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CGMS Monitor Gets Kids Involved In Diabetes Care
Posted: Friday, June 23, 2006
A serendipitous finding was that the children tend to become very involved in their own diabetes management when using a continuous blood glucose monitor.

Short Term Economic Impact of Weight Change Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
A 1 percent weight loss was associated with a 5.6 percent decrease in health care costs, or approximately $408.

Study Shows New Non-Invasive Device Screens Diabetes Better Than Fasting Plasma Glucose Test
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
Diabetes biomarkers found in skin shown to Correlate well with diabetes risk.

Many Doctors Aren't Treating Diabetes Aggressively Enough
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
FOUR studies find that this is true for patients with high blood pressure, and elevated blood sugar.

Once-Weekly BYETTA (Exenatide) LAR Improves Glucose Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
Reduces A1c by 2 points and average weight lose of 8 pounds in 15 weeks.

Women with Preeclampsia Have Double the Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
Researchers reported that preeclampsia is an independent risk marker for type 2 diabetes, even when gestational diabetes is taken into account.

Ten Thousand Patients Using Levemir Insulin Show Improvements in BG Without Weight Gain
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
Levemir reduced mean A1C levels by 0.54 percent for type 1 and 0.89 percent for type 2 diabetes patients.



Diabetes Self-Care Tasks Demand 3 Hours a Day
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
Two investigators found that more than three hours a day would be required for an average type 2 diabetes patient to follow to the letter all home-care tasks recommended by the American Diabetes Association.

High Postmenopausal Sex Hormones Signal Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
Postmenopausal women with high levels of estradiol and testosterone are at a greatly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to data on nearly 28,000 women.

Alternative to Carb Counting
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
Study shows an innovative mealtime insulin dosing algorithm provides alternative to carb counting for Type 2’s.

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