Remember the character “Rocky,”the boxer in those movies. He was the “comeback kid.” Now, think about your liver… Did You Know that…? …if 75% of your liver were removed and 25% left, that 25% could regenerate a full size liver in 8 to 15 days? Your new liver would reorganize itself over the course of a few...
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Medivizor Honored: Top 15 Diabetes Blogs!
Medivizor has been named one of the Top 15 Diabetes Blogs on the web by Feedspot. The ranking is based on Google reputation and Google search ranking Influence and popularity on Facebook, twitter and other social media sites Quality and consistency of posts. Feedspot’s editorial team and expert review Being one of the Top 15 Diabetes Blogs on the...
Read MoreGuest Post: Want a Peanut Butter Cookie? Gluten-free & Diabetes-Friendly Recipe
Sweets People with diabetes deal with many myths. One of them is that sugar causes diabetes. This is not true for Type 1 diabetes. For those with Type 2 diabetes, obesity is a contributing factor to its development. However, the calories that lead to obesity can come from any source. The only link that research has confirmed with regards to sugar,...
Read MoreDiabetes and Innovation: Insulin Pump + CGM = Artificial Pancreas
E-health and mobile connectivity, coupled with powerful software, is hitting the diabetes community by storm. It’s a whole new world out there in self-care for people with diabetes. Insulin Pumps Rather than giving yourself individual injections of insulin every time you need it, an insulin pump provides you with rapid or short acting insulin...
Read MoreBrain Vs Pancreas: Complications of Diabetes
How healthy is my brain? This a question you probably should be asking yourself. That is, for the around 9% (about 350 million) of the world population diagnosed with diabetes, 29 million of whom live in the US, research recommends making brain health a top priority. Diabetes and Brain Health Research Not many people consider diminished brain health a...
Read More6 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Your Kidneys
You eat a burger and drink lemonade. Your digestive process breaks the proteins, fats and carbohydrates into smaller components that can be absorbed in the blood. Waste products end up in the blood too. Can you imagine what your blood would be like if there were no filters? 6 Facts about Kidneys Luckily, there are kidneys. Kidneys are one...
Read MoreBe Confident! Face Carb Counting Positively
“Have not seen this example of carbs before. I need to understand more. I am NID type 2 diabetic.” “I have type2 diabetes..I don’t understand too much about carbs..could send me a list of the amounts of carbs in food please…thanks..“ Carbs and carb counting help people with diabetes keep their blood glucose levels under control. But the...
Read MoreNovember Awareness: Diabetic Eye Disease Month [Infographic]
November is Diabetic Eye Disease Month. Two of the most common disorders of eye for diabetics is diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. The causes of both of these disorders is changes in the small blood vessels that feed the retina. These tiny blood vessels provide oxygen and energy to the cells of the retina. Without necessary nourishment, the...
Read MoreAmerican Diabetes Month: What is Prediabetes?
Prediabetes is a condition that can lead to the development of Type 2 diabetes according to the CDC. You have prediabetes if your blood glucose is higher than normal (though not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes). Other risk factors include Your age: you are “45 years of age or older” Your weight: you “are...
Read MoreWhat is Insulin? Appreciating The Remarkable Pancreas
Being Remarkable Why the superlative? One word-*Energy*! It is what the pancreas is all about! It’s job is to make sure that each and every cell in the body has the energy it needs to function. This organ, located behind the stomach, is involved first in digestion, and second in maintaining glucose levels in the blood. In medical terms these are...
Read MoreMyth Busting Diabetes
Stigma and Myths Stigma and myths go hand in hand. Myths feed the fear and misunderstanding that people use to stigmatize others and blame victims. Branding people by saying that they “caused their condition” is unproductive and unfair. This problem is happening with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Here are some myths about diabetes and recent...
Read MorePatients Helping Patients: The Evolving Diabetes Online Community
In the Beginning Feeling alone in your life journey–with illness as your companion—can make the burden of chronic disease seem unbearable. As Kerri Sparling writes, “For much of my life, I was the only diabetic I knew…. Where were all the people who were living with this disease, like I have been since I was a little girl? Was I the only...
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