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How is a stroke diagnosed?
A number of tests may be done if a stroke is suspected: Your health care provider will check for changes in how your body is working. For example, your provider will check your ability to move y...
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What can I do to help avoid complications from diabetes?
It is important to do what you can to prevent short-term and long-term complications of diabetes. Here are some ways to meet these goals: live a healthy lifestyle, with regular school or job att...
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What are the BMI risk categories?
Today, healthcare providers use a measure called BMI, short for body mass index. This gives a good measure of your total body fat. BMI compares your height and weight. It shows if you are underweig...
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What foods contain gluten?
Gluten is found in wheat, rye, barely, and any foods made with these grains. These include: White flour Durum wheat Graham flour Triticale Kamut Semolina Spelt Wheat germ Wheat bran F...
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What are sulfonylurea drugs?
One class of diabetes oral medications are sulfonylurea drugs. The effects of sulfonylurea drugs on blood glucose levels were discovered by accident in the 1940s (they were used as antibacterial dr...
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What are the benefits of exercise for people with diabetes?
If you have diabetes, physical activity will help you: Improve blood glucose management. Activity makes your body more sensitive to the insulin you make. Activity also burns glucose (calories). ...
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What is type 1 diabetes?
In people with type 1 diabetes, the body does not make enough insulin. This is because most of the cells of the pancreas that make insulin have been destroyed by the immune system. Eventually, all ...
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What causes high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) in people with diabetes?
A number of things can cause hyperglycemia: If you have type 1, you may not have given yourself enough insulin. If you have type 2, your body may have enough insulin, but it is not as effective...
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Does type 2 diabetes run in families?
Unlike some traits, diabetes does not seem to be inherited in a simple pattern. Yet clearly, some people are born more likely to get diabetes than others. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes have different...
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What is blood pressure?
Blood pressure is the force of blood exerted on the inside walls of blood vessels. Blood pressure is described in two numbers, for example "130/80," which is said as "130 over 80.&qu...
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Why should I exercise if I have prediabetes or type 2 diabetes?
Being active is a big part of living a healthy lifestyle. This is true for people of all ages and especially true for people with or at risk for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. Check out the benefi...
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What is the link between diabetes and heart disease and stroke?
There's a big link between diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. In fact, two out of three people with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke, also called cardiovascular disease. Clogged bl...
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How is cholesterol used in the body?
Cholesterol is a form of fat that is carried through the body in two kinds of bundles, or lipoproteins. It's important to have healthy levels of both. Low-density lipoproteins (LDL), or "...
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What are alpha-glucosidase inhibitors?
Acarbose (Precose) and meglitol (Glyset) are alpha-glucosidase inhibitors. These drugs help the body to lower blood glucose levels by blocking the breakdown of starches, such as bread, potatoes, an...
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What is folic acid?
Folic acid (or folate) is a member of the B-vitamin family found in green, leafy vegetables. It plays an important role in several chemical processes in your body. Many medical experts are currentl...
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