A long time ago Before insulin was discovered in 1921 Diabetes Type 1 was a fatal disease - most patients would die within a few years...
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Type 2 diabetes
A person with diabetes type 2 either: Does not produce enough insulin. Or Suffers from 'insulin resistance'. This means that ...
Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes - is an autoimmune disease - the person's body has destroyed his/her own insulin-producing beta cells in the pancre...
Discovery of insulin
Discovery of insulin - In 1920, Dr. Frederick Banting wanted to make a pancreatic extract, which he hoped would have anti-diabetic qual...
What is insulin?
Insulin is a hormone. It makes our body's cells absorb glucose from the blood. The glucose is stored in the liver and muscle as gly...
Symptoms of Diabetes
Symptoms of Diabetes - People can often have diabetes and be completely unaware. The main reason for this is that the symptoms, when se...
What is Diabetes? What causes Diabetes?
What is Diabetes - Diabetes, often referred to by doctors as diabetes mellitus, describes a group of metabolic diseases in which the pe...
The 5-Step Tooth-Plaque Prevention Plan
Have you ever run your tongue along the front of your teeth and felt a slimy coating? That “fuzzy-toothed” feeling is the buildup of bac...
Dry Mouth: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
What Saliva Does - Dry mouth is more than just feeling thirsty. You get it when your mouth makes very little saliva -- or even none at a...
Tray-Based Tooth Whiteners
Tray-Based Tooth Whiteners -Tray-based tooth whitening systems, purchased either over-the-counter or from a dentist, involve filling ...
Whitening Toothpastes
Whitening Toothpastes - All toothpastes help remove surface stains, because they contain mild abrasives. Some whitening toothpastes c...
Tooth bleaching
Dental bleaching, also known as tooth whitening, is a common procedure in general dentistry. According to the FDA, whitening restores na...
