A Meeting on Diabetes Help Tips
August 10, 2008
There will be a valuable window of diabetes help tips at the next meeting of the Halton Diabetes Voluntary Group. I asked them how did they get to have a voluntary group such as this because this is my fervent wish to have groups like this scattered all over the place to help disseminate information crucial for the diabetics.
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An Excellent Partnership Between Bayer Diabetes Care and Author Stephen Covey
August 10, 2008
A partnership between Bayer Diabetes Care and Dr. Stephen R. Covey is formed to help the diabetics. Dr. Stephen R. Covey is the author of the bestselling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. There will be a workbook available with a step-by-step approach to applying Dr. Covey's "7 Habits" in coping with the life challenges of having diabetes. Once I get my hand on this resource, you will be the first to know. Likewise, if you get it first, please share it with the rest of us.
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Diabetes Is Not a Stop Sign, Just a Cautionary Flag
August 10, 2008
I love the title of this article, don‘t you? That’s what I like to hear. It just goes so well with the monthly newsletter I send out entitled “Diabetes Positive Approach” This is such an inspirational story I love sharing it with you.
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Being Diabetic and Pregnant Can Be Tricky
August 9, 2008
Here’s a story of a lady who wanted to have kids but since she had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was at college, she had to be careful. She has a practical suggestion on wearing the pump. You will like how she worked hard to avoid birth defects.
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Some Diabetes Myths For Baby Boomers
August 9, 2008
It is good to read this article so we will not leave any stone unturned as believing in these myths could be disastrous to our health. One example is to believe that because one does not take insulin, it means the diabetes is not serious.
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UH Mânoa Study Offers Free Services for Diabetics
August 9, 2008
Here is a study they are going to conduct in Hawaii. At first, I didn’t know this is for a study but I was intrigued by the headline that is offering free services for the diabetics so I jumped in but found out it is all about a study. But if you live there and qualify, why not?
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Health Briefs Diabetes Support Group Meeting
August 8, 2008
There is a Diabetes Support Group Meeting at the Ephrata Community Hospital on August 21 from 2 to 3 p.m. This will be held in New Holland's Center for Health. It will be at Garden Spot Village, 435 S. Kinzer Ave. I don't know which state it is in but the telephone number is here so if you live nearby you can call 336-6578. to register. The focus of this month's meeting is summer exercise tips presented by Cathy Hofmann of the Wellness Center.
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Health Tip: Keep Gestational Diabetes Under Control
August 8, 2008
How much do we need this information? Let me count the ways. One is to help mothers go through a healthy pregnancy. Two is to prevent birth defects and three is to help both mother and child prevent diabetes after birth.
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Phase III Clinical Trial of Succinobucol for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
August 7, 2008
This clinical trial had 999 participants. After dosing of this new drug, it looks like Succinobucol for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes has shown to have decreased the A1C level after six months when compared to the use of the placebo. Another good finding is that it was well tolerated. In addition, it did not cause weight gain and hypoglycemia.
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Broccoli May Undo Diabetes Damage
August 7, 2008
A new study has revealed that broccoli looks like the vegetable of choice right now. It is dark green, so I am not surprised. Now it looks like it can reverse the damage caused by diabetes. This is not an empty claim for it is supported by what the team of researchers from Britain found in broccoli.
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Doing Something for the Global Diabetes Tsunami
August 7, 2008
I like that word tsunami, don't you? For that does describe the diabetes epidemic we now have. And so I am glad there are people like Drs. R. Paul Robertson, M.D., the president elect of the American Diabetes Association and Pierre Lefebvre, M.D., Ph.D., who is immediate past president of the International Diabetes Federation. Both do not want to wait and watch the global diabetes epidemic grow. They are instituting a method of sharing findings from studies in real time through the internet instead of waiting for them to be published.
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Doctors Said Diabetes Did Not Cause Boy's Death
August 6, 2008
Three doctors denounced defense claim that the death of 7-year old boy Chandler was caused by diabetes ketoacidosis. However, the boy was found to be so emaciated that showed he died of starvation due to not having been fed for four days and was put in a dark closet. I hope I will be able yto find the news when the jury is out.
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Too Much Iron Can Lead to Diabetes and Heart Failure
August 6, 2008
I have not really heard of Hemochromatosis . And the only reason I read this news was because they were linking diabetes to it. I learned much though including the symptoms to watch for, how is it diagnosed and treated. I am surprised to hear it is undertreated.
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Guide for Diabetic Women Through Successful Pregnancies in NIDDK Booklet
