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2009-11-19 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - developing diabetes:

Nicole, Eating sugar or carbs doesn't cause diabetes on its own. However, we now know that eating carbs causes a release of hormones in your brain (including one called dopamine) that causes you to

2009-11-13 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - DIABETESE IN 38YEARS AGE:

Mohammad, You definitely should cut out all SUGARED sodas and other sugary drinks as your body no longer has the ability to handle them effectively. There are lots of other things you can do to help

2009-11-11 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - borderline fasting glucose:

Harv, You are correct that stress can elevated BG levels. Chronic stress elevates levels of cortisol, which in particular increases AM insulin resistance. For any BG measure, you would want to get

2009-11-09 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - FASTING SUGAR LEVEL:

Pankaj, According to the American Diabetes Association's guidelines, a normal fasting BG is 70-99, impaired fasting glucose is 100-125, and overt diabetes is 126 or above. It can also be determined

2009-11-07 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - FASTING SUGAR LEVEL:

Dear Pankaj, A normal fasting blood glucose reading is less than 100 mg/dl. >     •    A  pre-diabetes alert if the FBG reading is between 100 mg/dl and 125 mg/dl. >     •    A  diabetes alert if the