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Sleep Apnea and Brain Damage

management — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:41:44 +0000

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Comparison between Blogger And WordPress

management — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:54:48 +0000

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***These two website provides handy platform to publish site and both allows publishing website from e-mail as well as via mobile phone so if you start using them you will get great feeling for them. There are fewer features available on Blogger compared to WordPress so initially you will feel it less daunting due to the reason it has fewer internets savvy groups. A Blogger is a Google tool which is having tremendous networking capability and allows all of Google account holders to “follow” you.

The biggest difference these two websites are having is in the arena of templates, layouts and the ability to customize them. Blogger offers direct access to code itself so when you wish to edit the Blog and you are technical person or at least familiar with HTML you can easily make changes to the appearance of your site by changing the code. Both websites are having immense option for selection of pre-made templates they even allows you to import pre-made templates which are available on other sites. You will find that Blogger is having wider range of templates compare to WordPress and with WordPress there is less possibility to change the template though you can still customize the headers.

There are many designers who pick up layout templates from WordPress and place them into Blogger by altering the code intelligently, this will allow them accessing to what WordPress offers in a slightly different form. In WordPress it is very easy to add features in posts as well as on your sidebar by simply adding tags to pages without even touching code.

When you go for customizing either of the sites it is going to take time. However it has been observed that Blogger offers more as far as templates selection are concern whereas WordPress is much easier to use and it also offers tremendous potential in the form of “widgets” or add-ons for your website because it can help you to keep track of how many people are visiting your page and also provides you options like setting up spam filters, subscribers, and comment managing.

As far as having multiple pages, WordPress facilitates you to generate page with static content that can be considered as benefit comparing with Blogger because in Blogger new page will be created separately for your profile.
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Visualization: An Easy Way to Start Meditating

management — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:59:44 +0000

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Have you considered incorporating meditation into your daily routine to help you unwind and relieve your tension? It may appear that meditation is a complex process that requires advanced awareness and ability, but at its foundation, meditation is largely about focus and relaxation.

The following visualization exercise will help you realize just how simple it is to meditate. The instructions aren’t hard to follow, and the exercise can be done easily in any comfortable location in your house.

You can meditate at any time throughout the day, but mornings are the ideal time. You’ll have fewer disturbances then, and since the day has just started, you won’t have so many distracting thoughts and feelings getting in the way.

Before you start, find a peaceful, secluded room, somewhere where you feel calm and quiet. Now seat yourself in a comfortable position, sitting straight with your spine relaxed but upright. Sit wherever you feel most comfy, either in a chair, on the floor, perched on a cushion, or on the bed. People frequently meditate sitting cross-legged on the floor, but if you find this uncomfortable or restrictive to your circulation, keep your legs extended. The important thing is that you’re relaxed.

Now that you’ve settled in, it’s time to calm yourself. Close your eyes and relax your body. Let go of your thoughts for the moment.

Now comes the visualization part. Choose an object to think about. This can literally be anything – a flower, a pet, or even a kitchen appliance! Mentally focus on this object and think about its features. Think about its color, its shape and its texture. Then imagine what it would be like to be that object.

Let your thoughts come effortlessly. Be aware of the object you have chosen to focus on and feel it becoming part of you.

It’s important that you are not distracted by external noises and activities, so a secluded location is vital to your success. If a thought occurs to you, or a noise distracts you, just set it aside and return to focusing on the object.

You won’t be able to achieve this level of contemplation in your first session, and it will probably take many efforts before you feel that it comes effortlessly. But it will happen if you are determined.

By adding visualization meditation to your daily routine, you’ll find it becomes less effort to concentrate fully and block out distractions. And you will find that you have learned to relax your body and focus your mind.

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Do We Need a Mobile Web?

management — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:12:48 +0000

***Every now and then I talk to people in the mobile industry who seem to be enchanted by the ‘full web browsing experience’ or ‘full Flash support’ offered by some of the new smartphones that have appeared on the market. The argument usually goes something like this: As soon as we can have a full web browser and Flash support on most mobile phones, all these specialized mobile technology companies (including ThirdPresence) will become irrelevant.

It is a valid point they are making, but I’m not convinced they are right. Here are a few reasons why:

1. People still tend to prefer mobile versions of sites or mobile applications, even if they have a full browser on their phone

Even if some of the newer phones allow you to navigate around full web pages, zoom and pan in every direction etc. the effort required is often too much. This applies especially to situations where the user is on the move or otherwise concentrating on something else at the same time. Many studies have shown that if there is a mobile version of the web site available, users will be much more likely to engage with that. Just take a look at the Apple iPhone users: they have possibly the best mobile web browser on the planet right there in their phone, but still they are installing applications like crazy and using the iPhone-optimized versions of their favourite web sites whenever they can find one.

