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Can A Person With Type 2 Diabetes Enter Into The Military?

February 2nd, 2010 Admin

Question: Can a person with Type 2 Diabetes enter into the military?

I have been wondering this for a very long while since I had Type 2 Diabetes.

Almost all my friends are joining the military, and I think I may want to too, just because of the benefits, and to pay for college.

All the questions on here are about Type 1 Diabetes and I haven’t found any answers for Type II Diabetes.

No, I am not on insulin yet. It is controlled with diet for Type 2 Diabetes and I live as if I do not have diabetes.

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8 Early Symptoms Of Type 2 Diabetes

August 13th, 2009 Admin

Type 2 Diabetes SymptomsEarly Type 2 Diabetes symptoms are almost the same as Type 1. However, the major difference is that symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes typically develop rapidly over a few days or weeks while Type 2 Diabetes symptoms may take a few months or years to develop.

According to research, as many as 33 percent of the people who have the disease are not yet diagnosed.

As the symptoms for Type II Diabetes take longer time to develop and are frequently reasonably mild before it is diagnosed, paying attention to early diabetic or pre-diabetes signs gives you a fighting chance of preventing diabetes altogether.

If two or more of the 8 pre-diabetes symptoms are noticed, you should consider consulting a doctor and having a checkup.

1. Excessive Thirst. You find you are excessively thirsty throughout the day, not just hot weather or after extreme exercise workout.

2. Dry Mouth. You seem to constantly have a dry mouth even if you’ve just had a drink.

3. Frequent Urination. You seem to urinate very frequently.

4. Unexpected Weight Loss or Gain. You have unexpected weight loss or gain in spite of constantly feeling hunger and eating well.

5. Increased Fatigue. You feel lethargic. You always feel as if you’ve got no energy; you are weak and tired all the time.

6. Blurred Vision. You seem to have blurred vision. Be careful, untreated eye problems caused through diabetes can lead to blindness.

You should have regular eye checks, especially as you get older because your eyes can be the early warning signal for many diseases.

7. Slow Healing of Wounds. The cuts, sores or bruises on your feet seem to take a long time to heal.

8. Persistent Itchiness or Yeast Infections. If you experience persistent itching or soreness in the genital area or yeast infections, it may be a sign of too much sugar in your urine.

Health complications such as stroke, heart disease, kidney failure, retinopathy, leg amputation and peripheral neuropathy will result if your symptoms turn out to be from Type 2 Diabetes and they are ignored.

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Gestational Diabetes & Its Complications – Part 1

July 10th, 2009 Admin

Gestational DiabetesGestational Diabetes is a type of diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy. Like Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes affects the way your body uses glucose.

High glucose level occurs when your body is not able to to make and use all the insulin it needs for pregnancy. This could be due to the changing hormones and weight gain. This means your body is unable to use the energy from the food that you eat.

Most women do not experience any signs or symptoms of Gestational Diabetes. When they do occur, signs and symptoms include excessive thirst and increased urination.

Are you prone to developing Gestational Diabetes? These factors put you at slightly higher risk of developing Gestational Diabetes during pregnancy:

* Being overweight prior to pregnancy.
* Detected glucose in your urine.
* Impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose.
* Family history of diabetes.
* Previously given birth to a stillborn baby.
* Experienced Gestational Diabetes during previous pregnancy.

What are some of the complications of Gestational Diabetes?

Uncontrolled Gestational Diabetes can affect the developing baby. Some potential risks include:

1. The baby’s body is larger than normal, a condition known as macrosomia. A large baby may need to be delivered through a cesarean section instead of naturally through the vagina.

2. The baby experiences a sharp drop in blood glucose level called hypoglycemia. Start to breastfeed right away and this can help to get more glucose to the baby. The baby may also need to get glucose through a tube into his or her blood.

3. The baby may experience Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and have trouble breathing.

Read Gestational Diabetes & How to Detect it – Part 2.

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Sarah’s Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms – Part 2

May 23rd, 2009 Admin

This is the continuance of Sarah, a Type II diabetic’s recount. Read Sarah, A Type 2 Diabetic – Part 1.

Five years after Sarah’s second pregnancy, she approached her gynecologist to discuss her lack of success with conception.

She was told that she had the classic symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes such as vaginal infections, increased thirst, fatigue, dry mouth and frequent urination.

Sarah admitted she was forever having vaginal infections, was constantly tired and thirsty and had to use the toilet more than 20 times a day.

The doctor explained that the extra 8kg of stubborn post-pregnancy fat and the stress and inactivity of her job were contributing to her increased blood sugar. The condition was contributing to her infertility as well.

Sarah was referred to a diabetes specialist who told her she had Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, or Type II Diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes primarily affects children and adolescents.

Sarah was put on a strict routine of medication, diet and exercise. She cut out greasy, fast food, late night suppers and avoid skipping meals.

Finding it very hard to adapt to the dramatic changes ordered by the doctor, she struggled with the disease at first, often discounting the need to choose low-fat foods and forgetting to take her medicine.

