Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) March 29, 2006

According to the American Diabetes Association, people with diabetes are more likely to develop vision problems including blindness, and they and 40% more likely to develop glaucoma and 60% more likely to develop cataracts. Since vision problems with diabetes are common it is often hard for these diabetics to read their blood glucose meters. Diabetics now have another option for home blood glucose testing. New audio meters solve diabetes monitoring issues, allowing people with visual impairments to do their own glucose testing at home. There are several free blood glucose meters on the market that give verbal instructions to guide a person through the entire testing procedure and give verbal test results.

American Diabetes Services, the nations’ leading distributor of free brand name Diabetes Equipment, including free blood glucose meters, through Medicare and private insurance is pleased to now offer the Prodigy Blood Glucose Monitor for its visually impaired customers. American Diabetes Services provides free or very low cost diabetic testing supplies, including free blood glucose meters, to patients throughout the country, delivered directly to their home with free shipping.

According to the American Diabetic Association (ADA), There are 20.8 million people in the United States, or 7% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed, unfortunately, 6.2 million people (nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease.

Vision problem with diabetes is a common, but serious side affect of the disease. Complications from diabetes are the leading cause of new cases of blindness in adults 20-74 years of age. Because diabetes leads to 12,000 to 24,000 new cases of blindness each year, proper diabetes care and management is essential to reduce the risk for this and other serious, sometimes life-threatening complications.

Research shows that in people with type 1 diabetes, therapy that overcome diabetes monitoring issues and keeps blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible reduces damage to the eyes by 76% (New England Journal of Medicine, September 30, 1993). Experts believe that these results can also be applied to those with type 2 diabetes.

As a general rule, the ADA recommends that most patients with type 1 diabetes test glucose three or more times per day. Pregnant women taking insulin for gestational diabetes should test two times per day. ADA does not specify how often people with type 2 diabetes should test their glucose, but testing often helps control diabetes and reduce vision problems with diabetes. Many patients are eligible for a free blood glucose meter through their insurance or Medicare, making it easier to solve their diabetes monitoring issues.

Diabetes is associated with an increased risk for a number of serious, sometimes life-threatening complications and certain populations experience an even greater threat. Good diabetes management can help reduce your risk. However many people are not even aware that they have diabetes until they develop one of its complications.

About American Diabetes Services

American Diabetes Services is one of the nation’s leading mail-order distributors of brand name diabetic supplies delivered directly to the individual’s home. American Diabetes Services provides personalized customer service and reduced expenses to those with diabetes monitoring issues. Often free diabetes supplies are delivered at no cost to the patient.

American Diabetes Services benefits include: free delivery directly to patient’s homes, no insurance paperwork to complete, no upfront costs or waiting weeks or months for reimbursement, diabetes supplies delivered at very low or no cost to you. American Diabetes Services is a supplier of all the leading national brands. Leading products include: Prodigy Audio Blood Glucose Monitor, One Touch Ultra, Accu-Chek Compact, and Abbott FreeStyle. American Diabetes Services is a Medicare participating provider and specializes in providing supplies paid for by Medicare and we accept Medicare assignment. In addition, we support Private Insurance, Major Medical and Group Health Insurance Plans; we accept most plans in all 50 states with the exception of HMO’s.

Since vision problems with diabetes are common, the http://www.AmericanDiabetes.com includes free diabetes information, a free diabetes profile to see if you qualify for free diabetes supplies, free diabetes diet and nutrition tips as well as diabetes weight management advice,

American Diabetes Services has a free form on their website about how you can qualify for free diabetic testing supplies. To request diabetes monitoring information and to find out if you qualify for a free blood glucose meter and other supplies, complete a free online form at http://www.AmericanDiabetes.com, or call toll free at 1-888-722-7556 to compete a free application over the phone.

Media Contact: Maria Nelson, Ten Golden Rules, http://www.tengoldenrules.com, 561-620-9121.

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Pompano Beach, FL (PRWEB) February 2, 2009

American Diabetes Wholesale announces the launch of its “Buy Once. Give Twice!” Valentine’s Day campaign that donates 50% of profits from the sale of its gift baskets during the month of February to the Greater Palm Beach County Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

“Our Valentine’s Day gift basket promotion is a great opportunity to support JDRF and to offer gifts that are especially geared to the needs of our diabetes customers,” said Chris Maguire, Vice President and Co-Founder of American Diabetes Wholesale.

With it’s continuing commitment to supporting the health of its customers, American Diabetes Wholesale offers several diabetes-friendly gift baskets including diabetic food, low-carb food, diabetic candies and diabetic care themes. For more information about the Valentine’s Day “Buy Once. Give Twice!” promotion, refer to the Valentine’s Day campaign.

