Diabetes

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Can Eating Too Much Sugar Cause Diabetes?

The simple answer is no. But there’s more to know before giving into those cravings for cookies, candy and sweetened drinks.

You're Prediabetic: Now What?

Prediabetes is when a person’s blood sugar is higher than normal but not yet at diabetic levels. Fortunately, the condition is reversible if detected early.

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Penile Implant Effectively Cures Man’s Erectile Dysfunction

After receiving a penile implant at University Hospitals, a 66-year-old Shaker Heights resident with ED is closer than ever with his girlfriend of 15 years.

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Newly Diagnosed With Diabetes? Here’s What to Expect

If patients educate themselves, they can manage the disease and live healthier lives. Some can even reverse the disease.

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Can Weight Loss Surgery Reverse Diabetes?

Significant weight loss is often an important health goal for people with Type 2 diabetes. For some, bariatric surgery can change the body’s metabolism and reverse diabetes.

Paul McGuigan, BSN, RN, CDCES at work at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital

100th Anniversary of the First Use of Insulin for the Treatment of Diabetes

To mark the important and life-saving medical discovery of insulin as a treatment of diabetes, we’re highlighting longtime UH Rainbow provider and patient Paul McGuigan, BSN, RN, CDCES.

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Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Can Lead to Serious Complications in Young Adulthood

A recent study says people who develop type 2 diabetes as children or teens are at high risk of developing complications from the disease as soon as their 20s and a greater chance of developing complications within 15 years of their diagnosis.

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Clinical Trial Devices Simplify Managing Type 1 Diabetes for Kids

The children were participants in a pivotal trial of a tubeless insulin pump that continuously adapts insulin delivery levels based on blood sugar levels and trends. UH Rainbow was selected as a clinical trial site for this study.

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