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Vermont Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Serve as Mentors to Youths with the Disease

What a lovely idea this is which Shumer put forth. The creation of a mentoring program between diabetic adults and children is huge. Not only will it help the diabetic kid lessen his feeling of isolation among his peers at celebrations where eating sweets is the norm but also, he has someone to look up to who is succeeding in beating diabetes and is living a full and healthy life.

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Add Diabetes to Ont. School Policy: Parents

I am surprised to learn that the New Brunswick schools are ahead of Ontario in formulating a Diabetes Care Plan in the school system. This is a good thing and hopefully, Ontario will follow the New Brunswick model. New Brunswick teachers are already overworked so this is a huge sacrifice on their part.

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Facts: Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is I am sad to admit has no cure. It is so unlike type1 where eating healthy meals and getting adequate exercise can help treat it. I must say though that eating healthy meals will also help the type 1 diabetics in the sense that it will maintain the stability of the glucose level.

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Diabetes 2 and Immune System

To avoid compromising the immune system, just subscribe to eating a well-balanced diet and to an exercise program. We have to do this anyway to keep diabetes at bay, we might as well go all out and incorporate these lifestyle and life saving changes into our daily routine.

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Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart Disease

Drinking sugary soda is bad for us. Now that's a no-brainer but why do we still drink it? Besides, fruit juices are also rich in sugar. So what is there left for us to drink? Well, water is a good alternative because our body needs lots of it to get rid of the toxins.

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Change in Medical Thinking: Don't Overtreat Diabetes

Here's an alert you can take to your doctor on your next visit. This is from an endocrinologist urging not to over treat diabetes. And he is backed by a study to prove his new way of thinking on the matter. I think we should all help spread this virally to reach as many people as we can.

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Frequent Napping Causes An Increased Risk of Diabetes

I don't know if it is true that frequent napping increases the risk to develop diabetes but in my book it is good to keep busy and have a good night sleep at the end of the day. This study should not be ignored though because it involved a lot of participants and so may have credibility, in my humble opinion.

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Elliott Yamin Needs Diabetes Supplies in Chile

Here's proof that the lesson we learned about getting diabetes supplies ready for any unexpected situation is worth its weight in gold although I cannot really blame former American Idol contestant Elliott Yamin for being unprepared. For what is more unexpected than that Chilean earthquake? So let's rally behind him for he's running out of diabetes supplies.

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Fighting Juvenile Diabetes with Vitamin D

Here's another way to fight diabetes to keep in our arsenal of weapons to win the war we are waging against this condition. Vitamin D is free and the author has some excellent suggestions but if must take supplements, make sure it's the right one.

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Event Helps Teach People About the No. 1 Cause of Death in U.S.

You will be surprised at what this event can do for you. Imagine 90 hospitals all over the country scheduling a free screening and consultation program with doctors. I can only hope there is one near where every diabetic lives because the screening is quite extensive.

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Fracture Risk Tied to Diabetes Drug

Here is an alert women should not ignore. A study has just been released saying that women taking a diabetic drug has 50% more risk for fractures so make sure you are getting bone density exam periodically to check if your bones are okay.

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Shoes for Seniors with Diabetes

Here is a good program for seniors to get their diabetic shoes free. It is only in this area and we hope this will spread all over the US. But even though the program is only for that area, you can still do it on your own because diabetic shoes are covered by Medicare. You may have to get a note from your doctor that you are diabetic.

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New Gestational Diabetes Guidelines Could Find More Women at Risk

Knowing the new gestational guidelines will be a tremendous help for those who are planning to have a family. No one will want to have to undergo getting a higher risk to have a stroke so these new guidelines are worth their weight in gold.

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Diets Rich in Fat, Trans fats, Raise a Woman’s Risk of Stroke After Menopause, Study Finds

Reading the nutritional labels before buying foods I know is the way to go but sometimes I wonder if what they put in there are straightforward. I have the feeling that some of them are a bit contrived so what is one to do? I guess we have to rely on our own common sense to protect ourselves from all those fats and trans fats.

One way is to avoid fried foods. Ah, that would be difficult for me because I just love the fried chicken at Publix and Albertson. Well, I'll just have it once a year. That won't do too much damage, will it?

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Olympian Kris Freeman Refuses to Let Diabetes Stand in His Way

What an Olympian! Kris Freeman was down in the 30 k race in Vancouver when his blood sugar went down to below 40 but he was not out. He got up and went on to finish the race to learn how much insulin he will need for the next game. His sports? Cross country skiing which requires continuous endurance unlike other sports like hockey where you can sit down in between your shifts and be able to check blood glucose and take a shot of insulin dose which was what superstar Bobby Clark of Philadelphia Flyers did when he played hockey. Let us all rally behind Kris, shall we?

