Include Diabetes information on your My EmpowHER page
Sub-Conditions
Diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose, or sugar, levels are too high. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. Insulin is a hormone that helps the glucose get into your cells to give them energy. With Type 1 diabetes, your body does not make insulin. With Type 2 diabetes, the more common type, your body does not make or use insulin well. Without enough insulin, the glucose stays in your blood.
Health Topics containing this:
Connect With Other Women like You
Members of the EmpowHER community connect with one another to raise awareness about their conditions of interest.
ASK
A Health Question
Join the Conversation ASK health questions, SHARE health stories, and watch videos of everyday women sharing their experiences.
Sue Shares When She Realized She Was Diabetic (VIDEO)
Posted on January 15, 2010 - 3:37pm
Pam Shares If Her Son's Activities Are Limited By Type 1 Diabetes (VIDEO)
Posted on January 14, 2010 - 2:19pm
Just Diagnosed with Prediabetes
Last Commented on January 6, 2010 - 10:01am
Is eating a lot of sweets the cause of diabetes?
Last Commented on December 29, 2009 - 1:16pm
Read the Latest Medical News Get up-to-the-minute news on women's health topics and articles from EmpowHER's team of writers.
Diabetic Eye Disease: 5 Things You Should Know
Posted on February 6, 2010 - 6:53pm
Diabetes Death--She Ignored Medical Advice, Now Celebrity is the Latest Victim
Last Commented on February 8, 2010 - 6:59am
Trying to Conceive? Your furniture might be making you infertile
Last Commented on February 8, 2010 - 9:25am
Coffee Consumption, What's In It for You?
Posted on February 2, 2010 - 12:24pm
Explore Our Media Library Watch interviews with medical experts, browse our medical encyclopedia and listen to podcasts.
Back Next-
Can Women With Type-2 Diabetes Live Well? - Dr. Do (VIDEO)
-
How Do Insulin Resistance And Diabetes Contribute To Heart Problems? - Dr. LeWinter (VIDEO)
-
What Do You Do To Protect Your Heart? By Dr. Shani Saks
-
Rise in Cardiovascular disease in children
-
20 Minutes improve heart disease and weight loss
-
Young Women With Type 1 Diabetes: Mind Your Bones
-
Gum Disease Linked To Diabetes In Pregnant Women
-
Fish Oil Helps Diabetic Women Trim Body Fat And Lower Cholesterol
-
Diabetic Women Cutting Back Insulin In A Dangerous Attempt To Control Weight
-
Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Should Be Tested For Diabetes
-
Eating several small meals per day helps to reduce weight
-
Women Of Reproductive Age, Why Should They Have Diabetes Concerns? - Dr. Einhorn (VIDEO)
-
Weigh Lost Problems - Make Sure It's Not a Medical Condition
-
Where Are Helpful Internet Sites On Type 2 Diabetes? - Dr. Oberg (VIDEO)
-
Naturopathic and Alternative Medicine has a place in the New Healthcare System
-
Why Is Diabetes Treatment Very Expensive? - Dr. Hilkovitz (VIDEO)
-
When Diabetics Lose Weight Their Spouses Do Too, Says New Report
-
Diabetics Should Include Resistance Training in Exercise Plans
-
Hearing Loss: Another Possible Complication of Diabetes?
-
High Fiber Cereal Helps Women Fight Off Diabetes
-
Choose Real Fruit, Not Fruit Juice, to Lower Risk of Diabetes
