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How do you tell the difference between diabetic toenail and toenail fungus?

Question by MamaBear: How do you tell the difference between diabetic toenail and toenail fungus?
I have a friend who is diabetic. He has one of the worst looking toes I have ever seen. It is yellow, REALLY thick, and flaking off. I mentioned it to a nurse, and she said it was that way

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What is the difference between type A and type B diabetes?

Question by Marianne D: What is the difference between type A and type B diabetes?
I know some people can control their diabetes through diet, but I don’t know what that classifies as. Also is Hypoglycemic in the same category of diabetes?

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Answer by SketchHi, I’ve never heard of Type A or Type B. The actual

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What is the difference between a diabetic diet & the low glycemic index diet?

Question by Laura M: What is the difference between a diabetic diet & the low glycemic index diet?

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Answer by riversconfluenceVery little. The low glycemic diet is just a little pickier. A diabetic diet, for instance, allows white bread and white rice. It uses portion size to determine how much of it to have.
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What are the relationships between obesity and diabetes?

Question by fadzlul: What are the relationships between obesity and diabetes?
Diabetes are greatly occur to diabetic person by several fold compare to a non-diabetic person. so there should be some medical explanations right. but i could not really find any relation between them. Help me please.

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Answer by Mr. Peachy®Regarding type two diabetes and/or obesity:

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What’s the difference between diabetic and regular shoes?

Question by Captain Skippy: What’s the difference between diabetic and regular shoes?
Is there any difference between a diabetic show and a regular shoe besides the diabetic insert that goes into the shoe?

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Answer by megalomaniacDiabetic shoes? Don’t you mean orthotic? If you are talking about orthothics then you can get inserts that will

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What is the correlation between diabetes and obesity?

Question by bio machine: What is the correlation between diabetes and obesity?
It has been obsereved that Diabetes occurs in people suffering from obesity.There should be some correlation between the two.This may be due to some physioloic,genetic,immunologic or some other factor.As a student of biotechnology,i wanted to know the precise relation between them and the mechanism

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What are the differences between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes?

Question by HULK RULES!!: What are the differences between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes?
I know type one is deadlier. But symptom wise, what are the differences between the 2 types of diabetes?

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Answer by WaseemType 1 diabetes is the loss of insulin producing cells within the body. the majority of cases occur

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Multi-Cultural Study Leads Experts To Call For Greater Awareness Of The Links Between Diabetes And Kidney Disease

Multi-Cultural Study Leads Experts To Call For Greater Awareness Of The Links Between Diabetes And Kidney Disease
The first time that many patients realise that diabetes can affect their kidneys is when they are referred to renal services, according to a multi-cultural study in the March issue of the Journal of Renal Care. UK researchers who

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What Is The Difference Between Type I and Type II Diabetes?

What Is The Difference Between Type I and Type II Diabetes?

Type I and Type2 Diabetes are actually quite different illnesses.  Type I Diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and very young adults. It used to be called Juvenile Diabetes as it was diagnosed in children at early ages. However today the age factor has been

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Q&A: Whats the difference between type 1 diabetes and type 2?

Question by Yo…: Whats the difference between type 1 diabetes and type 2?
Hi everyone.
My boss just found out her 16 year old daughter has type 1 diabetes. We were all very sad to hear the news. Apparently she will be taking medication everyday for the rest of her life and she has a strict diet

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What is the correlation between diabetes and obesity?

It has been obsereved that Diabetes occurs in people suffering from obesity.There should be some correlation between the two.This may be due to some physioloic,genetic,immunologic or some other factor.As a student of biotechnology,i wanted to know the precise relation between them and the mechanism by which they affect each other.I would also be thankful if

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What is Diabetes and the Differences Between Type 1 and Type2 Diabetes

Diabetes is the inability to transfer sugars in blood into the sugar-storage sites of your body, the muscles and liver. Sugars, called carbohydrates, are found mainly in cereals, rice, bread, pastas, potatoes, milk products, fruits, fruit juices and sweets. When we consume these foods, they pass from the stomach into the intestines and get broken

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What are the differences between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes?

I know type one is deadlier. But symptom wise, what are the differences between the 2 types of diabetes?

Whats the difference between type 1 diabetes and type 2?

Hi everyone.
My boss just found out her 16 year old daughter has type 1 diabetes. We were all very sad to hear the news. Apparently she will be taking medication everyday for the rest of her life and she has a strict diet to follow. What’s the difference between type 1 and type 2? Also,

[Read More...]Whats the difference between type 1 diabetes and type 2?

What is the difference between type A and type B diabetes?

I know some people can control their diabetes through diet, but I don’t know what that classifies as. Also is Hypoglycemic in the same category of diabetes?