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Which diabetes is more dangerous? Type 1 or type 2?
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The main thing to remember is that both are as serious as each other. Having high blood glucose (or sugar) levels can lead to serious health complications.
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View allHow does Type II diabetes cause weight gain?
Diabetics have raised blood sugar and when there is a lot of excess blood sugar in our blood stream, it signals our body to put that excess sugar in storage. We can store some sugar in our liver and muscles, however, when these are full our body start to store the extra sugar as fat. This of course starts to cause weight gain.
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Is tea bad for thyroid?
There are different types of thyroid disorders ranging from hypo or hyperthyroidism to thyroid cancer, each needing different diet restrictions. On a general note, research has shown that green tea and black tea (Green > black) both have goitrogenic and antithyroidal properties. On the other hand, few studies have shown that tea can reduce risk of thyroid cancer. More detailed studies are needed in this area. Hence, it is best to avoid tea or take it in moderation along with regular check on thyroid tests.
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Do gestational diabetes babies go to NICU?
There's a chance that babies of GDM mother may have low blood sugar shortly after birth and hypoglycemic seizures etc which would need NICU monitoring.
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