According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 8% of the American population has been diagnosed with diabetes. It is estimated that nearly 5.7 million people are undiagnosed diabetics and another 5.7 million people are pre-diabetics. Because of this widespread disease, many medical supply companies charge exorbitant prices for diabetic testing supplies. They know the demand for supplies will remain high. At TwinMed Direct, their medical supply prices are unbeatable and they have top notch customer service representatives to help you find exactly what you need.

Ignoring diabetes is not an option. Just look at the data. Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the US in 2006. Diabetes is also the leading cause of blindness in adults ages 20 to 74. Diabetes causes kidney failure, nervous system damage, and amputation. It also leads to a myriad of other minor inconveniences, including incontinence.

So what can a person on a tight, fixed income do to combat the costs of diabetes care? First, learn as much as you can about diabetes and how to manage the disease. For about 90% of individuals with the disease, diabetes can be managed with exercise and diet. Their disease is simply caused by the body's inability to use glucose, its most common fuel. This leads to many dangerous complications. For others, medications and insulin injections are necessary.

For type 1 diabetics, their disease is auto-immune, meaning the immune systems turns against a certain part of the body and attacks it. The immune system attacks and kills beta cells, which produce insulin in the pancreas. The pancreas can no longer produce enough, if any, insulin. Insulin injections must be taken daily in order to survive. Testing for glucose build up is essential for diabetes care. Testing is the only measure standing between health and frequent hospital visits, or worse. TwinMed Direct carries all the testing supplies type 1 and type 2 diabetics require, most of which are on sale now.

For both types of diabetes, extreme thirst and frequent urination are common. In the elderly, many patients don't make it to the restroom in time, leading to incontinence. TwinMed Direct also has nitrile gloves, perineal ointments and protective undergarments on sale to help curb the costs of incontinence. Keeping the skin clean, protected and dry prevents infections that turn dangerous in diabetic patients. <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href=" ">moist wipes, nitrile exam gloves, ointments which protect as well as heal and protective undergarments all essential items for incontinence care, and can not be neglected any more than diabetic testing supplies can be neglected.

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