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Vitamin Linked to Decreasing Risk of Heart Diseases and Diabetes

This is not the first time it has been said that Vitamin D helps decrease the risk for heart problems and diabetes. I don't think this is just aggressive marketing for Vitamin D because the study that reported this finding involved 28 other researches and almost 100,000 participants.

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Dear Abby | Teen with Diabetes Might be Able to Have an Occasional Treat

Here's another help for the diabetic teenager. You see the mother wrote Dear Abby due to the problem they were having regarding treats especially there's a younger son who is not diabetic but what I like most in the response that she gave is regarding a free kit. Check it out at the link below as soon as you can as the news provider may delete it soon.

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New Tool Helps Adolescents Manage Diabetes

I am glad to have found this new tool that will help our diabetic teenagers cope with their condition. It is hard enough to deal with the exponential growth spurts they are experiencing without diabetes management thrown into the mix. Thank goodness for this YourWay site that will help the teenagers cope with diabetes.

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Diabetes Helps Explain Obesity-Birth Defect Link

This alert has been issued before so hopefully, we will heed the warning that the result of this study has confirmed. Women who are thinking of having a baby should make sure their glucose level is under control. This is too important an issue to leave to chance.

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Take Ten to Manage Diabetes

There are tips here that we may not have been using though no fault of ours. There are so many things we have to remember when managing this condition that it is easy to forget some tips. One that I like in this is to drink a lot of water because the body loses fluid due to the high blood sugar level. Another one is to put the monitor on the night table so we will be reminded to test before bedtime and upon rising.

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Hospitals Ignore Health Warnings

Imagine arming yourself with a survival guide before a hospital admission but this is what this news item is advocating. I suppose it is good advice so you can get yourself on safety mode. But how about if one is too sick to do this? Aren't we supposed to be taken cared of at the hospital instead of having to be on the alert?

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Program Gives Kids with Type 1 Diabetes an Outlet

This is such a lovely program. Mentoring program by matching a type1 diabetic child with a type 1 diabetic adult is quite an important tool in managing the diabetes. I can only hope this will spread all over the world as just listening to someone about this condition is a gem beyond compare.

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Fighting Obesity Can Have Long-Term Health Benefits

Obesity is really one of the major reasons we are having this diabetes crisis. It's about time this is faced squarely. We are just glad the first lady, Michele Obama, is with us in this fight. Let us give her our support by doing our share in eating healthy and moving more. Sorry to sound like a broken record.

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She’s Bravely Battling Diabetes

Such a brave little girl battling diabetes deserves our admiration, congratulations and prayers, all of which I am sending to her. It just goes to show we can all do it just like that judge who was just named in the supreme court who is battling diabetes herself. There is nothing to hold us back!

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Unusual Tips About Diabetes and Lifestyle

Unusual tips for the diabetics? Not really but they may ease your mind somewhat. Some of you may not have enlisted help from family and friends and just following this tip will certainly lighten the burden as you will not feel so alone then. Then there is the peer mentoring that they are getting ready in another news that may become quite a boost in help.

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Fracture Risk Tied to Diabetes Drug

I know that some of us need the medication to lower the blood glucose but make sure you are monitored for bone density as the latest buzz is that a drug could lead to higher risk for fractures.

That is why, I am all for treating diabetes through diet and exercise, but don't change anything in your diabetes management plan without your doctor's say-so for everyone is a unique individual that has his own needs.

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Computer Program Paves Way for Artificial Pancreas

Finally a computer program will help the diabetics in the management of their condition especially in lowering the risk for hypoglycemia at night. With the glucose level being monitored by the program itself that will trigger the insulin pump into doing its job depending on whether the blood glucose is low or high, those afflicted with diabetes and their loved ones will be able to sleep better.

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Non-Surgical Procedure Helps Diabetes

This is quite an innovation and I am looking forward to it to be used worldwide. The EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner is inserted from the mouth into the GI tract so it seems to be better than the bariatric surgery. On top of this it has already been proven as safe and effective treatment for type 2 diabetes and obesity.

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Obesity Focus Vital Crusade

Finally, we have a national crusade against obesity spearheaded by none other than the first lady. With Michelle Obama enlisting the help of organizations and people outside the political arena, this initiative may prove to be more successful than all the rhetoric we have been hearing in Congress.

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Researchers Find Link Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status And Diabetes Risk

It is not rocket science to learn that socioeconomic status affects one's risk to develop diabetes. Now even the neighborhood one lives in does the same. That's not a surprise either for one thing almost the same type of food is marketed there. And probably, the neighborhood that affects negatively one's risk does not have the programs that motivate people to move more.

