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How to deal with diabetes – Southeast Louisiana Home Health, LIVING WELL Magazine

March 30, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

How to deal with diabetes

Courtesy Southeast Louisiana Home Health, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine

Diabetes is a metabolic disease that is a lifelong chronic illness. It manifests itself by high levels of sugar in the blood that result from defects in the body’s ability to produce and/or use insulin. Symptoms of high blood sugar include blurred vision, excess thirst, fatigue, frequent urination, hunger, weight loss and more serious diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). […]

Time does not heal all wounds – Lifecare Technology, LIVING WELL Magazine

March 26, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Time Does Not Heal All Wounds
Courtesy Lifecare Technology, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine

Although most skin wounds heal normally, there are millions in the U.S. with problem wounds that do not heal. Most occur on the legs or feet and are associated with problems such as diabetes, peripheral arterial disease (reduced circulation), peripheral neuropathy (reduced sensation) and chronic leg edema (swelling). […]

Two-way relationship between diabetes and periodontal disease – Northlake Periodontics – LIVING WELL Magazine

March 19, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Two-Way Relationship Between Diabetes and Periodontal Disease

Diabetes can increase a patient’s chance of having periodontal disease and research suggests that periodontal disease may make it more difficult for diabetics to control their blood sugar.

Courtesy Northlake Periodontics, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
More than 25 million people in the U.S., that is 8.3% of the population, have diabetes with seven million being undiagnosed. […]

In Your Home Care talks Alzheimer's, a disease without boundaries – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 31, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Alzheimer’s, A Disease Without Boundaries

By Karin LaRocca, R.N., BSN, CEO of In Your Home Care, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
Very often the initial symptoms appearing in a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease are remembered in hindsight, a little like viewing an accident in the rearview mirror. At first, his difficulty in recalling words may seem like nothing, perhaps no more than a lack of sleep or a “senior moment.” Then she may begin repeating herself, asking the same questions over and over again. […]

Texas Retina Associates talks Diabetes: The Number One Cause of Blindness – LIVING WELL Magazine

December 9, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Diabetes: The Number One Cause of Blindness

Early Detection and Management Can Help Save Your Sight

By Rajiv Anand, MD, MS, FRCS, Texas Retina Associates, North Dallas LIVING WELL Magazine

Diabetes or high blood sugar is a problem for many middle-age Americans. With obesity and sedentary lifestyles on the rise, it is estimated there are about 45 million people in the U.S. with type 2 diabetes. Most people don’t realize diabetes can also affect the eyes and lead to vision loss. This damage is exacerbated with high blood pressure and cholesterol. […]

College Pharmacy discusses the importance of blood sugar control in disease prevention – LIVING WELL Magazine

November 22, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Blood Sugar Control Important In Disease Prevention & Age Management

By Jerry Gillick, RPh, College Pharmacy, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
For the 19 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the U.S., blood sugar control is a daily battle. For the rest of the population, controlling fluctuations in blood sugar is an important factor in disease prevention and age management. […]

First Texas Home Health Discusses Diabetes

August 18, 2010 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

By: Dana Weaver, RN, First Texas Home Health, for SENIOR Magazine (Northshore edition)

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles. Diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes, is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States. […]