Recently, I had the opportunity to teach a group of National Registry Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) a refresher course on pre-hospital care and recognizing the signs and symptoms of a diabetic emergency. We discussed terms like the Pancreas, the Endocrine-system, hormones, insulin-production, glucose, Diabetic-Mellitus, Type-I & Type-II- Diabetes, Diabetic-Ketoacidosis, and Hypo/Hyper-glycemia. I was told afterwards how informative (the class) was even for a refresher course. Inspired by the positive feedback, I though it would be a good idea to share some of the less scientific information with everyday people. Here we go!
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Read more :http://www.articlesbase.com/wellness-articles/diabetes-awareness-for-everyday-people-everyday-2298697.html
To find out more about diabetes click on the links below:
http://www.diabetes.org/
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/DM/pubs/riskfortype2/
If you like the information that I have shared, please post a comment and share with others. As always stay safe and good luck!
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