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Feeling Better

Robin is now feeling better after having been diagnosed with diabetes a few years back. What helped her was joining Dining with Diabetes Class where she learned a lot of things. My only hope is that there will be classes like this all over the country so every diabetic who wants to join can easily gain access to them.

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Type 1 Diabetes Gets Funding Boost

This is such a big news that will help everyone who needs an insulin pump to get one as the government is paying up to 80% of it, depending on the family income. No more will I have to pray that those who need an insulin pump will get one. Perhaps this is the answer to my prayers? Anyway, I must say this is something I don't mind paying extra taxes to cover something like this, don't you?

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Health Buzz: New Device May Help Control Type 1 Diabetes

This is another one that is some kind of an old news but I thought it was another type of health buzz that will help the diabetics. I just got excited only to find out that it was the same gadget that could serve as an artificial pancreas. Anyway, it is too important an issue that deserves another day of news coverage. .

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Actress Died of Pneumonia

This may sound like old news but probably not for the Australians where I picked this up. It is not really the death of actress Brittany Murphy that attracted me to this news item who was diabetic but what drew me to this was the accompanying news that the Johnson heiress died of diabetic ketoacidosis. I feel that this will be like an alert so that we can avoid the same fate.

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Alexandra Burke Fears Getting Diabetes

Singer Alexandra Burke is meeting her diabetes challenge head on. Knowing that both her grandmother and mother suffered from complications, she is determined to avoid their fate by being careful with her diet. It is good for her to let people know as others may be encouraged to do the same.

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Diabetes Patients, Docs Don't See Eye To Eye

The disparity between the patients and their doctor is preventing both from setting up an effective treatment plan. That's the finding of a study. It appears that the patients are concerned more about the pain they are experiencing while their doctors are thinking long term. I don't fault either one of them because they are both legitimate concerns. What they can do is meet halfway and address both issues.

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Editorial: State Taking Right Step in BPA Ban

BPA has a chemical that is harmful to the masses so why can't just rescind the previous approval for its use just because of some dinosaur rules? I say in cases where there is danger to the health of the nation by raising the risk of such conditions as diabetes, the FDA should be able to work around that rule that does not work for this particular situation. At least there is a state that is taking the right step.

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Bread: This for That #1

The first one is on bread where they confirmed that changing to a low glycemic index bread from a regular white bread could reduce one's risk to develop type 2 diabetes. Then the next report is still on bread where they said that the choice of the daily bread can have an impact on satisfying hunger as well as in lowering the food intake.

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Confidence Rises in Weight-Loss Surgery

This weight loss surgery has proven to be what some diabetics need. Studies have now proven the procedures as safer, outcomes better and help reduce and in some cases get rid of the conditions that are associated with obesity like diabetes.

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Steve Cameron: The Ugly Truth About Diabetes

This is such a sad story, so much so I was brought to tears by it. On top of this, this is not in keeping with my desire to keep a positive approach to diabetes. But I guess sometimes things do not work well for others like it does to Mary Tyler Moore and so many others so I will pray real hard for those who are suffering so much like what happened to the lady in this story.

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MJ2's Single 'You Can't Say Love Enough' Features Dolly Parton, Wayne Newton, Larry Gatlin

That is so nice of Dolly Parton, Wayne Newton and Larry Gatlin to lend their names and voices to raise funds for diabetes. I don't know how these two sets of twins and their people did it but they did and should be commended for their effort. Now donations are pouring in for JDRF.

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Depression Raises Risk of Severe Complications From Diabetes

The result of this new study had me thinking of ways and means to stop depression from knocking on our door. For telling the diabetics what to do to stay happy is so much easier than done. Perhaps the only thing I can think of now is the thought of how harder life would be when complications set in. This is what this study found out. As much as 25% of the diabetics who are depressed develop macrovascular complications.

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Understand Diabetes - What Is This All About?

Understanding diabetes will help a lot to dispel the myths and to get on with the real information needed in order to fight this condition. For fight it we must or risk having to go through the complications. So what has to be done is to keep abreast with the times and know all there is to know and then to take action.

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Report a Real Eye-opener for Canadians, Cardiologist Says

This is a wake-up call from Dr. Simpson who quoted the latest report on Canadians' health. It looks like obesity, diabetes and heart disease statistics are all on the rise and he is calling for a national strategy just like the one for cancer.

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15-min Treatment to Weight Loss, Diabetes

The latest report on losing weight successfully and reversing diabetes is this news that claims it will take 15 minutes of non-surgical intervention to lose weight and reverse diabetes. I have to watch this carefully and look at their cases before jumping on the band wagon.

