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...Type 2 diabetes. Candy and other sweets marketed to kids are double health risks. Not only are they packed with calories that tend to get stored as extra kilos, but their high sugar content can also cause blood-glucose levels to spike - a particular concern for diabetics, whose insulin can't even out those peaks efficiently. But the holidays are a minefield we can navigate, doctors and dietitians insist. By enforcing a few simple rules, you and your kids may be able to have your cake and eat it too. The trick is to manage the intake of sweets. According...
Candy and other sweets marketed to kids are double health risks. Not only are they packed with calories that tend to get stored as extra pounds, but their high sugar content can also cause blood-glucose levels to spike-- a particular concern for diabetics, whose insulin can't even out those peaks efficiently...
When a person develops the disease, his or her body becomes resistant to insulin, preventing cells from processing the sugars they depend on for energy. This leads to high blood sugar levels, which can result in heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness and the amputation of limbs...
This stress causes the cell to go into survival mode, where it is less responsive to insulin and results in diabetes...
...years, the best option for diabetics to make up for the body's inability to keep sugar in check has been to inject insulin. But by 2005, some diabetics may be able to breathe their way to better control of their disease. Exubera, already being considered for sale in Europe, would, if approved, become the first inhaled insulin for diabetics in the U.S. and would be a welcome option for Type 2 patients who may need insulin boosts before meals. One issue that the FDA will be watching carefully is how the insulin powder affects the lungs and whether...