Posted in Definition on 09. Aug, 2010
Question by Anik: What are the health determinants for diabetes?
What are the health determinants that influence the appearance of diabetes (type 1 or 2) in children?
Best answer:
Answer by Gary BType 1 diabetes is inherited. The “health determinants” are the DNA of your parents and grandparents. If THEY have Type 1 Diabetes, then you [...]
Posted in Definition on 03. Aug, 2010
Question by Lee: Can undiagnosed diabetes pose a threat your health in the long run?
I am 17 and am afraid i have diabetes. Im going to see the docters about it asap. Although, i have had the symptons for some time now. What health problems can arise from diabetes not being properly treated?
in the meantime, [...]
Posted in Types on 12. Jul, 2010
Question by LuvGrapes: Worried About My Boyfriend’s Health?
I’m worried about my boyfriend’s health. He is in his early thirties and has been an insulin dependent diabetic since he was five. He is about 40 or 50 lbs overweight. His blood sugar has been consistently high in the mornings (around 250.) He [...]
Posted in Types on 28. Jun, 2010
Question by e: Why would someone without diabetes and with otherwise great health show signs similar to diabetic retinopathy?
Inconsistent vision (blurry for a few hours and clear when I wake up in the morning)
Headaches that come from reading for a week but then dissapear the next week
THICK veins in my eyes, not just bloodshot, [...]
Posted in Definition on 12. Apr, 2010
If person has no health coverage and can’t afford the fee for a doctors appointment, how are they supposed to get tested for diabetes? They are showing all of the signs and symptoms, but with health care being unaffordable where do they go?
