Researchers reported in last week's issue of the British Medical Journal that taking prescription drugs for the treatment of diabetes cannot be justified. On the context of argument that lifestyle...
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Tri-athlete and Ironman competitor and type 1 diabetic Jay Hewitt has partnered with Ardea Beverage Company - the makers of airforce® Nutrisoda® - in promoting diabetes awareness. Hewitt will be...
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In older adults, depressive symptoms have been linked to increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. It could also be that many diabetics are already depressed (probably due to their condition,...
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Novo Nordisk has awarded a $150,000 grant to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in support of ADA's efforts to fight discrimination against people with diabetes through the establishment of...
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Prior to blogging about diabetes, whenever I would discuss this condition with others, I remember always taking a stand that diabetes is one of the worst diseases anyone could have, especially if you...
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All we hear and read about almost often are type 1 and type 2 diabetes. However there is one other type of diabetes that is most of the time overlooked and underestimated: type G diabetes. gestational...
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The most common complication of diabetes is diabetic retinopathy. Although it has no obvious symptom in the earliest stages, through time the condition can progress into a state in which the eye's...
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Older adults who have experienced symptoms of depression are more likely to develop diabetes compared to those who did not. At least the depressive symptoms related to mood, irritability, calorie...
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The type 2 diabetes drug which combined the power of two medications, Januvia® and metformin: Janumet® - has been given fast track status in the UAE, as reported by Gulf News. [The UAE has the...
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Type 2 diabetics in need of insulin take once-a-day insulin for longer-lasting or "basal" control of blood sugar. The current gold standard for basal insulin - NPH - is the old type of...
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Diabetics are more prone to foot complications: fungal infections, calluses, ulcers, foot deformities, and gangrene (could include infection and may lead to amputation in severe cases). In lieu of...
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Type 2 diabetes patients could well be producing insulin but it often does not work properly. That's why most type 2 diabetes drugs are designed to help the patients' insulin to work better....
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It becomes difficult when diabetic patients incur infections, because not all antibiotics work on all patients and when their wounds are infected, there is always the threat that limbs have to be...
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Physicians regularly advice diabetic patients to eat right, exercise and monitor blood sugar, however the implementation of such recommendations is never easy and far from the ideal scenario....
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Debiotech and STMicroelectronics have recently entered into a strategic cooperation agreement for the manufacture and delivery to the market of a unique miniaturized insulin-delivery pump: Insulin...
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The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently launched a national prevention initiative aimed at helping Americans learn how to lower their risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease - CheckUp...
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain or diabetic nerve pain is characterized by painful symptoms like burning, stabbing or shooting pain in the feet and legs or hands and arms. This nerve condition,...
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The chronic skin condition characterized by thick, red, scaly plaques that itch and sometimes bleed, causing considerable discomfort and emotional stress for patients - psoriasis - is being associated...
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In the United States, prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased tremendously (five folds) since the 1960s. However, as reported at the annual meeting and clinical congress of the American...
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