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What is Type 1 Diabetes?
Type 1 Diabetes is a condition where your pancreas produces little or no insulin.
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Complications from Diabetes
People with diabetes are at a higher risk of certain health problems. As a person with...
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Neuropathy
A common complication caused by prolonged high blood glucose levels, is nerve damage, known as...
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Heart Disease and Stroke
Heart disease and stroke are two to four times more common in people with diabetes. They can...
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Testing your blood glucose level
Having blood glucose levels that are too high or too low can be dangerous.
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I'm nervous about injecting myself
When you first start giving yourself insulin injections, it can be a little scary ...
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What is pre-diabetes?
Pre-diabetes is when your blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to...
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What is Type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 Diabetes occurs when your pancreas does not produce enough insulin and your body is...
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Retinopathy
There are several problems caused by having a high blood glucose level over a long period of...
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Kidney Disease
High blood glucose levels can lead to serious or fatal kidney complications.
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Your blood glucose target range
Glucose is always present in the bloodstream, to be used as your body's main source of energy....
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What is the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes?
If your doctor recommends you start insulin, you might think "If I'm now on insulin, do I have...
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What are the different types of insulin?
When patients received the very first insulin injections back in the 1920s, there was only one...
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