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`Mr. Diabetes®' Talks the Talk and Walks the Walk

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

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?"

Chromium Improves Glycemic Control When Sulfonylurea Is Insufficient

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Chromium picolinate (CrPic) supplementation improves glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes not adequately controlled while taking sulfonylurea, according to the results of a randomized, double-blind study.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Hones Diabetes Treatment

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

A herbal remedy Berberine used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine may have a role to play in fighting Type 2 diabetes.

Treatment Guidelines Favor Early Metformin Then Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Metformin should be prescribed along with lifestyle intervention as soon as patients are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and if A1c cannot be brought down to below 7%, within 2-3 months, then insulin as the second-line drug.

Study Backs Pill Use for Neonatal Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

The small number of diabetics who were diagnosed early in infancy may be spared a lifetime of insulin shots, according to new research.

Diabetes Drug Adherence Lower for African Americans

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

African-Americans with type 2 diabetes appear to be less likely than whites to take prescribed medications.

Exercise Plus Acarbose Improves Diabetes Control

Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

People with type 2 diabetes respond markedly to exercise, and adding acarbose to an exercise regimen significantly improves blood glucose control, exercise alone improve insullin sensitivity by 92 percent.

1 In 5 Youth With Diabetes Has Heart Risk

Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

Overall roughly 20 percent of young people with diabetes (92% in those with type 2 and 14% in those with type 1) experience at least two additional cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to a new study.

Diabetes Treatment Benefits Dementia

Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

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.

New Drug Slows Diabetic Nerve Damage

Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

The drug, epalrestat, delays the progression of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, as the condition is called, and ameliorates its symptoms.