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Insulin


Insulin has two critical roles in the body that we cannot live without, yet it can be the root of many health problems, including diabetes. Insulin carries sugar (glucose), fat and protein into your cells where they are used for energy and the repair of your cells.

Humulin or Lantus, Which Insulin For Your Child?


Humulin or Lantus? When my daughter, who was 8, was first diagnosed the Children's Hospital that was treating her put her on an insulin program of short acting Humalog NPH and long acting Humalin N. You should have seen me that first day of training after a long night in the emergency room where she was diagnosed.

Diabetes Awareness: Ill Wait til it Hurts


By the time many type 2 diabetics (and often their doctors) realize action is necessary, the disease, with its destructive high blood sugars, has been silently damaging their body for years.Complications to the blood vessels and tissues of your eyes, feet, heart, kidneys, and other organs, are likely well underway.

Raising Happy Diabetic Kids


This is the first in a series of articles I am about to embark upon concerning this subject. As my family gets older and matures with this disease I think back to the early days and wonder why aren't we all on medication for depression? Why don't we have standing twice a week appointments with a psychiatrist? How did we end up so normal?(whatever that is) As I look back this didn't happen by accident, nor am I Super Dad, and I didn't plan it out step by step.

Improper pH Balance Increases Risk and Damage of Diabetes


THE RISKBlood sugar balance is critical to your body's proper functioning. Blood sugar (glucose) is the primary source of fuel for the body's cells and is particularly critical to the brain and the eyes.

Raising Happy Diabetic Kids Part II


This is the second article in a series I am writing about how to raise happy diabetic children. You can find the first article titled Help Your Child Develope Self-Confidence in our article archives.

Diabetes Awareness: The Downside... a New Wardrobe?


Here is some commonsense thinking:I can't understand why anyone who has diabetes wouldn't exercise and watch what they eat.The down side is that you may have to get an entire new wardrobe since exercise and healthy eating causes weight and size reduction.

Pre-Diabetes - The Calm Before the Storm


Remember when the medical world identified pre-hypertension to better monitor your blood pressure? The new buzz: Pre-Diabetes concerns a similar condition pinpointing people who are at severe risk for getting diabetes. Because diabetes silently invades your body, early detection and corrective action are critically important.

Pre-Diabetes Awareness: Gamblers Understand the Odds


Do you gamble? Play Texas Hold'em poker, casino games, or lotteries? Then understanding your odds of winning is part of the challenge.Are you planning on living a long and healthy life? A life free of aches and pains? A life full of excitement and adventure? Great, then understanding the odds of developing diabetes will surely cause you to take immediate action.

Pre-Diabetes: Check Engine Warning Light


Your car has an early detection system and so does your body. Take 3 minutes to read this article and learn how you can save yourself a life time of aches, pains, and costly medical bills.

Treating Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy


The toes burn and tingle and sharp pains shoot into your legs. The bed sheets feel uncomfortable on the feet as you toss and turn, trying to get some rest.

Exercise & Diabetes


You are no doubt aware that exercise can help prevent the serious complications that often come with diabetes and heart disease. Research has repeatedly shown that regular physical activity helps reduce the likelihood of having a heart attack or a stroke, aids in weight loss, and improves mood.

Protein Principles for Diabetes


Dietary considerations can present a Hobson's choice in diabetes. Even when the intake is nutritious, assimilating it can be another matter.

Low-Carb: The Role of Insulin


There are three basic units the body uses for energy:1. Fats2.

Preparing Your Child and Family for Life With Diabetes


After the initial shock of diagnosis wears off and we become more comfortable with administering insulin shots, scheduling blood tests and mealtimes, and carbohydrate counting we have a chance to look to the future. At that point it really begins to sink in what a long-term commitment parenting a diabetic child really is.

Diabetes and Exercise


There are two main types of diabetes, type I and type II. Type I diabetes is characterized by the pancreas making too little or no insulin. An individual with diabetes type I will have to inject insulin throughout the day in order to control glucose levels

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ABC News

Arsenic in Water May Be Tied to Diabetes
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Previous research, which took place outside the United States, has long linked high arsenic levels in drinking water with diabetes. ...
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Diabetes drug warning after deaths Pharmacy Europe
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Study links diabetes in black women to sugary drinks
Detroit Free Press, United States - 9 hours ago
But Johnson has one bad habit that researchers at Boston University now have linked to diabetes in black women. "I'm a Pepsi addict. I don't smoke. ...


Ontario Now

Obesity: Scientists identify a protein that promotes the burning ...
guardian.co.uk, UK - 5 hours ago
In their experiments, Yu-Hua Tseng's team at the Joslin Diabetes Centre at Harvard Medical School looked at the factors that determine the amounts of ...
Scientists identify 'good' fat to combat obesity epidemic Hindu
Using 'good' fat to fight obesity: study AFP
Specific Bone Protein Yields Good Fat Ontario Now
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WNCT

FDA approves Home Diagnostic diabetes test
BusinessWeek - 16 hours ago
Home Diagnostics Inc. said Tuesday it received US approval to market a portable blood-sugar testing device for diabetes patients. ...
Home Diagnostics Receives FDA Clearance for TRUE2go, TRUEresult No ... MarketWatch
Home Diagnostics meters receive FDA clearance Bizjournals.com
UPDATE 1-Home Diagnostics gets approval for blood glucose meter Reuters
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$3.1M Mercer grant aims to prevent diabetes in blacks
Macon Telegraph, GA - 6 hours ago
More than 20 million Americans suffer from diabetes and another 54 million have pre-diabetes, said Dr. John Boltri of the Mercer University School of ...
Mercer Grant Studies Diabetes Today's MGT
Mercer Gets Diabetes Prevention Grant 13wmaz
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Amylin’s Byetta: physicians remain skeptical of drug’s real-world ...
Financial Times, UK - 6 hours ago
Dr Sonal Singh, a diabetes researcher and assistant professor at Wake-Forest University School of Medicine, said this will be a huge issue for the company, ...
Amylin shares fall as Byetta concerns linger Forbes
Drug stocks slide in early action MarketWatch
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Buschmann overcomes diabetes to make contributions to Aggies
Las Cruces Sun-News, NM - 4 hours ago
For New Mexico State redshirt offensive lineman Joel Buschmann, he also has to worry about type 1 diabetes, which is usually diagnosed in young adults and ...


PRMC offers diabetes education classes
Bethany Beach Wave, DE - 4 hours ago
SALISBURY -- Peninsula Regional Medical Center is sponsoring a Wednesday evening diabetes education class session during the months of September and October ...
Six new doctors join PRMC Bethany Beach Wave
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'My Life' focuses on type 2 diabetes
Lake Zurich Courier, Algonquin - 10 hours ago
It helps campers overcome a physical challenge, but it's another way of teaching them how to surmount any challenge, whether it's diabetes or something else ...

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