2. Some publishers and advertisers specifically want to reach mobile phone users

Due to the nature of their business, some publishers and advertisers are only interested in finding the right mobile users for their product or service. If you are selling ringtones, isn’t it obvious you only want to reach mobile phone users? Also, from a usability point of view, most people would agree that the typical desktop ecommerce site buying process is almost impossible to deliver in a usable way on a mobile phone. On the other hand, a well designed click-to-call action can work very well on a mobile site or in an application.

3. There is no consensus on what is “the full web”

In a rapidly evolving technology environment, it is increasingly difficult to define what, exactly, is the full web browsing experience. It is even more difficult to define what specific standards or technologies are required on the mobile phone to provide that experience. The phone manufacturers are shooting at a moving target.

Delivering video to the phone happens to be a very good example that highlights some of the issues. Implementing Flash video support on a phone is not trivial, since decoding is very CPU intensive and requires hardware support on most phones. Flash video can also be encoded in a number of different formats, including VP6 and H.264, so the manufacturer would have to provide hardware support for all the different codecs. This would increase the cost of the phone considerably, so it is not a viable option.

What about HTML5? The Apple iPhone already supports HTML5 and some believe that HTML5 will be the standard solution for video on the desktop, as opposed to the proprietary Flash that is the de facto standard today. Unfortunately the HTML5 specification has no mandatory codec requirements so the phone makers are back to square one.

In conclusion, I don’t believe that the mobile technology specialists are going to disappear anytime soon (although I admit its my job to be biased) .

On the contrary, as new devices, operating systems and hardware innovations appear on the mobile phone market there will be even more work to do for companies such as ours.

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Losing Weight – Redirecting Your Snacking Habit

management — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:19:51 +0000

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Snacking is a pretty natural impulse. While we may be accustomed to three meals a day as a standard practice, our body is actually functioning nonstop. It will process food whenever it’s put into the system, and it uses up energy without ceasing. Even when you’re asleep, your brain is drawing on your body’s energy reserves.

So it really shouldn’t be a surprise that we find ourselves hungry between our regularly scheduled meals. Instead of providing a steady, reasonable supply of nutrients for our system to constantly work on, we often cram it with large doses that it has to work overtime to process at three intervals. The result typically is highs and lows of sugar and energy, and we get snack cravings.

When integrated into a larger proper diet, snacking is not a bad thing and actually can be quite healthy. Snacks help even out those crash periods between meals, allowing your body to function more steadily. The key is that we often choose to snack on unhealthy foods heavy in sugars and calories, but low on overall nutrients. By making a few simple changes, you can turn your snacks into an ally rather than a hindrance.

Take on some smart snacking tactics—like the ones highlighted here—for six weeks to kick-start a lifelong habit of healthy eating and feeling great.

Snack Habit #1 – A Healthy Sandwich

The first snack you should consider is a whole grain sandwich. The contents are up to you, but there are a few simple guidelines. Meats should be low in fat, such as turkey or chicken breast. Lettuce is great filler, as are sliced green or red peppers. Go easy on the condiments, as these can sneak carbohydrates into your system without your realizing it.

The fiber in whole grain breads helps slow digestion and promotes fullness, meaning you won’t get hungry as often. The carbohydrates in the bread will give you an energy pickup as well, keeping you alert and ready for your day.

This is a very easy habit to get into, requiring only a few minutes each day. Make your sandwich for the next day every night, and cut it in half so you can enjoy it at two different snack times. Put it somewhere you’ll remember to grab it, and you’re ready to go. Definitely go for some variety as well. There are many sandwich recipes out there, and part of successfully adopting new habits is making sure they’re fun and interesting for you, as well as beneficial.

As for people who cannot process wheat flour, consider breads made with almond flour. This is a delicious gluten-free flour that won’t interfere with your wheat allergies, and still let you take advantage of a snack sandwich.

Snack Habit #2 – Go a Little Nuts

Another great snack to focus on is a serving of healthy nuts. Nuts tend to be high in fat content, meaning they’re an easy source of quick energy when you’re feeling a bit of a slump. These fats are also usually mono-unsaturated fats, which are ‘good’ fats responsible for lowering LDL cholesterol levels. This means a small handful of nuts between your bigger meals can quell sugar cravings while keeping you healthy.

