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New NIH fact sheet explains test for diabetes, prediabetes
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012
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A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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New Report Rates 25 Diet Plans
Posted: Sunday, January 08, 2012
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Experts examine 25 diet plans and rate them in different ways.
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Medtronic Remote Diabetes Monitor Gets U.S. Approval
Posted: Sunday, January 08, 2012
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Medtronic Inc. has announced it has received regulatory approval for the first remote glucose monitor that will let parents check the blood sugar of a diabetic child sleeping in another room.
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For T2DM, the Quality of Guidelines on Oral Meds Varies Dramatically
Posted: Saturday, January 07, 2012
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According to the results of a systematic review, not all practice guidelines on oral medications for type 2 diabetes are consistent with available evidence, and guideline quality varies widely.
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Obesity: It's ALL About Calories
Posted: Saturday, January 07, 2012
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Excess calories, not mix of protein, fat, or carbohydrate, key in causing obesity.
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Cost of Diabetes Will Be $3.35 Trillion by 2020
Posted: Monday, January 02, 2012
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The United States of Diabetes: New report shows half the country could have diabetes or prediabetes at a cost of $3.35 trillion by 2020.
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CDC: Hep B Vaccine Needed for Diabetic Adults
Posted: Monday, January 02, 2012
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Diabetic adults should be vaccinated against hepatitis B virus (HBV) as soon as possible after the diabetes diagnosis is made.
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New Early Warning for Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, January 01, 2012
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Hebrew University researchers have found the first proof of molecular risk factors for type 2 diabetes that indicate susceptibility to the disease.
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Memory is Altered in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes During Hypoglycemia
Posted: Sunday, January 01, 2012
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Brain activation was increased and deactivation was decreased in type 1 diabetic versus control subjects during hypoglycemia.
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Diabetes Reversed with Investigational Weight Loss Drug
Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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Slightly more than a year of treatment with an investigational obesity drug that the FDA rejected for approval last year reversed type 2 diabetes in 15% of subjects.
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