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	<title>Diabetes Info</title>
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	<description>A guide to Diabetes Mellitus and its Management</description>
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		<title>Diabetes Supplies &#8211; Where Should You Get Them?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Diabetes supplies that one needs on an ongoing basis are of two major categories &#8211; Diabetes Testing Supplies (such as Glucose test strips, Glucose meters) and Diabetes Supplies (referring to the pharmaceuticals used for treatment of diabetes such as oral tablets and insulin)
Generally the initial source of diabetes supplies and diabetes testing supplies will vary [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://diabetesinfodesk.com/diabetes-supplies-where-should-you-get-them/</link>
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		<title>Tips On Foot Care In Diabetes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What can happen to the feet in diabetics?  Diabetes can affect the sensation to various areas of the feet, causing areas of numbness which are more easily injured, a condition known as diabetic neuropathy.  It can also affect circulation to the feet so that the feet tend to be cold, and infection comes on more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://diabetesinfodesk.com/tips-on-foot-care-in-diabetes/</link>
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		<title>Management Of Diabetes &#8211; An Overview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So you have diabetes.  And you know it is not a curable disease.  All one can do is to manage it.  Management of diabetes or the diabetic condition refers to:
1. Controlling the blood sugar
2. Prevention of complications
3. Management of complications as and when they occur.
The ultimate purpose of the above is to ensure long term survival with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://diabetesinfodesk.com/management-of-diabetes-an-overview/</link>
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		<title>Diabetes At Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You have diabetes.  This is not a death sentence.  You still have to work.  Bills have to be paid.  Stomachs have to be fed.
However it is important that you take certain steps at work so that your diabetic control remains stable. Your diabetes must not suffer because of your work, and your work must not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://diabetesinfodesk.com/diabetes-at-work/</link>
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		<title>Symptoms Of Diabetes Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A nice YouTube video outlining the symptoms of Diabetes for those who would prefer it in video form:

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		<link>http://diabetesinfodesk.com/symptoms-of-diabetes-video/</link>
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		<title>Diabetes Worldwide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Diabetes.
A shortened version of the illness Diabetes Mellitus. A condition where there is an excess of glucose in the blood, due primarily either to the body being unable to produce enough insulin to manage this glucose or the inability of the body to utilise this insulin.
This illness is so common. The World Health Organisation estimates [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://diabetesinfodesk.com/diabetes-worldwide/</link>
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		<title>Diabetic renal complications</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The most common, most feared complication when one is diagnosed as a diabetic is kidney failure. It is estimated that an untreated diabetic will suffer renal complications within 2 years of discovery/onset if not treated properly. The easiest way to control diabetes at the time of diagnosis is through the usage of insulin, as the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://diabetesinfodesk.com/diabetic-renal-complications/</link>
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		<title>The Diabetic Foot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is estimated that about 25% of diabetics will develop problems in the foot. These complications are due to a combination of two factors: neuropathy and poor circulation.
Nutrition of the nerves supplying sensation to the skin of the foot can be compromised resulting in the sensation of numbness or tingling, or an inablity to feel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://diabetesinfodesk.com/the-diabetic-foot/</link>
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		<title>The Diabetic Eye</title>
		<description><![CDATA[3 major problems can occur in eye of a diabetic, all of which are treatable if caught early, and can progress to blindness if not treated.
Cataract
Glaucoma
Diabetic Retinopathy
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		<link>http://diabetesinfodesk.com/the-diabetic-eye/</link>
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		<title>Heart Surgery Linked To Raised Blood Sugar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Research by the University of Michigan Health System shows that almost half of patients going through heart surgery may need to be treated temporarily for diabetes using insulin. This is because the stress of surgery will cause blood sugar to go sky-high. This phenomenon, known commonly as stress-induced hyperglycemia, is often seen in other stress-related [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://diabetesinfodesk.com/heart-surgery-linked-to-raised-blood-sugar/</link>
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