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Written by Michael Corrieri
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Between two and four percent of pregnancies are affected by the temporary condition of gestational diabetes.
Gestational diabetes occurs because of glucose intolerance during pregnancy. It means that the glucose or sugar can’t leave the blood stream to feed the body’s cells and be transformed into energy. Because the glucose is essentially stuck in the blood stream, the glucose levels rise and become harmful for both the pregnant woman and her unborn baby. |
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Written by Michael Corrieri
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According to the American Diabetes Association or ADA, the rise in Type 2 diabetes in children has reached epidemic proportions.
Type 1 diabetes was historically thought to be the type of diabetes that children contracted, except for rare cases. In fact type 1 is traditionally called juvenile diabetes. But in the last several years there has been a growing percentage of children and young adults that are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. |
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More Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes |
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Written by Michael Corrieri
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Diabetes mellitus is a disease that occurs when the body is unable to normally use a type of sugar called glucose.
Sometimes this disease is called sugar diabetes. Glucose is the main source of energy that is utilized by every cell in your body. Glucose levels in the blood are controlled by insulin, a hormone made in the pancreas. Insulin helps your body utilize the sugar or glucose for the cells. |
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