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The Health Benefits of Ampalaya
Sep 6th
There are more than 50 million diabetics in the world. The disease is chronic and its cause is hereditary or an acquired deficiency in the production of insulin by the pancreas. The result is increased concentration of glucose or blood sugar in the body.
Can Bitter Melon Effective In The Treatment Of Diabetes?
Sep 24th
Bitter Melon (Momordicin Charantia) or ampalaya, paliya, amargoso as they are known in Philippine local dialects can neither cure nor prevent diabetes, but it can help control the disease.
Diabetes Mellitus is a disorder in which the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood is abnormally high because the pancreas, a gland located behind the stomach, produces little or no insulin, or because the body’s cells do not respond appropriately to insulin.
Diabetics Not Happy With Current Treatments
Mar 20th
In a report by International Patient Research conducted last year only half of the patients interviewed were completely satisfied with their current diabetes treatments.
About one third of the patient surveyed were extremely worried about suffering from complications as well as the improper control of their blood sugar levels. In addition to half of the diabetic patients were extremely worried that they may accidentally injure themselves or others when experiencing hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels).