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Early diagnosis: It is a must that if Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) is suspected that it be diagnosed early so that treatment is initiated on time and complications are avoided. In a child with signs and symptoms of blood sugar over 200 mg/dl or a fasting sugar above 126 mg/dl confirms the diagnosis. Further tests are often [...]

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Diabetes and weight loss indeed have a connection, which can be positive or negative. Sudden and unexplained weight loss is usually the first visible sign of diabetes. At the same time, it is a known fact that most people diagnosed with diabetes (type 2) are overweight. So losing weight at this point will help in [...]

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“You cannot always control circumstances, but you can control your own thoughts.”
Discussed in this article:
1) The Sleep-Diabetes Connection.
2) Sleep and Depression–A Brief Overview
3) How A Hypnotist Can Help.
The Sleep-Diabetes Connection
“Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts. As to diseases, make a habit of two things—to help, or at least to [...]

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To manage diabetes, it helps to understand how it affects your body. In healthy people, the body turns food into glucose (blood sugar) to use for energy. Insulin, produced by the pancreas, is the hormone responsible for shuttling glucose into the body’s cells where it is either used right away or stored for later use. [...]

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