Health News www.upi.com Diabetes impairs but does not end sex CHICAGO(UPI) Many middle-aged and older adults with diabetes are sexually active but their activity might not be very rewarding, U.S. researchers suggest. Lead author Dr. Stacy Lindau, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and of medicine at the University of Chicago, says the study involved [...]

A Guide to Pregnancy With Diabetes For a healthy mom and baby, the planning starts now By Tracey Neithercott Pregnancy is a time of wonder and amazement—and lots of bodily changes that seem to defy explanation. (Think of the bizarre cravings and food aversions. The weird skin and hair changes. Oh, and your feet will [...]

Treating Diabetes When You’re Pregnant By Erika Gebel, PhD Keeping blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible is critical in pregnancy, but the physiology of pregnancy can make that hard work. If you are already taking insulin before you conceive, you will naturally need more as the pregnancy progresses. In addition, your doctor [...]

Overview Diabetes insipidus is a condition in which the kidneys are unable to conserve water. Symptoms * Excessive thirst o May be intense or uncontrollable o May involve a craving for ice water * Excessive urine volume Treatment The cause of the underlying condition should be treated when possible. Central diabetes insipidus may be controlled [...]

By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter by Randy Dotinga In a sign that Diabetes may strike at the brain early in life, a small study found that obese children with Type 2 Diabetes suffer from thinking difficulties that do not appear in non-diabetic overweight kids. The preliminary study doesn’t definitively prove that Diabetes is responsible for [...]

By H.Peter Chase, M.D. Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes Department of Pediatrics The emotions that one deals with at the diagnosis of diabetes are common with the onset of any serious medical condition. They are present in some form in all families who have a family member with diabetes. If families do not deal [...]

by Kara Turner (Kari’s Mom) Rusty and I were talking the other day about our initial reactions to and subsequent feelings about Kari’s diabetes diagnosis. My emotions ran the gamut in about 10 minutes. When I first heard that Kari had diabetes I felt like I had been punched in the stomach. I was speechless [...]

What is a Family and Are We One? by Russell Turner The most important institution in society today is the family. The most underestimated institution today in terms of importance is the family. If you go to a book store and walk down the “family” aisle a great majority of the books are written with [...]

Support Groups The moment we live in right now, presently, Diabetes is forever. There is no cure for Diabetes. Yes, we can be hopeful that there one day might be a cure but nobody is for sure so we have to live in the moment, day to day and manage Diabetes successfully. That is why [...]