Diabetes

Swelling after Pregnancy Postpartum swelling is a common occurrence and usually resolves itself within a week after giving birth. The body retains fluid during pregnancy,...

Over-medication involves people using medications excessively or unnecessarily. Statistics compiled by the National Institutes of Health at the University of Chicago report that more...

Obesity is an ever-growing epidemic in the United States. Once upon a time, obesity was much less of a problem for Americans. In 1990,...

In the United States alone, 29.1 million people live with diabetes. Among them, 27.8 percent are still undiagnosed. Still, both portions of the affected...

When most people think of diabetes, they think of an overweight adult who has caused the majority of their own issues. This is certainly...

Diabetes affects the lives of 1 in 10 American people. Among them, 90 to 95 percent of all people with diabetes are living with...

A family medical history or a medical family tree is a wonderful tool that can help patients and health care providers review a record...

noun. a drab, gaseous fluid with a sugary scent that develops when large sums pool in the blood and liquid waste of individuals with...

noun. a state of having leftover body fat resulting in being overweight, widely defined with regard to absolute weight, weight-height ratio, dispersion of subcutaneous...

A complication of diabetes mellitus marked by fecal incontinence at night. See gastric neuropathy.