two main types of diabetes since the previous names generated confusion.
The type of diabetes known as type I, juvenile-onset diabetes or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is now known as type 1 diabetes. The type of diabetes known as Type II, noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes is now type 2 diabetes. The new names reflect the effort to stop basing the names on treatment or age of onset.
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Diabetes and Pregnancy
About 1 percent of all pregnant women have a condition that causes fear, most often due to lack of information, it is the glucose intolerance induced by pregnancy.
Formerly known as gestational diabetes, the nomenclature was changed just to avoid psychological problems and insecurity in the pregnant woman. This is a condition limited to the period of gestation and can be corrected simply with a diet after delivery.
Although it presents only a small proportion of pregnant women, is the largest endocrine pathology during pregnancy. This disease belongs to the group of disorders linked to heredity. The ethnic factor is also present. The populations of India and Micronesia are more prone to this condition.
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