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Blood Pressure Meds Said to Help Prevent Diabetic Retinopathy

The result of this study is encouraging because the high percentage the researchers found in preventing the diabetes-linked protein from going through unusual changes could make the blood pressure drugs helpful in the prevention of diabetic retinopathy.

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Birth Weights Figures Report Consistent Fall

The result of the Harvard Study on the declining birth weights does not bode well for babies. Low birth weights make babies at risk for a host of diseases. This study did not include the effort of women with gestational diabetes at increasing their activities in the hope of a normal delivery.

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New Sensor Could Help Treat, Combat Diabetes, Other Diseases

If this sensor that could detect what is wrong with diabetes and other conditions really works out, then it is a real breakthrough especially since it is within the reach of most people.

They are even promising that the price will even go much lower with mass production. I will be on a wait-and-see mode until then since I have been stung before into believing that a cure has been discovered, only to experience that let-down feeling when it did not pan out.

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Diabetes Support Group

It would be nice to have something like this Adult Support Group at North Jersey especially it is facilitated by a nurse practitioner who is also a certified diabetes educator. They meet once a month and there is no fee involved. This way if there is something troubling you about diabetes, you will get the answers. Hopefully someday we will have a similar group near where every one lives.

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Keep Diabetes at Bay

This is a sad day for me because the health care reform has been put on life support system with the result of the election in Massachusetts. Don't get me wrong; I don't have a party affiliation. I just want this health reform for the diabetics so much.

So this article is helpful because it will encourage us to do more things to prevent this condition from spreading as we never will know what the powers that be will cut in the form of health access when the cost could triple.

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Reserve Resident Stuck with Insulin Bill

Where one resides should not be a criterion of whether he qualifies for health care or not. At least that's my humble opinion. Why would this man be denied coverage just because he does not live where the powers-that-be think he should live? How can he move away from the only home he knows where he has relatives? And to think that he has gone amputation due to diabetes just exacerbates the problem. On top of this he has no vehicle of his own.

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Diabetes Education Course Offered by SLMC

Classes like these are important as they will reinforce what we are learning from day to day. Changes happen so fast sometimes in the blink of an eye that it is essential to keep abreast of these changes. This way, we will manage the condition better as we will be able to cope with everything unexpected.

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“People with Diabetes Earn Important Victory Today”

Certainly, the most important event of 2009 is the passage of the health reform in both the senate and House of Representatives. Now we are just awaiting the sanction of both houses to see it become a reality. I know I have covered this before but this time it is the American Diabetes Association that gave the opinion on this momentous occasion.

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Mary Tyler Moore: Making a Difference in the Fight Against Type 1 Diabetes

We are glad to have Mary Tyler Moore and her fame and stature on our side. It can only help in raising funds for diabetes. Look at what we have now. We have some kind of an artificial pancreas that one can wear that will monitor the blood glucose level.

I love Mary Tyler Moore's positive attitude because she said we are now 3/4 closer to the cure and that it will happen during her lifetime. And yet it did not come easy for her. When she was first diagnosed and her husband and housekeeper threw away all the sweets from the house, she was so angry that she went to a store, bought a dozen donuts and ate them on her way home.

But now she says she can indulge in her favorite desert, the mocha cake, every once in a while because she monitors her diabetes carefully.

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Top 10 Health Tips for 2010

Those help tips can certainly keep us healthier this coming year. Hopefully, we will make a checklist of them and visit the list every once in a while to see if we are in compliance. It will be a reminder of sort so the tips will not get buried or shoved into the corner of our mind.

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Soon, Contact Lenses to Help Manage Diabetes

My, having the contact lens give one alert regarding one's glucose levels will be a dream come true. And the University of Western Ontario is helping make that a reality. Hope it comes soon for use by the diabetics to make their life a little bit easier.

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Good Cholesterol in Men with Type 2 Diabetes May Lack Protective Capacity

Here's the result of a laboratory test that is saying HDL cholesterol may not provide protection as it looks like it is impaired. But then when they administered niacin, there appeared an improvement. I am not sure whether this is an advertisement for niacin masquerading as a news item but look it up just in case it is for real as I do not want us to miss out on any opportunity.

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Diabetes Support Group Sets Goal

Every diabetic should belong to a diabetes support group. It will be great to talk to people who are in the same situation. Although we may know more, we can still learn from the experiences of others. How do we find a support group? You can google it or even start your very own group.

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Research Shows Connective Tissue Massage Reduces a Common Diabetes-Related Disease

I don't need a research study to tell me that massage could help with peripheral arterial disease. It makes sense that when massage is employed especially to the affected areas like the feet and the legs, that the circulation will improve. Still I am thankful to the research group in Spain for adding to the credibility to the massage notion. Otherwise, it may just be dismissed as one of those old wives' tales.

