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Andrew P. Mandell - MR. DIABETES® Offers Diabetes Prevention Lessons to Kuwait and U.S. Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2011

U.S. Department of State Program for Diabetes Awareness in Kuwait Highlights Prevention Opportunities at Home and Abroad.

Drinking Less than 17 Ounces of Water a Day Can Impact Blood Sugars Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2011

People who drink less than a couple of glasses of water each day may be more likely to develop abnormally high blood sugar.

Diabetes Patients Have Double the Risk for Hepatitis B Infection Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2011

The CDC held a hearing on a recommendation that patients with diabetes receive immunization with the hepatitis B vaccine. Results from CDC investigations identified inadequately cleaned blood glucose monitors as a major route of hepatitis B virus transmission among patients with diabetes.

Using Muffins to Diagnose Diabetes Posted: Monday, October 31, 2011

The "muffin test" -- an alternative to the oral glucose tolerance test for detecting impaired glucose tolerance.

Aerobic Exercise and Quality of Life for Type 2 Diabetes Patients Posted: Sunday, October 30, 2011

Eight-week aerobic exercise program had a major impact on fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Weight-Loss Drugs Important in Type 2 Diabetes Management Posted: Sunday, October 23, 2011

Optimizing weight "should be a priority" in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Medication Compliance a Major U.S. Issue Posted: Sunday, October 23, 2011

We need to do a better job. Research by the New England Healthcare Institute shows that patients who don't take their medications as prescribed, cost the U.S. health care system an estimated $290 billion in avoidable medical spending each year.

FDA Approves Diabetes and Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Combo: Juvisync® Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011

Known as Juvisync (Merck), the new medication combines sitagliptin (Januvia, Merck), a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor used for glycemia control, with the cholesterol-lowering simvastatin.

Children Destined to Be Obese and Eventually Diabetic Identified by Age 3.5 Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011

A prospective analysis of body mass index (BMI) in 1957 children from ages 5 months to 8 years reveals that an "atypically elevated BMI trajectory" that leads to obesity is identifiable by age 3.5 years.

Men Develop Diabetes with Less Weight Gain than Women Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011

Men apparently develop type 2 diabetes with less weight gain than women a finding that may help explain why men have higher rates of diabetes in many parts of the world.

 

 

 

 

 

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