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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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Flavonoids Helps to Prevent Heart Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Women
Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012
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Dietary flavonoids found in foods such as berries and chocolate may reduce the risk of women with type 2 diabetes developing heart disease.
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Soda Increases Fat Deposits
Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012
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Drinking a liter of regular cola every day increases the amount of fat in the liver and in the muscles and surrounding the organs in the belly.
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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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A Handful of Pistachios Can Decrease Glycemic Response
Posted: Tuesday, December 27, 2011
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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.
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Weight Loss Improves Beta Cell Function in Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Tuesday, December 27, 2011
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Beta cell function can improve after just 12 weeks of weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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