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Intestinal Liner Wins OK in Europe

It is always nice to know that the researchers are doing something to make living with diabetes easier but it is still better to proceed with caution. For example, I am surprised not to hear any clinical trials on this matter when I am browsing eight hours a day, seven days a week in the net looking for something that will help the diabetics.

What I did was I shot them an email asking a lot of questions like: How much is it and are there any side effects? What happens when it does not work for some? Is there an exit procedure without the diabetics getting hurt physically and in their wallet as well? Still we have to keep an open mind but balancing this and proceeding with caution is not an easy task.

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Reform Could Close Gap in Diabetes Prevention

The Health Reform will spawn diabetes Prevention Programs that will help avoid developing a full blown condition that will be more expensive. In fact the cost between the two is beyond comparison and this is for the material aspect alone. The emotional upheaval the diabetics will face does not carry a price tag for no amount of money will compensate what they have to endure.

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Brittany Murphy's Mom Confirms Diabetes Rumor: Longtime Friend Says Brittany Was 'Delicate,' and Pleads With The Public to 'be more compassionate'

There must be a lesson somewhere here on the death of Brittany Murphy but I don't think we lost her to diabetes. She looked healthy in the pictures I have seen. We have to wait till the final diagnosis comes out but meantime we will continue to monitor our own health as best as we can.

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Diabetes & Obesity: Why Conventional Medicine Makes Things Worse

Here's a post from a doctor who believes that conventional medicine does not work when it comes to diabetes and obesity. He even coined the term diabesity to combine both issues in question. This doctor believes there should be a new approach to diabetes treatment and he needs your input. Click the link below where you will find questions that may lead to a functional treatment of this condition.

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Procedure Gives Woman, 24, New Life

This is related to yesterday's news alert, this time in Texas, doctors removed a patient's pancreas and from this they took out the cell islets that produce insulin and transplanted them in the patient's liver. Guess what? The woman patient was given a new lease on life.

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Chronic Pancreatitis Can Now be Solved Without Causing Diabetes

Here’s a news article that should have received a bigger buzz. Normally, when one has pancreatitis, removal of this organ will lead to diabetes, most times the brittle variety. Now there’s hope because when the doctors took out the pancreas, they also removed the islet cells that produce insulin from the pancreas and transplanted them to the liver which then acts as a mini pancreas. Cool, huh?

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Tailored Treatment May be Best for Diabetics

Naturally, what best fits the person is the treatment that will work more successfully. This is not rocket science and one does not have to have a doctorate degree to realize it. No two people are alike so it follows that no two treatments will be similar. There will be some kind of variation.

That is why we have to monitor our body's reaction to everything we take and everything we do and change course if it is not to our advantage with the blessing of our personal physician as he will know the overall condition of your health.

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Are You at Risk for Diabetes?

I chose this news item based on the promise that the self-assessment score for diabetes screening is better than what is available now in the net so I was disappointed when I found out it isn't so. Check it out and see if you will find something better than I did and let me know, will you?

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Steroid Jabs May Delay Diabetes-Related Eye Disease Progression

I was hoping this was it; that steroid injection would delay the progression of eye disease but the disclaimer-like statement at the end let me down. Still there are treatments that work for the eyes more safely for now than the steroid injection and they are mentioned in the article so look them up. Let's just put this steroid pronouncement on a wait-and-see basis, shall we?

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Tea, Coffee May Protect Against Diabetes

This is embarrassing but report it I must. Imagine saying that drinking lots of tea and coffee will protect one from diabetes. This is beyond comprehension and contrary to what I have ever learned from books and my elders. Is this study sponsored by Nescafe or Red Rose Tea?

Well anyway, we just have to wait for the result of the interventional trials. It just goes to show we cannot just accept any pronouncement and use our own common sense in checking our body's reaction to anything we put into it.

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Breastfeeding May Curb Heart, Diabetes Risk Factors

This longitudinal study should convince mothers to feed their babies the natural way. Not only will it be good for the baby's immune system but also, this study has shown that mothers could lower their risk to metabolic syndrome and to such other conditions like diabetes.

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Good News About Aging: Your Brain Doesn't Have to Shrink

This issue has cropped up many a time but I never get tired of enjoying it. We already know that diabetes and other conditions can be prevented if we live the healthy life and of course we will. Is there another choice? I don't think so. What we have to do is eat healthy, exercise, avoid stress and do all those things that are good for our health and we should be home-free.

