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If You Have Diabetes, Do This to Live Up to 14 Years Longer
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If You Have Diabetes, Do This to Live Up to 14 Years Longer

If you do this right, you can live up to 14 years longer by putting your heart attack and stroke risks on par with people without diabetes.

Dreaded Diabetes Complication: 5 Secrets to Avoiding Foot Amputation
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Dreaded Diabetes Complication: 5 Secrets to Avoiding Foot Amputation

Taking your feet for granted can have tragic consequences for people with diabetes. The latest on avoiding foot amputation…

A New Health Risk for People With Type 2 Diabetes: Low Iron
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A New Health Risk for People With Type 2 Diabetes: Low Iron

You know that diabetes increases your risk for heart disease, but there’s another complication that could threaten heart health even more: low iron.

Natural Wound Healing for People with Diabetes
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Natural Wound Healing for People with Diabetes

For people with diabetes, a simple scratch can become a serious medical challenge. Fortunately, you have a kitchen. And a…

The 4 Best Nondrug Remedies for Diabetic Nerve Pain
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The 4 Best Nondrug Remedies for Diabetic Nerve Pain

If you have diabetes, there’s a seven-in-10 chance that you will eventually develop diabetic nerve damage, or neuropathy. It’s just…

Diabetes Checklist: Tests and Checkups
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Diabetes Checklist: Tests and Checkups

Diabetes—type 1 and type 2—can be well-managed if you keep track of your glucose levels and keep an eye out…

Diabetes Tests & Diagnosis
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Diabetes Tests & Diagnosis

Your health care professional can diagnose diabetes, prediabetes and gestational diabetes through blood tests. The blood tests show if your…

Care for Diabetic Feet
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Care for Diabetic Feet

Bottom Line/HEALTH: For most people, a blister or a boo-boo is just a boo-boo, but if you're a person with…

When Wounds Won’t Heal, Good Blood Sugar Control Helps
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When Wounds Won’t Heal, Good Blood Sugar Control Helps

Sometimes a person develops a wound that just won't heal. He keeps the area clean and bandaged, maybe uses some…

Nausea from Diabetes? Electrical “Acupressure” Eases Gastroparesis Symptoms
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Nausea from Diabetes? Electrical “Acupressure” Eases Gastroparesis Symptoms

About 10% to 15% of diabetes patients develop a digestive complication called gastroparesis, in which food takes too long to…

Foot Care Is Critical If You Have Diabetes
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Foot Care Is Critical If You Have Diabetes

To protect yourself from foot injuries… Never walk barefoot, even around the house. Don’t wear sandals—the straps can irritate the…

Diabetics: The Body Part That’s Aging Faster Than the Rest of You
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Diabetics: The Body Part That’s Aging Faster Than the Rest of You

People with type 2 diabetes have a lot of balls to keep in the air, medically speaking. They need to,…

High Triglycerides and Amputation — Yes, There Is a Connection
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High Triglycerides and Amputation — Yes, There Is a Connection

High Triglycerides: A Danger Signal for Diabetics The feeling of being on "pins and needles" is wonderful — if it describes…

Blood Sugar Problems? Take Action Now to Protect Your Brain
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Blood Sugar Problems? Take Action Now to Protect Your Brain

Knowledge is power—so even though the news from a recent study on dementia is not exactly welcome, the information is…