It was only when Sarah’s husband asked if she wanted to be there to watch her children grow up that she realized diabetes could be very serious and it could mean death. That’s when she started taking her Type 2 Diabetes diet seriously.

She was also motivated to go jogging three times a week, often with her husband for company. Although it was hard changing her habits, Siti was rewarded with a 5kg weight loss and a much lowered blood sugar reading with a year.

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Know The Type 2 Diabetes Facts & Symptoms

April 17th, 2009 Admin

Type 2 Diabetes, commonly known as adult-onset diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or maturity-onset diabetes, is estimated to affect approximately 16 million Americans with 11.1 million who have been diagnosed, and as many as 5.9 million who have not.

Type Two Diabetes is usually caused by the inability of the pancreas to make enough insulin for the person’s needs. When insulin is not present or is ineffective, blood sugar can’t be processed properly and thus causing high levels of glucose in the bloodstream.

Like Type 1 Diabetes, high levels of glucose in the bloodstream for Type 2 can cause blindness, heart disease, blood vessel disease leading to amputations, kidney failure, stroke, and nerve damage with shortened life expectancy.

Obesity is the largest risk factor for Type II Diabetes and the rising incidence of obesity is contributing to a rising incidence of Type 2 Diabetes.

Type 2 Diabetes symptoms usually occur in men and women over the age of 40. The symptoms may be mild and almost invisible, or easy to confuse with signs of aging.

The symptoms for Type 2 Diabetes may include increased thirst, hunger, fatigue, dry mouth, frequent urination or blurred vision. They may also include nausea, numbness in hands or feet, slow healing of wounds or sores, and frequent yeast infections or genital infections.

If you are experiencing any of the Type 2 Diabetes symptoms, make an appointment with your doctor to undergo the Type 2 Diabetes test routines.

Knowing the classic Type 2 Diabetes symptoms earlier may save your life.

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What Are The Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms?

March 31st, 2009 Admin

Symptoms For Type 2 DiabetesIn general, Type 2 Diabetes symptoms are observed in people aged 45 or older. However, there are reports showing that Type 2 Diabetes symptoms are becoming common in children rather than in adults because kids living in this new age are mostly inactive and are overweight.

The symptoms of Type Two Diabetes are similar to Type 1 Diabetes: fatigue, nausea, frequent urination, unusual thirst, weight loss, blurred vision, frequent infections, and slow healing wounds.

The symptoms are the result of the blood glucose levels becoming too high and problems with the way the body uses its natural insulin production.

The body fails to produce enough insulin, or the body does not react properly to the insulin it does produce insulin resistance, so the resulting high blood sugar levels can cause serious health problems.

Type 2 Diabetes symptoms are often slower to develop, and often harder to spot because they are less severe or seem harmless. This is very different from Type 1 Diabetes where symptoms typically develop rapidly over a few days or weeks.

As the symptoms are so minor and often go entirely unnoticed for years, you should be more careful if you notice that you have symptoms of diabetes or a family history.

To avoid walking around with the disease or delayed medical help, you should ask your doctor to perform a blood test or other tests to diagnose diabetes.

A blood test can more accurately diagnose whether you have diabetes. The blood test may also give some idea of the cause.

While people with Type Two Diabetes cannot currently be cured, their blood sugar levels can be controlled so that complications do not arise.

No doubt, stabilizing your blood glucose levels does help eliminating the symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes, you will also need to change your lifestyle and eating habits.

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What Is Type 2 Diabetes?

March 31st, 2009 Admin

Type 2 Diabetes is the most prevalent form of diabetes and accounts for 90-95% of all diabetes. It is more commonly found in African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders, as well as the aged population.

Type 2 Diabetes is sometimes called diabetes mellitus, non-insulin dependent diabetes or adult-onset diabetes.

Many people think that Type II Diabetes is caused by the pancreas. No, it is not. It is a disease in which the body fails to make or properly use insulin, a hormone that takes glucose or blood sugar out of the blood and into the cells of the body where it is converted to energy.

It is strongly associated with being overweight, but it’s less clear what causes it, compared to the Type 1 Diabetes.

When Type 2 Diabetes is in its early stages, symptoms can be so mild they go unnoticed.

One important thing that needs to be said is that it is associated with heart disease, and that’s why it’s so important to not only treat the glucose levels, but also to attack blood pressure and cholesterol levels as well.

Although Type 2 Diabetes is rising rapidly among men, women, and children, but people with diabetes can live long, healthy, happy lives.

They can control the glucose in their blood by watching their diet, losing some weight loss, taking regular exercise, and oral medication or possibly insulin.

Diabetes can not be reversed or cured but with the current treatment modalities available today, which were certainly not available ten years ago, most, if not all, patients with Type 2 Diabetes can be well-controlled.

People have to understand that if they don’t maintain a healthy diet and active lifestyle, they are increasing their risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes and all the associated complications such as kidney failure, stroke and heart attack.

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