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Put a Little Scrooge in Your Diabetes Self-Management

This sounds selfish, I know, but it's time to look after number one and that's you. For what good is the time you spend with your loved ones doing all you can for them if it is at the expense of your health?

I know you have a deep and continued commitment to enriching the home and family but your first obligation is to take care of your health, continue monitoring your blood sugar and be a little like Scrooge and be selfish.

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Are You Prepared to Handle Diabetes During a Disaster?

Justify your existence by giving this out to your diabetic friends so they can be ready for any eventuality. Print the article for it has oodles of information as to where you can get help for getting prepared. Its impact on the diabetes world is irrefutable. I repeat, get your copy before the news provider takes it down.

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Two Friends Share Hugs, Smiles and Daily Rituals of Diabetes

It is a good feeling to know these two kids have each other. Support like that is beyond measure. The feeling that someone out there is going to hug you, smile and chat with you about the challenges you are both facing is worth more than its price in gold. Everyone should have a support system like that, don't you think?

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Obesity, Diabetes High in Tennessee Counties

Tennessee is 4rth fat city but it is doing something about it that I really like. They are running something of a campaign whereby they will make available the calorie content of food at the point where people are making their decision to buy. I think this will make people decide to buy the food with the lower calorie content. What do you think?

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Class of Diabetes Drugs Linked to Heart Problems

This is the type of news alert we want to learn about as it is crucial to our health. At the very least, we can talk to our doctor about this and see if we can switch to another drug that will not do us harm. The doctor will know if there are other drugs that may fit your condition better but don't stop taking what you are on now until you have had your consultation.

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Parents Face Tough Time Caring for Child with Type 1 Diabetes

Support groups play a very important role in the lives of those with diabetes and in those who love them as well. Just look at the support group in this news item that made the parents who take care of their diabetic children feel better and at ease. We need support groups like this all over the place so people with diabetes-related problems can go for some help from those who are facing the same type of troubles.

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Cardiovascular Risk in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes Linked Primarily to Insulin Resistance

The youth is in double jeopardy since those who have type 1 diabetes have a risk for cardiovascular diseases because they are found to have abnormal insulin resistance. Our obligation is to make sure the youth adopts a healthy lifestyle. Let's make this our mission for the following year.

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Hope for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

This is the type of news that I have been looking forward to read. We have been inundated with some grim news that finally here is something that could motivate us further into doing our best to do the self-care we need. Let's hope there will be more news like this.

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History of Foot Ulcer Increased Mortality in Diabetes

This is a news item that does not make me happy but accept it we must so we can continue with the work we have been doing to stop this complication on its track. We can do it; let us prove to them they are wrong by doing all we can to monitor the blood glucose level and maintain a healthy target, eat healthy, move more, inspect the feet every day and consult with the foot doctor when something untoward comes into the picture.

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Breast-Feeding May Protect Moms' Health

Here's another news item for the ladies. A study has just confirmed that breastfeeding can protect the mother from diseases. It looks like the more the mother breast feeds the baby, the more her risk to diabetes and metabolic syndrome is reduced. It also makes sense that those who breast feed their babies have an easier way of losing the pregnancy weight. I doubt if Angelina Jolie did it that way, but then what do I know?

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Sugary Colas Tied to Gestational Diabetes

Listen up, ladies including me and the gentlemen too although not for gestational diabetes sake but the general health. Drinking sugary beverages is a no, no for pregnant women because not only will it harm your health but also may leave permanent damage to the baby.

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Can Rising Diabetes Costs be Lowered with the Internet?

Yes, the internet is certainly helpful in giving information. There is only so much your doctor can do or even the diabetes educator. While those are very important to have, it is also good to supplement information that you can gather from the internet especially from sites that you trust.

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You Are Lucky, You Have Diabetes

How true this is, that there is a lot of work for the diabetic. In fact I do not know of any condition that will make anyone work so hard at self-monitoring more than diabetes does. Having said that, still there is no one who can match the diabetic way of taking care of his health. That is why the doctor in this article says to every newly diagnosed patient of his that he is lucky to have diabetes.

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Dire Diabetes Predictions Challenge Medicare Debates in Congress

The health care system is overburdened. Yet we still do not emphasize the concept of prevention which is key to trimming down the cost. With more and more people exposed to healthy eating and good exercise habits, sooner than later we will find people will be more interested in joining the healthy way of living.

The result will translate into stemming the rising medical cost. The more we talk about this will hopefully change the politicians' minds in Congress while they debate on Medicare. May diabetes be on their mind.

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School Denies Diabetic's Request

When I first read the title, I was prepared to fight it with all my heart and then after reading the whole article, I found it difficult to decide who is right in this dispute especially for me because I am always on the side of the diabetic, but the parents in this case are asking for a daily gym period instead of the twice a week allotted in the curriculum.

