Who says that those who are afflicted with diabetes cannot enjoy the fun provided by different kinds of recipes? Most people who are afflicted by this disorder that tends to increase the level of blood sugar tend to cut down on foods that are prepared using sugar. When a normal man takes sugar, the same gets digested and is broken down by the digestive system into glucose. After this the glucose circulates in their blood before entering the cells for being used as fuel.

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Individuals who are incapacitated are not given the opportunity to do certain things that we are able to do all the time. One of the things that many individuals enjoy to do and that they have a challenging time with is swimming in the pool. While many incapacitated people are able to use a pool easily when they are inside it, it is still difficult for them to get in without a bit of assistance.

If you know someone who wishes to swim - but do not have the ability to then you...

Having a disability that hinders your day to day life can be difficult, and hard to live with, but thankfully with the advances in modern technology, there are a variety of different ways life can be more convenient for the disabled, making it a lot easier to just simply enjoy life. Many different tools, procedures, and items can assist in the everyday living and mobility of disabled people today, such as wheelchair ramps, disabled parking availability, braille on banking machines and...

Autism is a disease thought to be primarily genetic. It is a highly researched disorder, however not much is understood about how it arises. Some theories have concluded that it is mainly genetic with some environmental factors exacerbating the disorder. Autism is thought to be triggered also by vaccines, mercury, and other toxins in food or water. Autism is a brain disorder that affects many parts of the brain, and it is associated with many different parts of our genetic code....

A shoulder pain can be the sign that something is wrong with the rotator cuff, the shoulder joint. When there is an inflammation in the rotator cuff, pain is the most common symptom of troubles to come, if no action is taken. Normally a shoulder pain starts with a tingle, and it grows worse over the time, stronger in the night time, lighter during the day. Sometimes sleep is not possible, especially if resting on the troubled shoulder.

There are different conditions that cause...

Wheelchairs in one form or another have been around for over 500 years and in this time, as with all other technology, they have undergone some huge transformations.

The first ever wheelchair was invented in 1595 for Philip II of Spain. Back then it was referred to as an invalids chair. The inventor to this day remains unknown.

The earliest credit for building a wheelchair goes to Stephen Farfler, himself a paraplegic. He built a 3 wheeled chassis, hand pedalled,...

A stair lifts is a motorized seat that runs up and down a staircase on a track / rail.

Stair lifts come in three main variants:

The most common seated models, Perching / standing models and models with a wheelchair platform.

Stair lifts are available for both curved and straight staircases, straight stair lifts are cheaper than curved ones.

Stair lifts are also known as 'stair elevators', 'inclinators' 'stair chairs', 'staircase lifts' and...

Frozen shoulder or Adhesive capsulitis is an extremely painful and debilitating condition in which movement of the shoulder is severely restricted and even small routine tasks become impossible. In it the capsule surrounding the shoulder joint contracts and forms scar tissues. Pain is constant and certain movements can cause sudden onset of excruciating pain and cramping that can last several minutes. In addition to difficulty with everyday tasks, people who suffer from adhesive...

Once you’ve at the point of deciding on a manuallightweight wheelchair, you will have to decide between two types of wheelchair, rigid wheelchair or folding frame wheelchair.

Folding wheelchairstend to have a little more flexibility than rigid models this will have an advantage when your moving over slightly uneven surfaces as the folding frame wheelchair will bend and flex according to the terrain, but on even floors the rigid frame tend to be more stable. Folding...

Hip replacement is no fun, especially the fifth time around.  Let me explain.  At first my husband had his  right hip replaced.   After surgery, he went to rehab for a couple of weeks and when he came home he was fairly self-sufficient. A year later he had the left hip replaced.    Having been through surgery just a year prior he knew what to do to speed up his recovery.  We were happy to have the surgeries behind us and glad we did...