Treatment for this type of diabetes can include: Diabetic eating plan Exercise Weight loss Oral drugs Injectable drugs Treating other problems like stress or sleep apnea Dietary supplements Not all people with diabetes need drug therapy. A healthy eating plan and exercise alone can be enough if the...
Symptoms of untreated diabetes are weight loss, polyuria (increased urination), polydipsia (increased thirst), and polyphagia (increased hunger). Symptoms may develop rapidly (weeks or months) in type 1 diabetes, while they usually develop much more slowly and may be subtle or absent in type ...
High Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetic Men With Depressive Symptoms: A Meta-AnalysisXu Wang MSXiaohua Yang MDYihong Cai BSShengmei Wang BSWeiqun Weng MSThe Journal of Sexual Medicine
Decrease in sex drive:Women with diabetes may experience lower sex drive (libido) and blood flow problems to the genital area, which can decrease sexual response and orgasm, and nerve damage (diabetic neuropathy), which can result invaginal drynessand decreased sensation. Symptoms related to polycy...
Dr. Frank Siringo on Diabetic Macular Edema Diabetic macular edema (DME) is one of the most common causes of vision loss, but it doesn’t have to be. For our new video series, Dr. Frank Siringo answers your most common questions about DME and the related eye disease diabetic retinopathy...
Blood will be drawn first thing in the morning before you eat or drink anything other than water. A result under 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) is normal; 100 to 125 mg/dL is prediabetic; and 126 mg/dL or above indicates diabetes. Your doctor will likely want to do the test ...
Non-diabetic hyperglycemia Prediabetes Symptoms Most people don't have any signs of prediabetes. But you might notice that: You're a lot thirstier than usual. You pee a lot. Your vision is blurry. You’re a lot more tired than usual. ...
Standars of medical care in diabetes—2006. Diabetes Care. 2006;29:(suppl 1) S4-S4216373931PubMedGoogle Scholar 43. Marcus MD, Wing RR, Guare J, Blair EH, Jawad A. Lifetime prevalence of major depression and its effect on treatment outcome in obese type II diabetic patients. Diabetes...
Diabetes is a hereditary disease, which means a child of a person who is diabetic is at higher risk of developing diabetes compared to the general population at the given age. Diabetes can be inherited from either parent. The child’s risk increases: ...
Photo of diabetic treatment by iStock Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels that result from defects in insulin secretion, its action, or both. Normally, blood glucose levels are tightly controlled by insulin, a hormone produced by...