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Defeat Diabetes
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Defeat Diabetes® E-Lerts™ Newsletter

July 2009
(Volume VIII, Issue V)

Lantus® Insulin Cancer Risk Update

News has scared us recently with Sanofi-Aventis's Lantus® Insulin's possible link with cancer. Before you stop taking your insulin, check with your doctor. The results may be premature. Read the two articles: The first explores the European studies and the possible link to cancer. The second article gives the latest update.
Lantus® Insulin: A Possible Link with Cancer - Requires Further Investigation
Lantus® Insulin: Link to Cancer Shaky - Update

Latest News - Self Management - Weight Loss & Alternative Medicine - Vitamins C, D, yoga and red wine.
Latest News - Self Management - Diabetic Men: Improve Your Sex Life!
Latest News - Diabetes: Screening, Retinopathy, Hearing Loss
Diabetic Friendly Recipes - Summer fun recipes with all the nutrient content included.
Islets of Humor™- The Night After Pill.....
A Message From Our Executive Director - Andy and the Department of Defense?
Know Your Fruits and Veggies™ - Peaches - Yum!
Shirley's Vegetable Garden™ - Weeds!
Treatments on the Horizon - Stem Cells, Genes and Glucose Sensors.

If you are on Lantus Insulin therapy, do not take any steps on your own. See or call your physician first!

Good Health,
Lisa M. Rasolt
Program Director
Defeat Diabetes Foundation
LRasolt@DefeatDiabetes.org
www.DefeatDiabetes.org

Defeat Diabetes®: Awareness + Action = Prevention®

Latest News - Self Management - Weight Loss & Alternative Medicine
Adequate Vitamin D Levels Aid Weight Loss
Using Vitamin C Plus Insulin to Stop Diabetes Damage
Meditative Yoga Effective Treatment for Insomnia
Vitamin C Helps Protect Against Type 1 Diabetes Damage
The Versatile Benefits of Red Wine and Component Resveratrol

Diabetes Support Groups Database
We've developed a listing of Diabetes Education Programs and Diabetes Support Groups in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Latest News - Self Management - Diabetic Men: Improve Your Sex Life!
Testosterone Levels Decrease after Ingestion of Sugar
Metformin + Viagra More Effective Treatment for Erectile Function
Testosterone Replacement for Men with Low Testosterone Improves Liver Function, Metabolic Syndrome

Defeat Diabetes® Public Awareness Programs
Defeat Diabetes Foundation needs your financial support for all of our Defeat Diabetes® Public Awareness Programs. Defeat Diabetes Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity. Our web site is secure and all donations are tax-deductible. Please Donate Now

Latest News - Diabetes: Screening, Retinopathy, Hearing Loss
New Screening Methods Work for Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetes Associated with Hearing Loss
Diabetic Retinopathy on the Rise
International Expert Committee Recommends A1c Test to Diagnose Diabetes

Diabetic Friendly Recipes recipes
July 2009
Here are some great recipes for summer. They will help keep you cool. All of our posted recipes include the nutrient content.

Timeshare Donations can offer a valuable tax write-off and will help Defeat Diabetes Foundation fund ongoing advocacy efforts and support programs. Donate My Timeshare Now

Islets of Humor™ humor
By Theresa Garnero
July 2009

See more Islets of Humor™ Cartoons by Theresa Garnero

A Message From Our Executive Director director
Andrew P. Mandell – MR. DIABETES®
July 2009
June was a month of many new developments for DDF. A number of programs are moving forward at a predictable pace and spell good news for diabetics in the weeks and months ahead. But, I spent a good amount of time fulfilling a commitment I had made to the Department of Defense. I’ll explain………….. More

Know Your Fruits and Veggies™ - Peaches
By Dawn Swidorski, Public Outreach Director
July 2009
Peaches are one of the most delightful of the summer fruits that has an, oh so sweet but painfully short season. More

Financial Resources
Diabetes is a costly disease. Yet the cost of ignoring your diabetes treatment is even higher. There are programs to help you with prescriptions, testing supplies and if you have no insurance. More information

Shirley's Vegetable Garden™ garden
By Shirley Barriger
July 2009
My vegetable garden is growing and so are the weeds. Fast, tough and common—that’s all it takes to earn a plant the name of weed. But any plant growing in the wrong place—especially if it’s growing there in abundance is a weed. More Read Shirley's Vegetable Garden™ Archived Columns.

Can't afford a glucometer?
ADW has generously donated blood testing equipment to Defeat Diabetes Foundation. Glucometers are available for FREE. This offer is valid in the United States while supplies last. To request a glucometer, send an email to: glucometer@DefeatDiabetes.org.

Treatments on the Horizon
New Possible Bone Marrow Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes
Gene Inhibition Helps to Normalize Type 2 Diabetes
New Fluorescent Technology for Glucose Sensors are Accurate

This concludes the Defeat Diabetes® E-Lerts™ Newsletter.

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