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For the first time since insulin started being developed to treat diabetes 80 years ago, a new medical breakthrough in insulin administration will allow adult diabetics to deliver their insulin a very different way.

Exubera is rapid acting meal time insulin that was recently approved by the FDA. It comes is powdered form and can be inhaled through the mouth. Exubera will not completely replace insulin shots (some diabetics may still need shots of long acting insulin), but it will defi (more…)

Does high blood pressure normally run in your family’s blood?

If yes, then you must take into consideration having a regular blood test. In this process you will be able to know whether you might have an underlying ailment.

The blood glucose is normally expressed in millimoles pr litre (mmol/l). Typically, its level is lowest in the morning and higher after mealtime than its narrow limits right through out the day which is 4 to 8mmol/l.

Note: Glucose (more…)

Most people experience constipation at some point in their life. They make a note to eat more fiber and expect everything to go back to normal in a day or two. Luckily, for the better percentage of those inflicted, this method works. Not so lucky are the ones who are battling something much more serious than the occasional bout of constipation.

Constipation is a condition that can be very difficult to find the originating cause. There are so many different causes, from medicines (more…)