While it is true that Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires schools to provide services to meet individual needs, it seems beyond the school's authority to provide gym classes for this diabetic boy everyday. Can you help me out? Please write down in the contact form what you think and I will publish it.

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Positive Reflections

There are things to be thankful for despite diabetes. We understand it better now, we are able to use the glucose monitors, there are antidiabetic agents the doctors can prescribe for us and most of all we are grateful for the discovery of insulin because since then, diabetes is no longer a death sentence. So there are positive things we can be thankful for like we now have the chance to improve our health and to be able to help one another.

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Diabetes May Soon Add $1-billion to B.C. Health Tab

Here's how a Canadian province is dealing with containing the health care cost. British Columbia has launched a $22 million initiative to promote a healthy lifestyle. This action is a testimony to the wisdom of the adage, "An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure.

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Managing Diabetes Can Go a Long Way Toward Containing Health Care Costs

Let us all manage the diabetes so it will not manage us. This article is a testimony to the wisdom of diabetes management because the article says the cost is contained when the blood glucose level is properly managed. This makes sense in more ways than one. Naturally, with the blood glucose under control, complications could be stopped on their track.

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The Bitter Truth about Diabetes

There are some good points on this article. Among them is the fact that diabetes is increasingly seen in younger patients who also develop complications at an earlier age. The lesson here is to get tested if at risk. Pardon me for sounding like a broken record but this is of utmost importance if we are to beat this enemy.

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Woman Says Transplant Cured Her Diabetes

Here is a good story of a woman who has had diabetes, type 1 at that, for forty years and now she's claiming that she no longer needs insulin because her diabetes has been cured. How, you asked? Well, she endured her diabetes including kidney problems to the point she had to undergo dialysis.

That was why she was put on kidney transplant list. She underwent the transplantation for both kidneys and pancreas and now she is right as rain! Is that the expression? Don't mind me; I'm just too excited for her.

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Diabetes Patients Learn Lessons of Survival from Pharmacist

Really, the pharmacists can be a great help in answering your questions and clarifying the prescription. What I find them great at, too, is in giving an eye view on what medications work great together and what are in conflict with each other. They will also give you information on the side effects you may experience when taking a medication.

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Health Tip: Managing Gestational Diabetes

Here's another one of the health tips for those with gestational diabetes. Although they are the same tips, it bears repeating especially it was just released again. With these tips, the delivery will be successful for both mother and baby.

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Echo Therapeutics: Positive Developments for a Needle-Free Diabetes Monitoring System

I hope and pray they will be successful in putting forth a product that will help the diabetics monitor their glucose level without the use of needles. For despite the fact that they're saying the trials have been successful, I'm kind of doubtful, although optimistically so, that the next clinical trials will be a success as well.

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Men Unaware of Diabetes Status

Yes, I think I understand why men are twice likely less than women to know they have diabetes. I think it is something to do with the way they are brought up. But now with this danger lurking behind, it is time to change one's thinking and believe that everyone is vulnerable. This way one will be better prepared to face the situation.

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Foot Pain? Get Free Advice Here

This is one of the best news articles I have read on foot care. You can ask them questions and an expert will answer you. There is even a toll-free number you can use. And of course there are websites in the article that will tell you where to go when you have problems about your feet and legs. When I get the chance, I will write a web page on this so I can make the websites they mentioned clickable. It will make it easier then for you to gain access to them.

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Living Well Gives Workshops on Preventing and Living with Type 2 Diabetes

Workshops will really help get the diabetics updated on the changes that are fast mushrooming all over the place. Just like this workshop that provides the knowledge and empowerment to the diabetics to keep monitoring their health, so do the rest of us need something like this. We all have to take good care of our health but those with diabetes are there to show us the way for some of us have not learned to do it right.

Diabetes on the Rise in New York City

This really makes it such troubling times for New York City. I hope they will do something about it especially the number of people who have diabetes and not know it. Those who are at risk should get themselves tested so they can work on stopping the complications from paying them a visit. Walgreens, my favorite pharmacy, offers free diabetes screening and A1C at least near where I live.

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Beating the Diabetes Bulge

I salute the World Diabetes Day's theme of education and prevention for that is really the key in preventing this condition from doubling up by 2030. We should not just accept that pronouncement as a gospel truth but rather we should fight its spread by engaging in lifestyle changes which is never too late to undertake.

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CDC Triples H1N1 Death Toll to 3,900

With the statistics on death rate from H1N1 flu having tripled, it is essential to take special protection for the diabetics. I am glad though that they have the diabetics in their mind by giving recommendations as a warning to prevent H1N1 flu.

