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Rapid Weight Loss

Dozens of diet supplements promise to speed weight loss. One proven method of rapid weight loss is the medically supervised very low- calorie diet ...

How Many Calories Do You Really Need?

Whether you're trying to lose weight, gain weight, or stick to your current weight, you might be tempted to look up the suggested calories per day ...

Snacks to Enjoy (And 5 to Avoid)

“The combination of the fiber and protein in beans has been shown to help keep blood sugar under control,” Grotto says. It's a good source of calci...

Early Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes

Most early symptoms are from higher- than- normal levels of glucose, a kind of sugar, in your blood. With type 1 diabetes, the symptoms usually hap...

Types of Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes mellitus, also called diabetes, is a term for several conditions involving how your body turns food into energy. Prediabetes is when your ...

How Does Diabetes Affect Your Body?

The good news: Many studies show that controlling your diabetes through medication, diet and exercise can help you avoid these problems, or stop th...

Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus

In nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, enough ADH is produced. Unlike diabetes mellitus, which results in sweet tasting urine, diabetes insipidus creat...

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Test for Diabetes

The hemoglobin A1c test tells you your average level of blood sugar over the past 2 to 3 months. Red blood cells live for about 3 months, so the te...

Diabetes and Alcohol

If you have diabetes, drinking alcohol may cause your blood sugar to either rise or fall. If you drink, do it occasionally and only when your diabe...

Insulin Shock and Insulin Reactions

Insulin, which normally is made in the pancreas, is necessary for sugar to enter the cells. It helps keep the levels of sugar in the blood from get...

High Blood Sugar and Diabetes

Caution: If you have type 1 diabetes and your blood sugar is high, you need to check your urine for ketones. If you have type 2 diabetes and your b...

Do I Need An Oral Glucose Tolerance Test?

Your blood sugar level can give your doctor important clues about your health, and an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) shows how well your body h...