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How to Find a 'Best' Hospital for Diabetes
A hospital stay due to diabetes-related complications, like nerve pain or circulatory problems, should not happen—it means the disease wasn't properly managed. Moreover, a hospital stay for any reason exposes diabetic patients to special dangers.
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Best Hospitals: Diabetes & Endocrinology
Search for the best hospital near you.
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5 Foods That Help Prevent or Manage Type 2 Diabetes
Nuts, fish, fat-free dairy products, and green leafy vegetables may help.
Diabetes Information
- Gestational Diabetes Information
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Gestational Diabetes
As it grows, the placenta secretes hormones that make it harder for a woman's body to use insulin normally. She needs an increasingly large amount of insulin to maintain normal blood glucose levels. When Mom's pancreas can't keep up with the higher demand, the body falls behind in processing glucose, and gestational diabetes results. more »
Gestational Diabetes News
How to Stop Diabetes From Starting
Diabetes Prevention Starts With Your Doctor
- Prediabetes Information
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Prediabetes
Studies show that most people with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within 10 years if they don't make some lifestyle changes such as losing weight and starting a program of moderate physical activity. They also have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. more »
Prediabetes News
Health Buzz: Youth Diabetes, Pre-diabetes Rates Rise
Diabetes Prevention Starts With Your Doctor
- Type 1 Diabetes Information
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Type 1 Diabetes
Many people have this type of diabetes, which usually develops in children and young adults when their immune systems attack cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, a hormone that helps cells absorb glucose from the bloodstream. more »
Type 1 Diabetes News
How to Manage Type 1 Diabetes As You Age
Twitter Chat About Children with Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Information
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Type 2 Diabetes
People with this disease don't produce enough insulin and/or are unable to use it properly. Unless diet and medications are carefully managed, glucose can build up in the bloodstream. Possible complications include heart attacks and kidney failure. more »
Type 2 Diabetes News
Sherri Shepherd: How I Cope With Diabetes
Twitter Chat About Children with Diabetes
