15-pound baby born in England

15-pound baby born in England A British couple gave birth to a baby weighing more than 15 pounds. ( Published: March. 27, 2013 at 12:57 PM Updated March. 27, 2013 at 2:02 PM By KATE STANTON, UPI.com   Weighing in at a startling 15lbs 7oz -- twice the size of an average  newborn -- George King is one of the largest babies ever born in England. "Everyone was...

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Hyperglycemia (High blood glucose)

Hyperglycemia is a major cause of complications with diabetes. Hyperglycemia happens from time to time to all people who have diabetes. Check blood glucose levels to determine when your level is high. Learn to identify the symptoms of hyperglycemia so you can treat it quickly. When high, lower your blood glucose level by exercising, unless ketones are present in your urine. Hyperglycemia is the technical term for high blood glucose (sugar). High blood glucose happens when the body has too little insulin or when the body can't use insulin...

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Hyperglycemia (High blood glucose)

Hyperglycemia is a major cause of complications with diabetes. Hyperglycemia happens from time to time to all people who have diabetes. Check blood glucose levels to determine when your level is high. Learn to identify the symptoms of hyperglycemia so you can treat it quickly. When high, lower your blood glucose level by exercising, unless ketones are present in your urine. Hyperglycemia is the technical term for high blood glucose (sugar). High blood glucose happens when the body has too little insulin or when the body can't use...

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Diabetic Complications

The Factors Behind Complications of Diabetes Authors: Janet Worsley Norwood and Charles B. Inlander Excerpt from: Understanding Diabetes Generally, you can't tell diabetic complications are developing, at least not without undergoing tests or medical procedures in a doctor's office. Diabetes proceeds unnoticed, silently ravaging the body. You might be without symptoms until some damage is already done. There is, however, one surefire indication that problems are developing: persistently high blood-sugar levels. Diabetes experts...

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Diabetes Projections Exceed Estimates

Source: USA Today, Tuesday, December 5, 2006 An estimated 246 million people in the world have diabetes, and within 20 years the disease could afflict 380 million people, the International Diabetes Federation reported Monday at the World Diabetes Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. The estimates, which are published in IDF's Diabetes Atlas, exceed pre-publication estimates released in June that 230 million people have diabetes and up to 350 million will in two decades. The IDF says diabetes, mainly type 2, which...

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