As you know, diabetes is associated with several secondary diseases and complications, including blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, and ulceration and amputation of the legs. I would like to take a few moments to discuss two in particular: diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy.
Retinopathy is characterized by increasing damage…
You are in your fifties. You haven't been eating that much more than earlier in life, but you're gaining weight all the same. On your last checkup, your doctor discovered that you had diabetes, and prescribed DiaBeta, Micronase, or something similar and instructed you to lose weight. You have been…
“Vicki” complained of feeling irritable, tired, depressed, and unable to concentrate—and she had a raging sweet tooth. Her diet consisted mainly of refined carbohydrates. Because her symptoms struck about two hours after eating, it wasn't hard to pinpoint her problem as hypoglycemia.
Hypoglycemia means low blood sugar. As…
