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- Foot Care for Diabetics
Richard K. Bernstein, MD, discusses 19 proven ways to take care of your feet and avoid diabetes-related complications
- Broncos QB Steps into the Pocket with Type 1
Scott Brown writes about Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler's life since his recent type 1 diagnosis
- Diabetes and Eating Disorder Come Together as Diabulimia
Justine Lorelle Blanchard looks at a chilling development among type 1 teens: skipping insulin shots and purging food as a way to achieve rapid weight loss
- Teens on Insulin Pumps: Are They Safe?
Beth Morrow follows up on an article we published in May about teens' problems — occasionally fatal — with insulin pumps
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Type 1 Diabetes Issues
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AADE Survey: Taking Insulin Is a Hardship on Many—and They’re Reluctant to Talk About It With Caregivers
Results from a Harris survey commissioned by the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) show that people with diabetes who must take insulin often struggle with dread and negative impacts on their lives because of it. But more than half of them—52 percent—are reluctant to share their concerns with their healthcare providers.
8 comments - Aug 14, 2008 -
Stephen R. Covey of “7 Habits” Fame Joins with Diabetes Coaching Organization Fit4D™ to Offer Workbook and Companion Guide for Healthcare Professionals
Bayer Diabetes Care previewed a new partnership at the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) annual meeting this month in Washington, DC.
0 comments - Aug 14, 2008 -
Diabetes and TB Walk the Same Path
People with diabetes are at increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB), according to a review of published studies. As a result, the increasing prevalence of diabetes may threaten global efforts to control TB, suggest researchers at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston in the latest issue of the journal PLoS (Public Library of Science) Medicine.
1 comment - Aug 14, 2008 -
Dr. Denise Faustman Continues Working Toward the Cure
After it saved the lives of diabetic mice, a drug used to treat tuberculosis and cancer is now being tested in humans at Massachusetts General Hospital as a possible cure for type 1 diabetes.
18 comments - Aug 5, 2008 -
Beta Cells Morph into Stem-Like Cells: Can They Also Turn into Insulin Producers?
A study of beta cells at McGill University Health Centre in Montreal could hold significant promise for people with type 1 diabetes.
0 comments - Aug 5, 2008 -
Love Thy Pharmacist: Prescription Drugs in Mexico Might Not Be What They Seem
If your summer travels take you south of the border into Mexico, pharmacists say you should avoid the temptation of saving a few dollars by purchasing your medications at farmacias, which sell versions of American prescription drugs made in Mexico.
3 comments - Aug 5, 2008 -
Study Shows Type 2s Can Lower BGs, A1c’s, Whether They Take Set Insulin Doses or Tailor Them to Carb Consumption
Type 2s who tried out either of two different basal-bolus treatments using Lantus and Apidra enjoyed significant reductions in post-meal BG levels and longer-term A1c’s.
2 comments - Aug 5, 2008 -
Press Release - Prodigy® Voice Receives A+ Award from the National Federation of the Blind
When the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) hosted its convention June 30 through July 5 in Dallas, Texas, it awarded the Access Plus (A+) Award to Diagnostic Devices, Inc., makers of Prodigy® blood glucose monitoring systems. “The A+ Award program was designed to reward companies that make consumer products that are truly accessible for blind people,” said Eileen Rivera Ley, Director of Diabetes Initiatives for the NFB. The A+ Award is for products that afford the blind the same convenience and features available to everyone else and is awarded only to products and services that meet the highest standards of accessibility.
0 comments - Aug 5, 2008 -
Press Release - Rx for Time-Crunched Doctors and Patients
With their waiting rooms crowded and exam rooms full, many physicians say they are too busy to be good communicators. Those who study physician time-management, however, think otherwise. Certain communication skills can foster efficiency and effectiveness during an office visit without sacrificing rapport with patients, according to researchers at the University of Washington (UW) and the University of Rochester.
1 comment - Aug 5, 2008 -
Keeping Up with the Jonas’s
TeenMusic.com recently published comments by Kevin Jonas, Sr., the father of teen music idols The Jonas Brothers, about 15-year-old Nick Jonas’s daily struggles with type 1 diabetes. Kevin Jonas, Sr., said he’s unhappy that people think diabetes is no big deal just because it’s “maintainable.”
11 comments - Aug 5, 2008 -