Comprehensive Diabetes Information and Lifestyle Guide
Following a proper diet can be hard for everyone, including adults and kids. When you child has to follow a special juvenile diabetes diet, the challenges can be even greater. Relax, take it one step at a time and your child can be fit, healthy and safe. And, if done right, everyone will be happy … Read more
Knowing the symptoms of diabetes, including the very first signs are critical to catching the disease early. With almost 25 million people currently diagnosed with diabetes, you would think that identifying the symptoms of diabetes would be fairly straight forward issue. Incredibly, however, the National Institute of Health estimates that at least 7 million Americans … Read more
What does polyphagia mean? More importantly, what does it and diabetes have in common? The term describes a medical symptom that means excessive hunger or appetite. The term originates from Greece, where poly (poli) means “many” or “too much” and phagia (fai) means food. As many will recall, one of the most common symptoms of … Read more
How does insulin work? Insulin is at the center of the universe for people with diabetes. While other topics are often discussed more frequently, the core of diabetes treatment is making sure you get enough insulin to function properly. Nonetheless, it is surprising to search various diabetes websites and see relatively little focus on this … Read more
Do you need rapid acting insulin? Novorapid (outside the United States) and Novolog (in the United States) are the brand names for Novodisk’s fast acting insulin product. The science behind these products is fascinating, even for a non-scientific person like me. While the benefits listed by the company are tremendous, there has been criticism about … Read more
Synthetic insulin was first made in 1978 by scientists at Genetech, Inc. and City of Hope National Medical Center. This achievement was a giant step forward in insulin production for people with diabetes. Previously, pig and cattle pancreas glands were the only viable method of production. While sufficient for most diabetics, the use of animals … Read more
Lantus insulin is the brand name of Long Lasting (24 hour) insulin marketed by the pharmaceutical company Sanofi Aventis. The key advantage of Lantus is that it is the only 24 hour insulin that is approved for a once daily injection. Meaning, it is the only insulin where you have to take one injection and … Read more
Levemir Insulin is the brand name of long lasting insulin manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk. Levemir is a form of insulin detemir, which a type of synthetic insulin of rDNA origin. Insulin detemir is similar to human insulin, although it has been chemically modified. The key advantage of Levemir is that it acts … Read more
Novolin Insulin is the brand name of a family of insulin products sold by the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk. As of January 1,2010, the company has discontinued the line of products. Interestingly, the company provided no reason for the decision and no other recommended replacements within its other insulin product offerings. Prior to being discontinued, … Read more
NPH insulin is the abbreviation for Neutral Protamine Hagedorn Insulin, an intermediate acting insulin. However, the technical aspects of this name are not overly important for the lay person. NPH is also known as NPH Human Insulin and Humulin N (Eli Lilly and Company brand name). NPH is highly effective for the treatment of diabetes. … Read more