American Diabetes Wholesale has been providing low prices on diabetic supplies and other health products since 2002. The company has been supporting local and national diabetes organizations by donating diabetic testing supplies, and by participating in fundraising activities including JDRF’s annual Walk to Cure Diabetes.

About American Diabetes Wholesale

American Diabetes Wholesale (ADW) is a discount mail order company that is dedicated to keeping diabetes management affordable. ADW is focused on helping customers effectively manage their disease by providing one of the largest selections of diabetes-related products, fast service, significant discounts and support for customers who have health insurance, as well as the uninsured. ADW provides top-quality, brand name diabetic supplies and over-the-counter pharmacy items at a significantly discounted price in comparison to other retail outlets.

ADW takes a leading role in diabetic education through Destination Diabetes, an informational component of the ADW website featuring tips and advice from diabetes and nutrition experts, diabetic recipes and more. They also host an online diabetic forum, send out informative diabetes newsletters and maintain a company blog. The company is also at the forefront of honoring those who work with people living with diabetes, and created the Diabetes Educator of the Year Award, an annual contest honoring health professionals who have demonstrated superior service in their respective specialties. ADW is involved in and supports the diabetes community and organizations that further diabetes education and research.

The company has been providing diabetic supplies to consumers through its website http://www.AmericanDiabetesWholesale.com and via toll free phone at 877-241-9002 for the past five years.

About JDRF – Greater Palm Beach County Chapter:

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is dedicated to funding research and education in the progression toward a cure for diabetes. The Greater Palm Beach County Chapter was established in 1992, and is one of 100 affiliates in the United States and internationally. The chapter is governed by a Board of Directors, composed of 26 members, all adhering to the bylaws set by JDRF’s headquarters in New York. For more information: http://www.jdrf.org/greaterpalmbeach

Media Inquiries:

For additional information about American Diabetes Wholesale or to schedule an interview with Chris Maguire, please contact Nikki Konefsky of Vine Communications at (305) 447-8678.

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Question by Socially Correct: How does Diabetes hurt the skin? & what are the signs of Diabetes?
I read on the doctors wall where they have posters informing you of different diseases and they had one where diabetes can hurt your skin and said “Protect Your Skin” And I am just curious to know. How does diabetes hurt your skin? What would your skin look like when it is affected by diabetes?
My concern is because my mom know has Diabetes type 2 and I am concern for myself and not sure if I have the signs. No health insurance.

Best answer:

Answer by Misz_Jazzy
A lot of times certain diabetic medicines make your skin more susceptible to burns when being in the sun, and when your diabetic it takes a lot longer for your blood to clot when you get a scratch or a sore. Since it takes longer for these things to heal you also become more open to infections and etc.

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CHERRY HILL, NJ (PRWEB) January 28, 2005

DiabeticFamilyLife.com is an indepdendent, online news and information resource for the Diabetic Family Community. Delivered for diabetic families from diabetic families, DiabeticFamilyLife.com, http://www.diabeticfamilylife.com is an exceptional resource for news, insights and information pertinent to the special needs, concerns, accomplishments and experiences of today’s active diabetic families.

DiabeticFamilyLife.com features insightful profiles, insights and experiences of a diverse array of diabetic family members, timely news and information of interest to aware diabetic families and interesting information resources for diabetics of all ages.

With a unique sensitivity to the special requirements, concerns, accomplishments and triumphs of families touched by diabetes, DiabeticFamilyLife.com is a unique online resource created for diabetic families – from diabetic families. The editorial team of DiabeticFamilyLife.com, directed by Marie Alonso, a 15-year journalist and communications professional, is comprised of writers, advisors, engineers and medical consultants who, themselves, are diabetic or are directly impacted by the diabetes of a close family member.

“Welcome to DiabeticFamilyLife.com – an online news, interview, product review and information resource for diabetic families, from diabetic families,” reports Alonso, a resident of New Jersey. “Delivered by a team of caring, experienced and diverse journalists – all touched by diabetes – DiabeticFamilyLife.com is a refreshing online home for recent diabetic news headlines, views on life with diabetes, suppliers news and product reviews, fast facts and resources, unique perspectives and diverse family voices – DiabeticFamilyLife.com is here as a new home to share the special concerns, obstacles, accomplishments and triumphs of families living with diabetes. Welcome to DiabeticFamilyLife.com. Welcome to our family.”

DiabeticFamilyLife.com, in addition to profiling the lives and experiences of diabetic families from all walks of life, will feature supplier information and objective product reviews of diabetic supplies (including glucometers, insulin pumps, blood glucose test strips) that are a part of the every day life experiences of today’s diabetic families. The online resource is free to all readers – and welcomes suggestions for editorial, as well as targeted informational columns and medical overview information.

