Insulin »

There was a time when a diagnosis of diabetes was a death sentence. The diabetes wasn’t going to kill the patient, but the complication that it caused would.
Then in 1921 Fredrick G. Banting, Charles H. Best, J.J.R. Macleod, and James B. Collip (all Canadian scientists) discovered insulin. They extracted insulin from the pancreases of animals. [...]

Low Blood Sugar Warning Signs »

Maintaining safe levels of insulin and blood sugar is essential for diabetics. When the levels of insulin and blood sugar are out of balance, ketones build up in the blood, and some very bad things can happen.
The symptoms of high ketones are:
* Stomach pain
* Deep, rapid breathing
* Fruity breath odor
* Flushed [...]

Blood Glucose Test Strips »

When a person is diagnosed as diabetic, the first piece of equipment he needs is a blood glucose meter. Many companies manufacture blood glucose meters, and the meters vary in size and appearance. But all glucose test meters have one common factor, and that is that they all require the use of blood glucose test [...]