Hazelnuts, almonds, and peanuts are very nutrient-rich snacks, and are easily available. Getting into a nutty habit is also really easy. Just pack a few small bags of nuts at the beginning of your week, and bring them with you on your daily tasks. Try to focus on low salt varieties of course, for the sake of preventing high blood pressure.

Snack Habit #3 – The Sugar YoYo and Yogurt

Sometimes all your body wants and needs is a quick sugar boost, and only sugar is going to help it. However your source of sugar doesn’t have to be a highly processed candy bar or can of soda.

At the beginning of your week, buy a few cups of yogurt in flavors you like. Yogurt is high in pro-biotics that promote digestive health, as well as other important nutrients based on the fruit content in the cup. If your body starts to crash, having a handy pick me up like a yogurt cup means you can snack quickly and get yourself back on track.

One word of caution: Many yogurts can be high in sugar and sugar syrups such as high fructose corn syrup. This is less ideal than if the sugar comes from the fruit itself. Check the list of ingredients, and if corn syrup or sugar is in the first three ingredients, pass it up.

Snack Habit #4 – Snack Pack

The key to forming good habits is making sure they’re practical. If you try to make healthy snacks, but they keep spoiling or getting too warm to be palatable, you’re probably going to give up before making it a habit. Consider buying yourself a small cooler or insulated bag to pack your snacks in. This will help keep everything at an even temperature, making the snacks crisp and tasty enough to enjoy, as well as storing them in a convenient place.

You probably didn’t expect to be encouraged to keep snacking, did you? Actually one of the best ways to build a healthy lifestyle is to take the habits you already have, such as snacking, and turn them in healthier directions. This empowers you to easily adopt positive habits that fit within your life instead of allowing bad habits to takeover. Consider trying out these steps for six weeks, and the results will speak for themselves.

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Potentially The Best Way To Reduce Stress

management — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:33:13 +0000

I have never been able to have a life which was free from anxiety and worry. I worry about almost every aspect of life and living this way has caused me a lot of problems including various bouts of ill health from time to time. I needed to find a way of coping with and reducing the amount of stress in my life and in this article I write about how I have managed to achieve this.

So what do I stress about? Well I suppose it is anything and everything. Women and my relationships with them; my financial position – having a lack of money and worrying about how I am going to be able to pay the bills etc. I also have anxiety over my career and my personal friendships. For whatever reason I also used to worry about what other people thought of me.

I am the kind of person who is classed as a thinker. I will be the first to admit that I over-think at times; some people would go as far as to call me a stress-head – others, no doubt, see me as some sort of freak. This thinking is very much in a negative manner and is a cycle which I have found hard to break.

About a year ago I was invited to appear on a national radio show to talk about my occupation which is website promotion and offering stuttering treatment, and also strangely enough helping an organisation to do with becoming a foster carer. I was due to talk live on this radio program at around 2pm. All morning as was my way of course, I was thinking and worrying about how I would come across to other people. I was afraid that I would make a fool of myself and would sound like a bit of an idiot. I also, for whatever reason, started to stress about whether I would be able to remember, under the amount of pressure that I was likely be under, the important aspects of my occupation which people would be interested in.

I was getting myself into a bit of a state and even thought about phoning up to cancel the interview. I then called up a good friend of mine who has always provided me with sound advice. I explained about the radio show and about my fears. He stated that I needed to relax and to even look forward to the experience. It would, he continued, be a chance to promote my own services and therefore was something to be grateful for.

He advised me that what I needed to do was to keep myself busy. If I am very busy, I would not have any time to think in my usual negative way. He stated that he believed that I needed to find things that would occupy my mind. He thought that I was spending the majority of the time stressing about this and that. If however I had a much busier life then I would not have so much time to think in this manner.

This is something I had realised a few years before but had in truth not acted on. I thought about what my friend had said and then decided to get stuck into some much needed gardening. I am happy to let you know that the radio interview went fine.

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Soldiers prepare to send bodies of four comrades, journalist back to Canada

management — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:48:18 +0000

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — The deaths of four Canadian soldiers and a journalist in a roadside bombing two days before the New Year ushers in a sombre 2010 for many Canadians.

