Prescription: Caring For Life

  Does High Blood Sugar cause High Cholesterol? We continue to deal with the link between cholesterol and diabetes, which in In the case of taking diabetes medications, it would be better not to fast before having blood tests to measure cholesterol levels. This is not a problem related to the relationship between cholesterol and blood glucose, but to the fact that the latter could fall dangerously low. When we hear about blood sugar, we immediately think of diabetes. However, a thought should also go to hypercholesterolemia. There is a link between cholesterol and type 2 diabetes that leads to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. In fact, if not treated correctly, diabetes causes damage to the vascular walls, which, due to the high glycemic index, leads to a loss of elasticity of the vessel walls. The presence of both pathologies can cause very serious damage, up to calcification of the arteries. LDL and HDL When we talk about cholesterol, the classification in: ●  ...

  Myths vs Reality about Diabetes It is important that you educate yourself about diabetes so that you can help your child manage it. This means arming yourself with all the right information. Although the Internet is full of content about diabetes, it does not always contain adequate information. When information is misinterpreted, inaccurate, or confusing, it can be harmful to people with diabetes. Even the most well-meaning friends and relatives can give incorrect information. Talk to members of your child's diabetes healthcare team when you come across information that doesn't seem right, sounds too good to be true, or contradicts what they have explained to you. Do not make any changes to your child's diabetes management plan without the approval of a member of your diabetes team. Myth: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes. Fact: Type 1 diabetes is caused by the destruction of the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, which is not related to the consumption of suga...