As voted by the FDA panel of advisers, GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes drug Avandia® should stay on the market despite the drug being linked to increased risk of heart attack. Advisers...
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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in people with diabetes. In those with type 1 diabetes as young as 20-39 years old, the risk of dying from a cardiovascular or cerebrovascular...
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I am getting a little tired of this entire hullabaloo on Avandia®. FDA says: It will ask outside advisers if GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia® should be taken off the market or remain...
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If you love to cook (and eat) and you have diabetes, it must be a pain in the neck thinking of what to cook and eat. Even if you do not have diabetes but if you regularly cook for one,......
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As found out by a population-based study in Taiwan, people infected with hepatitis c virus have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Dr. Chong-Shan Wang from National Yang-Ming University,...
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As recently published by the New York City Health Department, some 500,000 New Yorkers - one out of eight adults - have been diagnosed with diabetes. In addition to charting the impact of diabetes in...
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Authored by David Drum and Terry Zierenberg, RN, CDE - The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook - has everything you need to know about type 2 diabetes: Tests, medications and treatmentsThe emotional and...
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Diet or regular - which soft drink or soda do you prefer? With regards to association with heart disease, it doesn't matter which one you chose, both are linked to increased risk of heart disease...
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Rick Smolan, former Time, Life and national geographic photographer and creator of the best-selling "Day in the Life" photo book series has a new project that will focus his lens next on the...
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Diabetics who are traveling can avoid all the hassle by using a fat little book that already made all the lists for you - The Diabetes travel guide, 2nd edition - is your assurance to be prepared for...
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On top of Avandia®'s association with increased risk of heart attack, there are additional reasons that came up why this GlaxoSmithKline diabetes drug is still on the hot seat. As recently...
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Because of the rich flavanoids that orange juice contains, it appears to be a healthy drink for diabetics despite of the caloric load of sugars. Flavonoids suppress destructive oxygen free radicals -...
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Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine is the review on older and cheaper diabetes drugs which have been found to be as effective in lowering blood sugar levels as the newer and more expensive...
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Gestational Diabetes -What to Expect is a book by American Diabetes Association which could be useful for pregnant women with gestational diabetes. I just feel that gestational diabetes is the...
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Diabetics most often do worse after an acute illness than individuals without diabetes. Diabetics tend to spend more days in the intensive care unit, use more ventilator support and have more...
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A gene variant that increases a child's risk of having type 1 diabetes or juvenile diabetes have been identified by researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and McGill University...
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The traditional Indian herbal called Salacia Oblonga has been found by U.S. researchers to lower blood and insulin responses after eating. As reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition:...
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by Gloria Gamat on July 13, 2007
People with diabetes should watch not only the amount of carbohydrates that they consume but the quality as well. My post over at Straight From The Doc on the quality of carbo linked to AMD reminded...
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by Gloria Gamat on July 12, 2007
As a young child I've been taught that milk is a complete food because it contains most of the nutrients necessary for good health. Most especially, milk is the best natural source of vitamin D...
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Type G diabetes or gestational diabetes is the form of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy and would most often disappear afterwards. However, one consequence of having gestational diabetes is the...
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