“Insulin is a hormone that is central to regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle.”
Without insulin, glucose is not taken by the body’s cells and they begin to [...]

Sir Frederick Grant Banting was a Canadian medical scientist, doctor and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in Medicine for being one of the co-discoverers (together with John James Rickard Macleod) of insulin which is widely used medically to treat some forms of diabetes.
Born in November 14, 1891, Sir Frederick was a member of numerous [...]

Yesterday, November 14 Sunday was World Diabetes day.
The practice of observing November 14 as World Diabetes Day was founded by the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1991. It coincides with Sir Frederick Banting’s birthday who co-discovered insulin. The practice aims to “build awareness on diabetes and the human, social [...]

The Manila Times came up with an article about the state of diabetes in the Philippines last August 29, 2010.
Click here to read the entire article.
The article states that no lower than 4.5 million Filipinos currently have diabetes and that another 8.5 million-plus have pre-diabetes and they probably don’t know it yet.
It is certainly alarming [...]

Artificial sweeteners are created in laboratories rather than occurring naturally. They are considered free foods in the sense that they have no calories and do not raise blood sugar levels making them attractive for diabetics who haven’t lost their sweet tooth.
Here are different types of artificial sweeteners.
Saccharin is usually used for both hot and cold [...]

Sharon Stone is an American actress famous for her role in the movie Basic Instinct.
Born March 10, 1958 she was also model and a producer. Sharon was born and raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania, the second of four children. She was first seen in Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories. She appeared in Total Recall with Arnold Schwarzenegger [...]

Despite all the information and educational materials distributed over the years about diabetes, a lot of myths continue to persist about this disease.
Here are some of them:
Eating too much sweet foods will give you diabetes
Genetics and some unknown factors are to blame for type 1 diabetes while genetics and other lifestyle factors are the cause [...]

An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure, they say.
Despite the fact that you can still live an active and dynamic lifestyle with diabetes, one would rather still not have it at all. Here are some tips on preventing diabetes.
Exercise regularly
Eat less meat
Eat more fruits and vegetables
Switch to a high fiber diet
Lose [...]

Vanessa Williams is the first Black American to be crowned Miss America and also a singer and an actress.
Some of her notable accomplishments include Best Song written for a Motion Picture, “Colors of the Wind” for the Walt Disney movie Pocahontas in 1996. She was also the leading lady of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the international [...]