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Lifting Weights before Cardio Benefits People with Diabetes

Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012

People with diabetes may have better blood sugar control during workouts if they lift weights before doing cardio exercise.

Text Messaging Helps to Manage Diabetes

Posted: Monday, March 12, 2012

New published research assessed the feasibility of engaging adults with diabetes in self-management behaviors between clinic visits by using cell phone text messaging to provide blood sugar measurement prompts and appointment reminders.

Diabetes Patients Risk for Death Greatly Increases with Kidney Damage

Posted: Sunday, February 26, 2012

Control of blood sugar and catching early signs of damage may help prevent advanced kidney disease and death.

Setting Goals Improves Dietary Habits of Diabetes Patients

Posted: Friday, February 17, 2012

A specific goal to eat a set number of daily servings of low-glycemic-index foods can improve dietary habits of people with type 2 diabetes.

Intermittent Exercise Improves Glucose for People with Diabetes

Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012

New study finds exercise in low oxygen environment may result in improved insulin sensitivity.

New NIH fact sheet explains test for diabetes, prediabetes

Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012

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.

Medtronic Remote Diabetes Monitor Gets U.S. Approval

Posted: Sunday, January 08, 2012

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.

For T2DM, the Quality of Guidelines on Oral Meds Varies Dramatically

Posted: Saturday, January 07, 2012

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.

Cost of Diabetes Will Be $3.35 Trillion by 2020

Posted: Monday, January 02, 2012

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.

A Handful of Pistachios Can Decrease Glycemic Response

Posted: Tuesday, December 27, 2011

A couple of handfuls of pistachio nuts eaten with a high-glycemic meal such as pasta can do wonders for postprandial glucose and insulin levels, especially in people with metabolic syndrome.