A fasting glucose level below 40 mg/dL (2.2 mmol/L) in women or below 50 mg/dL (2.8 mmol/L) in men that is accompanied by symptoms of hypoglycemia may mean you have an insulinoma, a tumor that produces abnormally high amounts of insulin.
Saguaro cactus are found in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico. It can grow up to 70 feet, and live for over 150 years. My cactus is about 17 years old, and just over 14 inches tall. Talk about slow-growing!
Healthy Christmas cactus foliage is bright, glossy green. The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii) earned its common name with the timing of its bloom, which occurs at Christmas if the plant has been given 8 weeks of long nights -- 13 hours or more of dark - for eight weeks preceding Christmas.