“In the coming months, DiabeticFamilyLife.com will grow to be a unique and warm resource for diabetic mothers and father, parents of children with diabetes and a great diversity of families touched by life with insulin dependency,” Alonso shares. “We envisioned DiabeticFamilyLife.com as an additional family member – a source that knows what life with diabetes is like, particularly for young and active families. We are opening up our families – and we welcome other diabetic families to be a part of this endeavor of love.”

For more information on this new, online journalistic resource for diabetic news and information, please visit DiabeticFamilyLife.com, http://www.diabeticfamilylife.com.

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Pompano Beach, Fla. (PRWEB) November 5, 2009

Today, American Diabetes Wholesale is asking help from the diabetes community to share diabetes stories, and announced they will donate $ 3.00 for every story published on GlucoStories.com to diabetes organizations. The company’s goal is to reach 1,000 stories during Diabetes Awareness Month.

“Since the launch of GlucoStories.com in May of this year, we’ve received amazing feedback on how the stories have made a powerful and lasting impact on the people who have shared or read the diabetes stories,” said Chris Maguire, Vice President of American Diabetes Wholesale. “Our latest campaign is a call to the diabetes community to help us build the largest collection of diabetes stories on a single website because every story can support, educate and inspire anyone and everyone affected by diabetes.”

The GlucoStories Donation Campaign is being launched in conjunction with National Diabetes Month to help raise awareness for diabetes. GlucoStories.com is a place for people affected by diabetes to read and share stories that will help in many ways, including inspiration, education, dispelling myths and clearing up misconceptions associated with diabetes and its symptoms.

ABOUT GLUCOSTORIES.COM

GlucoStories is a website for people with diabetes, or those who support people living with diabetes, to inspire and feel inspired about living the best life possible. To read and share stories, please visit http://www.glucostories.com and every story published will help raise money for diabetes organizations. Stories can be submitted by anyone with diabetes, anyone affected by diabetes, or anyone who supports people living with diabetes.

ABOUT AMERICAN DIABETES WHOLESALE

American Diabetes Wholesale is a diabetic supply mail order company that offers one of the largest selections of diabetes-related products at discounts up to 60% off retail prices. American Diabetes Wholesale also takes a leading role in diabetes education and support through its free websites, blogs and forums including: DestinationDiabetes.com, GlucoStories.com, Forum.americandiabeteswholesale.com and DiabeticBlogs.net. American Diabetes Wholesale is actively involved in and supports the diabetes community and organizations that further diabetes education and research. For more information visit: http://www.AmericanDiabetesWholesale.com.

MEDIA INQUIRIES

For additional information about American Diabetes Wholesale or GlucoStories.com, please contact Chris Maguire at 877-241-9002 x401.

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Pompano Beach, FL (PRWEB) October 14, 2008

American Diabetes Wholesale, a discount retailer of diabetic supplies, donated $ 10,000 in diabetic supplies to support Andy Mandell (“Mr. Diabetes

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I’m Deborah Susan, a dietician and personal trainer specializing in nutrition, physical fitness and diabetes diet plan for diabetics. Over the years I’ve noticed a trend in the questions that diabetics and their family members have been asking. Also, many of my clients had often suggested I not let my knowledge and experience go waste; instead, I should write a book that would help society cope and live a healthy life despite diabetes. A friend recently suggested I start with an article and if I like the response I could write a book.

Although many have said I have a way with words, I must state that I am not a writer or author and have until today, never written so much as an article let alone a book. I’ve decided to take the plunge primarily because I have seen intense and unnecessary suffering caused by wrong information, phobia, misguidance and myths. Lack of proper guidance and knowledge ultimately proves expensive in more ways than can be imagined.

In writing these article, it is my ardent desire to provide useful, practical knowledge (including a few low fat low carb recipes for diabetic) to help people living with diabetes to make decisions that enable them to live successfully with diabetes.

To begin with, although 99% of you probably already know what diabetes is, I’d like to define it precisely so that at the end of this first article, we are all on the same page and do not have differing ideas on what diabetes is.

Diabetes is a condition in which your body cannot control the level of glucose (sugar) in your blood because (a) your pancreas (not kidneys) does not produce enough insulin or (b) your body cells are resistant to the action of insulin, that’s why we take insulin diabetic syringes.

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When your blood glucose level rises, the glucose cannot get into the cells which means despite all the sugar, your body is deprived of energy. Lack of energy triggers the break down and conversion of fat and muscles into alternate source of energy. Always prefer to use diabetic glucose meter for checking your glucose level regularly

Since the Glucose in your blood does not get utilized, it gets flushed out through urine. Meanwhile the body breaks down fat and muscle as an alternate energy source causing rapid (and dangerous) weight loss. Rapid break down of fat causes build up of toxic chemicals in your blood. If left unattended, all organs in the body begin to deteriorate and fail, ultimately leading to death – and a painful one at that.

