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Replacing Red Meat With Chicken Helpful in Type 2 Diabetes With Macroalbuminuria
Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006
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The withdrawal of red meat from the diet, either by replacing it with chicken or by following a lactovegetarian LPD [low-protein diet], promotes a beneficial effect on renovascular and cardiovascular risk factors associated with DN [diabetic nephropathy] in patients with type 2 diabetes and macroalbuminuria.
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Georgia to Pay Diabetes Doctors for Performance
Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006
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Georgia will provide bonuses to doctors who care for state employees with diabetes, and improve their outcomes.
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Some Blood Pressure Meds May Raise Diabetes Risk
Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006
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Diuretics and beta-blockers, used to treat hypertension, are associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new findings indicate.
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Dairy Products May Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Men
Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006
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Men who have a high dairy intake have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Young Diabetics Not Meeting Diet Recommendations
Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
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Many adolescents and young adults with diabetes have diets that fall far short of what's recommended to help manage their disease, according to a new study.
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Early Glucose Challenge Testing Identifies Diabetes Versus Gestational Diabetes
Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
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In women in whom prenatal care is the first medical care they receive, screening for gestational diabetes before they are 24 weeks pregnant could help identify those with pre-gestational diabetes mellitus.
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Type 2 Diabetes Rising Among U.S. Adolescents
Posted: Monday, May 22, 2006
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Some 39,000 adolescents in the United States already have obesity-linked type 2 diabetes, and nearly 3 million more may have blood sugar levels that could spur diabetes and other health problems, researchers report. Curbing obesity can help avert a public health crisis, experts say.
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Just 2000 Steps and 100 Calories Can Impact Children's Lives And Prevent Disease
Posted: Monday, May 22, 2006
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According to health statistics, one-third of all children in the United States are either overweight or dangerously close to becoming so. Walking 2000 more steps a day and reducing your calories by 100 per day can prevent weight gain for overweight children. The study results proves that this approach can help counter America's obesity crisis.
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The United Nations Takes on The Diabetes Epidemic
Posted: Monday, May 22, 2006
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Diabetes has become an enormous international problem with the number expected to rocket to beyond 334 million.
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Beverage Industry Agrees to Halt Soda Sales in Schools
Posted: Monday, May 15, 2006
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Bill Clinton, has done what public health experts failed to do. He pulled the plug on public school soda machines.
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