Managing your diabetes is vital to help reduce the risk of health related complications like nerve damage, kidney disease and heart disease. Monitoring your blood sugar (or blood glucose) is an imp...
Approximately 25 million people in the U.S. are already living with diabetes, and many don’t even know it. Some 60 million are at risk and – if nothing is done – by 2050 1 in 3 may have the disease...
More than 23 million people in the United States live with diabetes. And, what's more alarming, about six million people (both adults and children) are estimated to have undiagnosed diabetes. Since...
One in four Americans has pre-diabetes or diabetes. Are you the one in four or is it one of your family members? Find out your number and how to stay healthy by attending the diabetes education eve...
More than 8 percent of the population is affected by diabetes. If you are at risk for diabetes, here are some signs to look for: * Frequent urination * A thirst that cannot be quenched * Losing wei...
If your child has any of the following symptoms, consult your physician: • Increased hunger – When insulin isn’t moving sugar into cells, it can’t be used for energy, causing the child to feel hung...
March 23d is Diabetes Alert Day. Why do we need to be alerted about diabetes? Because some 5.7 million people in the US live with diabetes and don’t know it, and 1 in 4 adults in the US have at lea...
Jan Ulbrecht, MD, a Penn State diabetes expert, medical director of the Mount Nittany Diabetes Foot Clinic, and endocrinologist at Centre Medical & Surgical Associates, will host an open forum of q...
Those with diabetes have a higher risk of developing eye problems. If you have diabetes, use the following tips to help to protect your eyes: • Keep your blood glucose levels under control and in y...
Mount Nittany Medical Center names new Cancer Pavilion for donors Lance and Ellen Shaner.