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Diabetes-Induced Dry Skin
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Follow these tips to help you stay on top of your diabetic skin care. (Diabetic Complications, Skin Infections, Nerve Damage, Peripheral Vascular Disease)
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Get A "Grrip!": Diabetes and Your Hands
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When you hear about the complications of diabetes, you usually hear about your heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves, and feet. But diabetes can affect the muscles and joints of your hands, too. Diabetes-related hand conditions are usually not life-threatening, but they can have a great impact on the quality of your life. (Diabetic Complications, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Stiff-Hand Syndrome, Dupuytren's Contracture)
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Are You At Risk For Vitamin B-12 Deficiency?
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Vitamin B-12 deficiency can lead to anemia, nerve damage, tiredness, weakness, depression, weight loss, and numbness and tingling in the hands and feet. (Neuropathy, Type 2 Diabetes, Vitamin B-12)
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Vitamin B12
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Vitamin B12, also called cobalamin, is one of eight water-soluble B vitamins. All B vitamins help the body to convert carbohydrates into glucose (sugar) which is "burned" to produce energy. (Heart Disease, Neuropathy, Stress)
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Los Diabéticos Que Controlan Rigurosamente Sus Niveles De Azúcar Tienen Más
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Las personas con diabetes que mantienen controles rigurosos de los niveles de azúcar, tienen una probabilidad mucho menor de desarrollar pié diabético o daños en los nervios, según una nueva investigación de la Universidad de Michigan, realizada a nivel nacional. (Diabetes Research, Neuropathy, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes)
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Alpha Lipoic Acid
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A little known but extremely powerful antioxidant nutrient is available in supplemental form called alpha lipoic acid. Alpha lipoic acid appears to be a wonder nutrient and it seems to work particularly well in diabetic patients. (Alpha Lipoic Acid, Diabetes Research, Diabetic Complications, Neuropathy)
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High Blood Sugar - A Sticky Situation
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Think about what happens when you spill honey; it gets on your fingers, sticks to everything you touch, and generally gums up your entire kitchen counter. Now imagine a honey spill taking place inside your bloodstream - which is essentially what high blood sugar is. (Diabetic Complications, Neuropathy, Cardiovascular Disease)
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Prevent & Protect - Control Blood Sugar To Prevent Complications
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Three out of five people with diabetes have one or more complications from the disease. In the United States, more than 200,000 people a year die from all types of diabetic complications. (Diabetic Complications, Heart Disease, Stroke, Neuropathy)
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The Power of GLA
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Science has established rather conclusively that GLA halts the otherwise inevitable advance of nerve damage caused by diabetes. GLA helps the nerves to heal. (Diabetic Neuropathy, diabetic nutrition, diabetic product )
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Men and Diabetes
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Complications of diabetes in men can include sexual dysfunction, heart disease, diabetic retinopathy, intermittent claudication and neuropathy. Diabetes research has brought to light the importance of prevention; including improved blood glucose control, blood pressure control and improved control of cholesterol and lipids.
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Caring For Your Feet - Diabetic Symptoms
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Proper foot care can be primary importance for those with diabetes. You can prevent diabetic complications such as amputation by following these valuable guidelines.
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