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`Mr. Diabetes®' Talks the Talk and Walks the Walk
Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006
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Walking down Commonwealth Avenue, on approximately the 7,500th mile of his perimeter walk around the United States, Andy ``Mr. Diabetes®" Mandell spotted his latest target.
``Hi, may I talk to you for a minute?" Mandell asked the young man walking toward him. ``Do you know anyone with diabetes?"
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Diabetes Prevalence Outstrips National Growth Rate and More
Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a 50% increase in the prevalence of diabetes from 1997 to 2004.
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Vegan Diet Reverses Diabetes Symptoms
Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006
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People who ate a low-fat vegan diet, cutting out all meat and dairy, lowered their blood sugar more and lost more weight than people on a standard American Diabetes Association diet.
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Diabetes Rates Increasing Again in US
Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006
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Adults in the United States have increasingly become overweight or obese in recent years, according to a national survey conducted for Indiana University dispelling the notion of a plateau and injecting a note of urgency into efforts to help Americans achieve a healthier weight. The study, found increasing rates of diabetes among U.S. adults and more direct links between excess weight and serious health conditions.
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Strength Training Can Prevent the Onset of Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006
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Study showed that overweight teenage boys who lifted weights twice per week for 16 weeks significantly reduced their insulin resistance.
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Millions of Teens Have Precursor for Diabetes
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose levels among US adolescents.
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Diabetes Treatment Benefits Dementia
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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Diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions appear to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, but drugs that help regulate blood sugar may help patients with dementia as well, researchers report.
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Gene Variant "Powerful Predictor" of Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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But lifestyle changes, such as exercise, counteract effects of this gene, study suggests.
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Gastric Bypass Superior to Banding for Super Obese
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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For super morbidly obese patients, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is a better approach than gastric banding, according to researchers.
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Sweet News for Consumers of Sugar Substitutes
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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Sugar substitutes receive a strong endorsement this month from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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