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Archive for May, 2008

What are the Symptoms of Hypoglycaemia (Hypoglycemia)?

Low blood glucose / sugar level or Hypoglycaemia (Hypoglycemia) can happen to anybody, whether you are suffering from diabetes, prediabetes or non-diabetic so it will be good to understand this condition.  If you experienced one of more of the following symptoms, you could be suffering from Hypoglycaemia (Hypoglycemia):

giddiness
hunger
sweating
shaking
irritable
confusion
headache
fast heartbeat
impaired vision
fatigue
anxious / nervousness
trouble speaking

What do should do [...]

What? Blood glucose BG (sugar) level too low? It’s Hypoglycaemia (Hypoglycemia)

Most people only knows that if a person suffers from diabetes or prediabetes, it means that a person is suffering from high blood glucose BG / sugar level or Hyperglycaemia (Hyperglycemia).  This is only one side of the coin, diabetics and prediabetes actually can suffer from another condition known as Hypoglycemia (Hypoglycaemia).
What is Hypoglycemia?
Hypoglycemia is the [...]

Diabetes is a Chronic Illness (Disease)

What is the meaning of Chronic Illness (Disease)?
A person with a chronic illness means that the person has a medical condition that stays with him/her for many years.  Chronic illness and conditions may caused the person to lose physical condition and suffer problems over many years.  Some examples of chronic illnesses (diseases) are lung disease, heart disease, [...]

Top 10 Symptoms of Prediabetes and Diabetes

There are several tell tale symptoms of prediabetes and diabetes.  A diabetic or prediabetic may or may not have all of these listed below but if you do experience any of them, you may want to visit the doctor to perform a fasting plasma glucose test (FPG) or HbA1c test to determine if you have diabetes.  [...]

Definition of Diabetes Mellitus

The full name for Diabetes is actually Diabetes Mellitus.
“Diabetes” is a Greek word and it means ‘excessive urination’. “Mellitus” is a Latin word meaning ‘like honey’.  Therefore, if you have diabetes, it means that your urine is sweet as your body is getting rid of the sugar it cannot use through urine.
So now you know [...]