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Diabetes type II diet: It doesn’t have to be boring
…develop an eating plan that works for you is a good place to start. Make sure to include your favorite foods, and don’t be scared to try something new… Continue reading
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Stroke Survivor Complications: Pain due to Shoulder Subluxation.
According to Stroke.org upto 84% of stroke survivors experience shoulder pain episode associated with shoulder subluxation and motor impairment. What is shoulder subluxation and how does it happen? It’s a partial dislocation of the shoulder joint, simply put. It’s commonly caused by weak rotator cuff muscles, which connect the upper arm bone to the shoulder… Continue reading
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Sunday dose of Humor
It is yet another Sunday dose of Humor episode; the III episode. Today, like previous second episode, we will delve into stroke humor. Diabetics, don’t worry, your fair share of funny will be served in the next IV episode. Without further dilly-dally, let’s be on it. 1. I’ve just got home from watching a football… Continue reading
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Back pain in Stroke: What causes it and prevention
Researchers have found that a non-radiating global back pain may indicate an upcoming spinal stroke. Low back pain affects 60% to 80 % of adults at some point during their lives with increasing incidences at a younger age. According to Adegoke et al (2015) recent epidemiologic statistics, there is a rather significant prevalence of LBP among… Continue reading
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Pre-diabetes: Major signs indicating diabetes is creeping on you
“It was scary. Not life-threatening scary, but confusing scary. Almost apocalyptic due to shock and a bombard of information to assimilate” recounts Barbara Carleton, a quora contributor and diabetes survivor, on being diagnosed with diabetes. “I was super angry with regrets of ignoring early signs.” She remembers the dark cloud of anger that hang around… Continue reading
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Sunday dose of humor
…been receiving a lot of traffic lately, with a fair share of criticism. Nonetheless, as stated before, it is not intended to reduce chronic conditions, some idiopathic, into laughable misinformations. It is rather the opposite. In fact, it is intended to ease the hardships of living with a chronic condition by stirring a laugh or… Continue reading
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Infographic: 5 facts about stroke you should know
FIRST FACT: A stroke kills brain cells Cell death is due to inadequate oxygen-rich blood supply to brain. Supply is interfered by disruption of blood flow to the brain by a clot or a rupture. SECOND FACT: A stroke increases risk of subsequent stroke Approximately one out of every four stroke survivors is at risk of having another. THIRD FACT: Stroke Types Ischemic stroke is due to clot, blood vessel rupture causes hemorrhagic stroke, and a momentary blockage causes… Continue reading
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Debugging Diabetes Misconceptions
A lot of the time, these misconceptions of what causes diabetes shows up in the classroom, specifically math class. Almost everyone has had the math problem about someone eating an absurd amount of chocolate, followed by the offhand student remark, “If I ate that much chocolate, I’d have diabetes.” This is not only offensive, but… Continue reading
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Sunday dose of diabetic humor and puns
“Laughter is the Best Medicine (Unless You Have Diabetes and Then Insulin Is Probably Better). If you don’t, throw me a bone and tell me you loved it anyway.” Says David Greene (PhD) of Take Control of Your Diabetes (TCoYD.org) Moreover, if you can not laugh about it, what can you do? Firstly, am a… Continue reading
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Gestatation Diabetes: Definition, pathophysiology, risk factors, and mangement
In the short term, diabetes-related pregnancy complications continue to be a significant cause of maternal and fetal morbidity, and they act as antecedents and predictors of long-term risks of diabetes, obesity, and more widespread metabolic disease in both mother and fetus. GDM (gestational diabetes mellitus) is characterized as glucose sensitivity of varying severity that develops… Continue reading
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