for them to be compliant with new diet regimens. Or they say to themselves, "A little piece of cake will not hurt me this time." Well this is true, if you are only telling yourself this once in a blue moon. But if you find yourself makingAnyone would rather spend time with a sweetie pie than with a sour puss, but if you are diabetic, being sweet is not necessarily a good thing. Learn the ABC's of Diabetes. It really is as easy as 1,2,3. Not only will it save your life, but also your limbs, your heart, your brain, and your kidneys. It is so hard to imagine that in this day and time, people are still so noncompliant with managing their diabetes. It is so easy and so well worth it. The repercussions of not managing the disease, however, are not easy at all. Young people seem to think they are invincible. Not true at all. Young people are admitted everyday to the hospital with extensive complications and/or related health conditions and diseases arising from diabetes.

The older generation knows they are not invincible, they just do not want anyone telling them what they can or can not eat. Being used to eating home cooked meals and goodies using grandma's recipes, it's hard for them to be compliant with new diet regimens. Or they say to themselves, "A little piece of cake will not hurt me this time." Well this is true, if you are only telling yourself this once in a blue moon. But if you find yourself making

t also your limbs, your heart, your brain, and your kidneys. It is so hard to imagine that in this day and time, people are still so noncompliant with managing their diabetes. It is so easy and so well worth it. The repercussions of not managing the disease, however, are not easy at all. Young people seem to think they are invincible. Not true at all. Young people are admitted everyday to the hospital with extensive complications and/or related health conditions and diseases arising from diabetes.

The older generation knows they are not invincible, they just do not want anyone telling them what they can or can not eat. Being used to eating home cooked meals and goodies using grandma's recipes, it's hard for them to be compliant with new diet regimens. Or they say to themselves, "A little piece of cake will not hurt me this time." Well this is true, if you are only telling yourself this once in a blue moon. But if you find yourself making

aging the disease, however, are not easy at all. Young people seem to think they are invincible. Not true at all. Young people are admitted everyday to the hospital with extensive complications and/or related health conditions and diseases arising from diabetes.

The older generation knows they are not invincible, they just do not want anyone telling them what they can or can not eat. Being used to eating home cooked meals and goodies using grandma's recipes, it's hard for them to be compliant with new diet regimens. Or they say to themselves, "A little piece of cake will not hurt me this time." Well this is true, if you are only telling yourself this once in a blue moon. But if you find yourself making

arising from diabetes.

The older generation knows they are not invincible, they just do not want anyone telling them what they can or can not eat. Being used to eating home cooked meals and goodies using grandma's recipes, it's hard for them to be compliant with new diet regimens. Or they say to themselves, "A little piece of cake will not hurt me this time." Well this is true, if you are only telling yourself this once in a blue moon. But if you find yourself making

for them to be compliant with new diet regimens. Or they say to themselves, "A little piece of cake will not hurt me this time." Well this is true, if you are only telling yourself this once in a blue moon. But if you find yourself making statements like this almost every night, then that one piece of cake will eventually hurt you.

There is lots of information on the web about the physiology of diabetes, so we are going to focus on the basics here. How exactly does diabetes affect your body? The answer simply is this: just as it is implied, people who have "sugar," medically known as diabetes, can at any given moment have too much sugar in their blood stream. Both blood and sugar are wonderfully rich breeding grounds for bacteria and yeast to grow and multiply. Coupled with the fact that you may already have poor circulation stemming from a long standing history of uncontrolled Diabetes, you would be at a much higher risk for infection and amputation. Uncontrolled diabetes also leads to high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, and eventually death.

But let us focus on just the aesthetics for now, because no can actually see high blood pressure, kidn