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Sgt. George Miok, 28, Sgt. Kirk Taylor, 28, Cpl. Zachery McCormack, 21, and Pte. Garrett William Chidley, 21, were killed Wednesday when their armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device four kilometres south of Kandahar City. Michelle Lang, a Calgary Herald reporter covering the conflict for Canwest News Service, also died in the attack.

Five others were wounded, including four soldiers and a Canadian civilian worker.

The fallen soldiers were widely praised Thursday as dedicated and passionate men who cared for their comrades and their country.

Lang will be honoured alongside them in a formal ramp ceremony at Kandahar Airfield Friday before their aircraft takes off to bring them home. The bodies are expected to arrive back in Canada on Sunday afternoon, landing at Canadian Forces Base Trenton. From there, they’ll travel in a convoy along the Highway of Heroes, a 172-kilometre stretch of Highway 401 between Trenton and Toronto.

“Michelle will be transported back with our four lost soldiers,”said Lt.-Col. Chris Lemay. “We think it’s the right thing to do. This is the first reporter who was part of the embed program that we’ve lost. This is a first for the Canadian Forces.”

Brig.-Gen. Daniel Menard, Commander of Task Force Kandahar, offered heartfelt words about each of the victims.

Miok, based in Edmonton, was remembered as a “dedicated” officer who was well-liked by his troops. “The welfare of his soldiers came first, and they knew they could turn to him for advice and guidance.”

Taylor, based in Yarmouth, N.S., was known as “Sgt. Morale” because of his sense of humour and calm demeanour.

“He enjoyed a challenge, and though he didn’t seek the spotlight, he would take the difficult jobs without complaint,” said Menard, adding Taylor was passionate about his job mentoring troubled youth back home in Canada.

“He brought the same enthusiasm with him to Afghanistan.”

Chidley, born in Cambridge, Ont., and raised in Langley, B.C., could always beat his friends and fellow soldiers at video games. “He was a great driver, the one you wanted for difficult tasks,” said Menard.

Cam Chidley wrote about his son on Facebook Thursday: “My ex-wife Sian and I have lost our son Garrett in Afghanistan yesterday. God help us and please watch over our daughter Devon, and our son Joe.”

McCormack, based in Edmonton, was remembered as a team player who was passionate about his family and looking forward to soon marrying his fiancee.

“He was a very caring individual who always lent a helping hand to others,” Menard said. “He always had a way of raising morale by making the rest of the section laugh.”

Lang, too, was soon to be married.

In a statement he released Thursday, Lang’s fiance said her death “is the darkest and most painful moment of my life.

“I am absolutely devastated by the loss of my dearest Michelle — my partner, my best friend, and the love of my life,” said Michael Louie.

Louie, said he’s been overwhelmed with messages of condolences.

“It makes me feel really good to see all the people that Michelle has impacted or has touched,” he said. “It comes as no surprise to me whatsoever, though.”

Although new to Kandahar, Menard said Lang “touched many of us” through her sensitivity and ability to connect with people.

“Michelle . . . was a young, dynamic reporter who strove to excel at her job,” he said. “[She] was passionate about life and inspired those around her.”

Lang, 34, was just two weeks into her first stint in Afghanistan and was the first Canadian journalist to die there since the Canadian military mission began in 2002.

Brig.-Gen. Michael P. Jorgensen, commander Land Force Western Area, praised the soldiers and Lang for their sacrifice.

“The thoughts and prayers of the entire military family are with those brave soldiers who were killed or wounded, with their families and with Michelle Lang of the Calgary Herald and her family,” Jorgensen said. “Journalists embedded with our troops in Afghanistan take the same risks and expose themselves to the same dangers and discomforts as our soldiers do. They should be commended for this, as they, too, leave the comforts of their Canadian lives and their families to report from Afghanistan.”

Wednesday was an especially bloody day in Afghanistan. In addition to the attack on the Canadians, eight American civilian workers died in a suicide bomb attack on a U.S. military base close to the border with Pakistan, officials said.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks. “This work is done by us,” Yusuf Ahmadi, a spokesman for the Islamist insurgent group, told AFP.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognized the “heavy hearts” of Canadians and offered his sympathies.

“The five men and women who perished are true Canadian heroes,” Harper said.

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said it was “with profound sadness that we mourn the loss of four brave Canadian soldiers and a Canadian journalist in Afghanistan . . . Their service exemplifies the very best in courage and selflessness, and their deaths will not be forgotten as our mission to build a safe and secure country for the people of Afghanistan continues.”

“Our country has suffered a terrible tragedy in the loss of Canadian journalist Michelle Lang and four brave soldiers. … My thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends and loved ones,” said NDP Leader Jack Layton.

Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean, too, reacted with sadness to the deaths and injuries.

“It reminds us of the underhanded, blind, daily violence facing our Canadian soldiers, journalists and humanitarian workers in Afghanistan, who are working alongside the local population already hard hit by decades of terror.

“Our thoughts are with the families, the loved ones and the colleagues of the deceased. We also wish the injured a prompt recovery.”

Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai offered his condolences Thursday.

“The Afghans will not forget your sacrifice,” Karzai said in statement reported by Canadian Press. “Your children sacrificed their lives for the people of Afghanistan and the threat of terrorism.”

The deaths bring the toll of Canadian soldiers to 138 since the mission there began in 2002.

At least 17 journalists from around the world have been killed in Afghanistan since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to statistics maintained by the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent, non-profit organization.

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Two tonnes of ‘missing’ explosive found

management — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:46:53 +0000

Two tonnes of the powerful explosive ammonium nitrate that were missing Wednesday afternoon have now been found, the RCMP in B.C. said.

“It was a clerical error and the missing bags of ammonium nitrate are now accounted for,” Sgt. Rob Vermeulen said.

Earlier Wednesday, the RCMP said the transportation company Kinder Morgan had reported a discrepancy in late December in the inventory of the powerful explosive from a storage facility in Surrey.

The missing ammonium nitrate consisted of two one-tonne bags in a 6,000-bag shipment.

“Out of an abundance of caution, it’s being investigated by the RCMP Integrated National Security Enforcement Team as well as both North Vancouver and Surrey detachments,” Vermeulen said.

Ammonium nitrate was used in both the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

“The amount is quite large. If you detonate 1,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate it would make for one heck of an explosion,” said Andre Gerolymatos, a Simon Fraser University professor and expert on terrorism.

The 2010 Winter Games could be a target for terrorists, Gerolymatos said.

“Any large event that attracts world media is a potential target for terrorists,” Gerolymatos said.

The ammonium nitrate, which was destined for the mining industry, was shipped from Alberta to North Vancouver in the fall of 2009, Vermeulen said.

It was then sent from North Vancouver to Surrey, where the discrepancy was noted and reported to police by Kinder Morgan. Vermeulen stressed that there was never any evidence of theft or criminal wrongdoing.

He said Kinder Morgan conducted an extensive inventory audit to resolve the discrepancy. Ammonium nitrate can be used as a fertilizer or as an explosive to open up mining quarries.

Since the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, ammonium nitrate that is intended for use as a fertilizer is coated so that kerosene and diesel fuel cannot penetrate it, Gerolymatos said.

“It was always easy to get fertilizer. Until Oklahoma City, no one thought about fertilizer as a bomb, but [Timothy] McVeigh changed all that,” Gerolymatos said.

The missing ammonium nitrate is the non-coated variety, Gerolymatos said. “If you put kerosene on it, or diesel fuel, then kaboom.”

Kinder Morgan is a North American pipeline transportation and energy storage company that operates the Vancouver Wharves terminal in British Columbia.

In 1993, a 675-kilogram bomb killed six people and injured more than 1,000 people when it exploded under the World Trade Center.

The Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 killed 168 people and left a crater six-metres wide and 2.5-metres deep.

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History of Memory Foam

management — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:54:01 +0000

Memory foam is a common term used in our lexicon today. Used as material to construct items from mattresses, pillows, toppers and much more, people hail memory foam as a new innovation with numerous implications. However, you might be surprised to know that memory foam is anything but new. Actually, the material has been around for awhile and had a surprising beginning.

Originally, memory foam was developed by NASA in 1966. As part of an attempt by NASA scientists to make aircraft cushions even safer, the concept of memory foam was born. NASA hoped that it could help reduce the impact of gravitational forces upon its astronauts at lift-off. Its predecessor was dubbed T-foam, short for Temper Foam. It had unique properties that allowed it to act like both a solid and liquid simultaneously. They sought a material that would respond to temperature as well as being able to spread over a large surface area. AS a result, pressure points could thus be reduced. Initially, T-foam was not as durable as memory foam. Over time, it was shown to crack after only a year or two. NASA wanted a material that was more durable and eventually stopped the project. Therefore, the material never did make it to outer space but NASA continued to hold patents for the unique substance.

One of the creators of T-foam, Charles Yost later created his own company, along with NASA support, to make the form available to the public for other uses. T-foam became used in padding for x-ray tables and sports equipment. As time progressed, so did the uses for the foam.

Finally, in the early 80’s NASA relinquished its domination over memory foam and allowed it to be part of public domain. More and more companies sprang up utilizing the material for various purposes. It wasn’t until the early 1990’s that memory foam became a component of mattresses. The first mattresses were attractive to hospitals who wanted to find a way to decrease patient pain. In the past, memory foam wasn’t commonplace, therefore, it was quite expense and not as widely known as today.

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Diabetes Mellitus and its Prevention

management — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:07:06 +0000

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Diabetes—is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin, or does not properly respond to insulin a hormone produced in the pancreas.

Insulin enables cells to absorb glucose in order to turn it into energy. Any disturbance in this causes glucose to accumulate in the blood (hyperglycemia), leading to various complications.

TYPES OF DIABETES:

1) Type 1 diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes is autoimmune disease. It is result of destruction of beta cells due to aggressive nature of cells present in the body.

2) Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes is also called non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes. It occurs when the body produces enough insulin but cannot utilize it effectively. This type of diabetes usually develops in middle age. more common among older; obese; have a family history of diabetes; have had gestational diabetes.

3) Gestational diabetes:

It is a form of diabetes which affects pregnant women. Hormones involved in development of placenta, also blocks the action of the mother’s insulin in her body. This is called insulin resistance. During pregnancy a mother may need up to three times more insulin for glucose to leave the blood and transform to energy. When body is not able to use insulin due to insulin resistance it develops into Gestational Diabetes. Glucose builds up in the blood to high level, it is called hyperglycemia.

Causes of Diabetes

• Hereditary or Inherited Traits : It depends upon closeness of blood relationship as mother is diabetic, the risk is 2 to 3%, father is diabetic, the risk is more than the previous case and if both the parents are diabetic, the child has much greater risk for diabetes.

• Age : Increased age is a factor which gives more possibility than in younger age.

• Poor Diet (Malnutrition Related Diabetes) : low protein and fiber intake, high intake of refined products are the expected reasons for developing diabetes.

• Obesity and Fat Distribution : Being overweight means increased insulin resistance.

• Sedentary Lifestyle

• Stress : physical injury or emotional disturbance is the initial cause of the disease..

• Drug induced: Clozapine, olanzapine , risperidone , quetiapine and ziprasidone induce this lethal disease.

• Infection : strephylococci that infects pancreas.

• Sex : commonly seen in elderly especially males but, strongly in women

• Hypertension : there is direct relation between high systolic pressure and diabetes.

• Serum lipids and lipoproteins : High triglyceride and cholesterol level in the blood is related to high blood sugars.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:

Diabetes Type 1:

• Primary stage : nausea and vomiting.

• Later stage : ketoacidosis, fast weight loss

• Advanced stage : Coma and death.

Diabetes Type 2:

• Increased fatigue

• Polydipsia

• Polyuria

• Polyphegia

• Weight flactuation

• Blurry vision

• Irritability

• Infections

• Poor wound healing

Complications

• Diabetic retinopathy: pain in the eyes and may even result in loss of vision.

• Diabetic nephropathy: kidney disease shows symptoms of swelling (edema) in the feet and legs. blood pressure also increases.

• Diabetic neuropathy: Tingling, burning, numbness, tightness, shooting or stabbing pain in the hands, feet or other parts of body

• Diabetic foot: Any injury leads to gangrene if neglected

• Cardiac complaints: Chest pain ,shortness of breath, dizziness ,light headache, shoulder or stomach pain, fast heartbeat, heart attack or stroke

• Others: scanty or profuse sweating, difficulty of sensing when your bladder is full, increased sexual problems, weakness.

Prevention & management:

• Control weight to normal or near-normal levels by eating a healthy low-fat, high-fiber diet.

• Regular exercise is crucial to the prevention of type 2 diabetes.

• Keep alcohol consumption low.

• Quit smoking.

• If you have high blood fat levels (such as high cholesterol) or high blood pressure, take your medication as directed

• Lifestyle modification

• If you already have diabetes, your focus should be on preventing the complications

• Tight glucose control.

• Maintain a healthy weight

• Increase physical activity levels

• Drink an adequate amount of water and avoid taking too much salt.

• The skin should be taken care of; avoid sores and cracks that can become severely infected.

• Brush and floss the teeth every day to prevent gum disease.

• The feet should be washed and examined daily, looking for small cuts, sores, or blisters that may cause

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