What’s the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? Expert answer: First, the formal name for what we commonly call diabetes is diabetes mellitus, which translates from the Greek as making lots of urine with sugar in it or making lots of sweet urine. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus are diseases that
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Sugar and sweets are always pleasant to eat and taste so good. On the other hand, consumption of too much sugar is deemed unhealthy and can lead to rotten teeth, cavities and even unwanted weight gain. Many people also tend to believe eating sugar is the result of diabetes, according to Pam Davis, diabetes educator
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This 44-year-old Oscar-winning actress, famous for her role in Monsters Ball (2001), went into a diabetic coma for a week at 22 while on the set of the TV show Living Dolls. When she awoke, doctors diagnosed her with diabetes, and told her that she could have lost her legs and eyesight. Read More…
Tour de Cure is… …a series of fundraising cycling events held in 43 states nationwide to benefit the American Diabetes Association. The Tour is a ride, not a race, with routes designed for everyone from the occasional rider to the experienced cyclist. Whether you ride 10 miles or 100 miles, you will travel a route
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When: Sunday, May 2, 2010 Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Walk begins at 10:00 a.m. Rain or Shine Where: Nationals Park 1500 South Capitol Street, SE Washington, DC 20003-1507 Click here for directions What: Join more than 4,500 local participants from the DC area walking to raise $1.6 million to support research to find a
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Georgetown’s leading scorer Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes, leaving his status uncertain for the team’s upcoming games. Freeman returned to practice Wednesday and Thursday after missing Monday night’s loss to West Virginia. He was also limited in Saturday’s loss to Notre Dame. Originally thought to have a stomach virus, Freeman learned he had
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Atlanta artist Shawty Lo and his foundation L.O.L.O (Loving Our Little Ones) will again be participating in the American Diabetes Association’s Step Out and Walk campaign this year. This is the second year that Shawty Lo has participated in the event, which is one of the American Diabetes Association’s biggest fundraisers. This year, the rapper,
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The prevalence of diabetes in African-American women is 85% higher than white women, with nearly one in four AA women diagnosed. Genetics and poor lifestyle choices like a bad diet and lack of exercise are the main risk factors for diabetes. And yet despite it’s prevalence in our communities, a lot of misconceptions (some down
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