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Fruit Salad and Diabetes Meters Don't Work

Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011

After handling fruits and using an alcohol swab to clean the area before testing, you can still get elevated blood sugars from your monitor.

Effects of Metformin in Obese Insulin-resistant Children

Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011

Metformin had modest but favorable effects on body weight, body composition, and glucose homeostasis in obese insulin-resistant children participating in a low-intensity weight-reduction program.

A 495% Increase in Annual Incidence of Unintentional Therapeutic Errors Involving Insulin

Posted: Sunday, February 13, 2011

Unintentional therapeutic errors involving insulin occurred primarily in adults more than 40 years old (73%) and occurred between the hours of 6-12PM.

A Hemoglobin A1c of Greater than 5% Can Be a Predictor of Incident Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, February 13, 2011

The incidence of diabetes progressively and significantly increased among patients with an HbA1c greater than 5.0%.

Children Need More Sleep to Prevent Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, February 06, 2011

If your children are getting less than 9 hours of sleep per night, they need more to avoid metabolic factors that predispose them to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, February 06, 2011

When should aspirin be considered for the prevention of complications.

Half in U.S. Have Pre-Existing Conditions

Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011

As many as 129 million Americans under age 65 have medical problems putting them at risk of being rejected by insurance companies or having to pay more for coverage.

Diabetes Care Will Cost $336B by 2034

Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011

More than 44 million Americans will have diabetes within 25 years under current trends, and the annual cost of caring for them will triple to $336 billion in constant 2007 dollars.

Why Some Diabetes Patients Escape Complications

Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011

Much research has been carried out on why diabetes patients develop complications. Now researchers are asking the question the other way around. They want to know why some diabetic patients do not develop complications. What is it that protects them?

The Best Time to Exercise to Lose the Most Weight and Improve Insulin Sensitivity

Posted: Sunday, January 23, 2011

Late-breaking study reveals how to NOT pay dearly for dietary indiscretions, slim down, and improve your insulin sensitivity. The trick? Just do your workout at this time of day.