Category: My Health
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8 ways to reduce the risk of diabetes complications
A high blood glucose level over a long period of time (due to poor control or undiagnosed diabetes) may lead to tissue damage in the body. Tissues most at risk are blood vessels and nerves, which leads to problems with the heart, eyes, kidneys and feet. For this reason, heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and…
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One Step Forward for Diabetes?
Well here is one Diabetic who is hoping that the following article in the Star comes into being before she runs out of finger to prick. I was reading through the Star today when I came across an article on Diabetes and it was related to the Glucose machines which we use to test our…
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good news from the doctor
Well I had my next OB/GYN appointment and well I got the test results back and well they where good. My hormonal levels are back to what is considered to be normal for a female of my age group, and this is all thanks to the Depo that i’ve been on since July, the only…
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PCOS update and more
Well its been a while since I posted anything about my health and its relation to PCOS, so here goes nothing. Its been 11 months since I was first told I had PCOS, though I was told that I’d likely had it since I was 9 or rather that would have been when things starting…
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PCOS and what Supplements I take
Well when it comes to weight loss, for myself its taken the addition of supplements to boost my body into lousing the extra weight – eating healthy and being active just wasn’t cutting it, I needed the addition of various supplements to help my body shed the excess. In two years I was able to…
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Shoot for the goal
Shoot for the goal Diabetes treatments aim to lower blood glucose and reduce complications By Cynthia N. Lank The goal of diabetes treatment is to prevent complications from developing or to slow down their progression. Treatment targets include lowering blood glucose levels and blood pressure and reducing the LDL (“bad”) cholesterol. Use the table on…