Myth: Diabetes begins with Type 1 and then progress to Type 2

Truth: Wrong! Type 1 and Type 2 are two totally different types of diabetes

People diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes do not produce any insulin. They need to be treated with insulin given by insulin syringes & injection or via diabetes Insulin Pump. (Insulin via a tablet would not be effective as it would be destroyed in the digestion process).

This is the more common form of diabetes. Obesity is the primary reason for Type 2 diabetes. People diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes do not produce sufficient quantities of insulin. Initially your pancreas respond to the demand (created by obesity), by producing more insulin. However, it cannot do so indefinitely. Corrective action includes reducing body fat by checking through Body Fat Scales and leading a healthier lifestyle. If corrective action is taken soon enough, then people suffering from Type 2 diabetes need not take any medication such as glucose tablets or glucose supplements and can lead a healthy normal life. Failure to take corrective action will create a need for insulin injections to supplement the inadequate quantum of insulin produced by your pancreas.

Myth: Type 1 diabetes is serious

Truth: Yes and No. However Type 2 likely to be more harmful because people often have it for years before being diagnosed. Having it for years can lead to long term complications.

Now that we know what diabetes is, in my next article I shall attempt to answer the second most frequently asked question: Why does diabetes develop?

I hope my effort in writing these articles helps you lead a more knowledgeable and healthier life.

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Question by …….: Diabetes ?
I have notice when I eat something with allot of sugar my blood sugar gets really low a few hours later. I get light headed, dizzy, nervous and irritable. I also get thirty and feel really hungry. I get headaches too. When I eat something mainly with allot of carbs it goes back up. If I eat more sugar it goes up, but then suddenly drops again. Could this be diabetes? If so what type?
31 and thin

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Answer by b.dunny
well it sounds like type to but it depends. are u over wieght or young.

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Question by SereneSerenity: diabetes??
is it possible for a cat to have diabetes? my mom said our cat has it but my mom generally doesnt know what she is talking about.

Best answer:

Answer by ♪♫ Seattle ♫♪
Hi there…in order to confirm if a cat has diabetes there needs to be a blood glucose test done from your vet. If the blood sugar is elevated the vet will then be able to give you the appropriate course of care for the cat. Here are a few website articles on feline diabetes mellitus:

http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/diabetes.html

http://www.thecatsite.com/Health/83/Feline-Diabetes.html

http://www.felinediabetes.com/newdiag.htm

http://www.netpets.com/cats/reference/diabetes.html

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Pompano Beach, FL (PRWEB) November 12, 2008

In honor of November being National Diabetes Awareness Month, American Diabetes Wholesale, the leading discount retailer of diabetic supplies, will be launching DIY Diabetes, a new component to the company’s education portal DestinationDiabetes.com. In addition, ADW will also be giving away free one-year subscriptions to Diabetes Self-Management magazine to customers who order from the company’s website before November 30, 2008.

“Our goal is to help our diabetes customers get the information they need to successfully manage their diabetes,” said Chris Maguire, co-founder of American Diabetes Wholesale. Mr. Maguire added, “Marci Sloane’s DIY Diabetes on DestinationDiabetes.com and the free subscriptions to Diabetes Self-Management magazine are ways we can give customers and web visitors access to helpful diabetes health and wellness information.”

DIY Diabetes is certified diabetes educator Marci Sloane’s answer to approachable and practical diabetes self management. Marci, a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, gives self management guidance to people with type 1, type 2 diabetes and other types of diabetes. DIY Diabetes is a resource for sensible advice about daily living, eating right, exercise, and health maintenance.

About Marci Sloane

Marci Sloane is a diabetes advisor and creator of DIY Diabetes (Do-It-Yourself Diabetes) on DestinationDiabetes.com. Ms. Sloane, MS, RD, LD/N, CDE, is a registered and licensed dietitian/nutritionist and certified diabetes educator with a degree in Nutrition and Physiology from Teachers College at Columbia University. Marci is the author of ”The Diet Game: Playing for Life!”

About DestinationDiabetes.com

Destination Diabetes(TM) is a free informational website operated by American Diabetes Wholesale (ADW). As a result of demand and feedback from ADW customers, Destination Diabetes was created to address the educational needs of people living with diabetes. The goal of Destination Diabetes is to be a useful and credible resource for the more than 20 million children and adults who have diabetes in the U.S. and their families. For more information, visit DestinationDiabetes.com.

About American Diabetes Wholesale

American Diabetes Wholesale (TM) has a mission of keeping diabetes affordable for everyone by offering thousands of brand name diabetic supplies and other health products at savings up to 60% off retail prices. For more information on American Diabetes Wholesale, visit AmericanDiabetesWholesale.com.

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