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. When you eat,... Read More

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... Read More

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.You... Read More

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... Read More

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. When glucose isn't regulated properly through the bloodstream, the body's cells don't obtain the energy they... Read More

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.Sometimes the phrase "happy diabetic kids" seems to be an oxymoron. Often it seems all of the... Read More

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.When it happens, people tell you how great you... Read More

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.The goal with identifying pre-diabetes is... Read More

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... Read More

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.Have you ever had the "Check Engine" warning light come on in your car? Most... Read More

In The News:


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Using your cellphone to fight diabetes
WDIV Detroit
Glenda Fields of Detroit was diagnosed with type two diabetes in 2005, but said her wake-up call came six years later after a frank discussion with her doctor. "He said, 'Glenda, why are you trying to kill yourself?' I said, 'What do you mean kill ...
US Surgeon General Supports Detroit in Fight Against DiabetesMarketWatch (press release)
Cell Phone Could Help You Battle DiabetesMyFox Detroit
Txt4health, Free Mobile Education Service To Fight Diabetes, Launches In DetroitHuffington Post
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Joslin Diabetes Center and American Well Aim to Extend World-Class Diabetes ...
Sacramento Bee
22, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Accelerating efforts to improve and expand access to high quality care, Joslin Diabetes Center and American Well™ today announced their intent to collaborate in order to bring telehealth services to patients nationwide, ...
Joslin Diabetes Center is teaming up with American Well to offer 'telehealth ...Boston.com
Calls for improved diabetes checksThis is Gloucestershire

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Understanding Diabetes Animated Series Released
Sacramento Bee
22, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Health Nuts Media announces the completion of Understanding Diabetes, a seven-part animated video series designed to educate children and their parents about diabetes diagnosis and management. This series adds to the growing ...

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Daily Mail

Type 1 Diabetes May Develop More Slowly Than Thought
iVillage Entertainment
21 (HealthDay News) -- Insulin production may continue for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes, according to a new study. The findings add to growing evidence that the period of time for treatment after the onset of the disease is longer than ...
People with Type-2 Diabetes can Benefit From Consuming Pure Cocoa Found in ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Sitting for seven hours a day 'raises diabetes risk in women'Daily Mail
Ann's just the type for diabetes helpWarrnambool Standard
Business Wire (press release)
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Diabetes clinic cuts waiting times
Ipswich Advertiser
EASY TO SEE: Educator Kathy Harrison helps her patients manage diabetes at the new QML Pathology care clinic. A NEW diabetes care clinic in Ipswich will help cut the average six-month wait for patients needing to see an educator.
Free diabetes clinics for TweedMy Daily News

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Mortality Risk Quantified for Diabetes Plus Kidney Disease
MedPage Today
By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today This meta-analysis found that the presence of chronic kidney disease strongly predicted mortality risk in patients with type 2 diabetes. Note that, on average, patients in the trials with the highest ...

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Candidate Pledges To Lower Diabetes, Heart Disease In Kern County
KERO-TV 23
Kern County has some of the highest levels of diabetes and heart disease in California. These conditions take a tremendous toll on people and on our economy, but we can lower these levels by making healthier lifestyle choices. As Kern County Supervisor ...

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Diabetes education program receives ADA recognition
The Daily News Online
BATAVIA — The United Memorial Medical Center diabetes self-management education program offered through Healthy Living has been awarded continued Recognition from the American Diabetes Association. The program was also recognized in March 2009.
Investigators at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Describe Research ...Insurance News Net (press release)
Four Reasons Why Prevention Is Acutely, and Perennially, in PerilHuffington Post

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Allscripts and MyCareTeam Launch Integrated Diabetes Management Solution
Bradenton Herald
21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From the floor of the HIMSS12 Annual Conference and Exhibition, Allscripts and MyCareTeam (MCT) launched their integrated diabetes management system to healthcare providers. Integrating the MyCareTeam application with ...
Personalized Medicine Reaches EndocrinologistsInformationWeek

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Mayo Clinic: Prediabetes May Not Explain Diabetic Polyneuropathies
SunHerald.com
In a reversal of two decades of medical reports, a Mayo Clinic study finds the frequency of nerve damage called diabetic polyneuropathy is similar in prediabetic patients and healthy people. Physicians should seek explanations other than prediabetes ...
Calm Your Nerves about Pre-DiabetesdailyRx

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Diabetic Foot Care Tips: Cant Afford to Ignore It!

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If You Have Diabetes, You May Be Entitled To No Cost Diabetic Supplies

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Diabetes Awareness: Family of Diabetics

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Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

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Locating Diabetic Supplies to Manage Diabetes

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Pancreas Transplants - A Solution For Type 1 Diabetes Sufferers?

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Humulin or Lantus, Which Insulin For Your Child?

Humulin or Lantus? When my daughter, who was 8, was... Read More

Improper pH Balance Increases Risk and Damage of Diabetes

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Some Changes Make A Big Difference!

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Get More Out Of Life While Managing Your Diabetes

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Fanning the Flames of the Diabetes Epidemic

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Adult Onset Diabetes and Quacks

Adult onset diabetes, like the common ulcer of a few... Read More

Diabetes: African Americans Deadly Foe

Diabetes is having a devastating effect on the African American... Read More

Diabetes is Manageable

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Diabetes: Calling For Double Trouble!

Diabetes!!!Open your eyes to the catastrophic effects of Diabetes. The... Read More

Diabetes Break-Thru Helps Battle Blood Sugar Woes

Are you a diabetic? If so, you are definitely not... Read More

Hyperglycemia, Diabetes, and Managing Blood Sugar

So, after a miserable 10 hours of blood tests it's... Read More

Diabetes Awareness: Diabetes on the Job

When you go to work, your diabetes goes with you.You... Read More

Double Diabetes -- Placing Your Kids at Even More Risk

In some medical circles it's called Type 3 Diabetes. Teenagers... Read More

Diabetes Awareness: Will They Recognize You?

Imagine how it feels to look younger, feel younger, and... Read More