However, my bone of contention on this issue is that now the age demographic of people at risk from early death has changed. It looks like those 70 years old and over are vulnerable. That was not what we were told before. In fact, Canada is not giving this shot to 70 year old and over because it appeared that their risk to contract this deadly flu is less than that of the other age groups.

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HHS: Diabetes Patients Would Benefit from Healthcare Reform

Hooray for this Health Reform! Now that it has passed the house, it won't be long that we will have access to health care insurance effectively eliminating the discrimination against the diabetics. Now let's pray that the senators will see the light and pass this health reform as well. Are you as happy as I am over this?

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Early Diabetes Diagnosis Can Allow a Smooth Pregnancy

A smooth delivery and a healthy mother and baby are what we want to happen and authorities are saying this is highly doable. If you do not want to take their word for it, just look around you with healthy babies born of mothers with gestational diabetes. Yay! Just the news I want to hear. How about you?

Break the Fast-Food Habit

Did you know that eating fast food is addictive? Read this article and you will understand why it is just as addictive as drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes, not to mention the bad effects on the body. And I don't mean just the weight gain.

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Letter on Diabetes Stories: Insulin Pens More Accurate

Christina Di Loreto is right to post that comment about seeing graphics depicting vials and syringes. They sure are a turn off. There is no need to show those graphics that may just discourage the diabetics to manage their condition better especially in this day and age when insulin pens do such an excellent job.

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Health Care Reform: Historic Legislation

Finally, the Health Care Reform has passed the House. No insurance company can now deny coverage just because you have diabetes. Neither can they charge you more for the same reason. I can never understand why some are against this bill. Is it because they stand to lose money? Or is it because they may have to pay more tax for something other people will benefit from?

For them, I have this question: Aren't we here on this earth to help one another anyway? If you have any thoughts on this, head on down to your and my website and express your opinion in any of the contact forms there. I say your website because I feel it belongs to you as well.

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MedWire News - Diabetes - FDA to Revise Prescribing Information for Exenatide, Sitagliptin

It is good to get alerts like this just in case some of us are taking exenatide because of reports that a small number of patients are developing acute pancreatitis and FDA received 78 reports of altered kidney functioning, 62 cases of which are with acute renal failure.

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DEFEND Diabetes Trial

I thought this was some kind of a defense in a real court drama but found out it was about a trial on a medication that has been found to do some benefit for the diabetic so they are asking for some participants to come forward and help with this trial.

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The Diabetes Diet

This is an excellent summary of what a diabetes diet should look like. And if everyone follows this plus the recommendations, then we can be assured of a healthy life. Of course, there is still the exercise to go through. Go and click to get to the news and find out why they say it's all good news and that there is no bad news at all

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The Diabetes–Cancer Connection

This is another thing to remind us to be vigilant in our self care. I have been trying to avoid this link to cancer but it is here staring at me. It is not going to happen to us though for we taking good care of ourselves. Right?

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Nashville Baptist Hosptial Offers Free Diabetes Screening

A free diabetes screening is offered at a Nashville Hospital. I hope everyone who is at risk to develop diabetes will take advantage of this. If you know someone living near the venue, let them know about this. As for where we live, we can call the local hospitals to find out when their free screening will be held. Then spread the word around. If they do not have a free diabetes screening, you may have just given them an idea.

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Stay Fit & Help Fight Diabetes

The American Diabetes Association has some activities for all of us to get fit. At the same time we will be helping raise funds for research. It is good to keep helping the research people with their work for who knows when something like Dr. Banting's insulin will be discovered. So stand up, walk, run or bike and be counted.

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Wellness Wars

A Wellness War is good to have when it means the employees will become healthier and avoid diabetes and the complications. But I wish though the government and the employers will cut the workers some slack because raising their deductibility if they do not meet the target is counter productive. I think as long as they are participating in the wellness program, their health insurance should stay the same or even get better as an incentive for the participation. Otherwise this will appear like a ploy to lower the insurance cost for the employers.

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Diet 'More Effective' Than Drugs in Delaying Diabetes

It has always been said that lifestyle changes are more effective than anti-diabetes medication in delaying or preventing the onset of this condition but this is the first time that I know of that lifestyle changes are twice more effective than the prescribed medication. What does this tell us? Don't make any change though without consulting your personal physician.

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Number of Eye Disease Cases Expected to Soar Due to Diabetes Epidemic

I am so glad to have run into this news item as it will enable me to remind you on what to do to avoid this complication. Go to the site below as there are quite a few good suggestions on how to prevent this. The most important I think is to get an eye exam every year so something can be done before it gets out of hand.

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Stem Cell Agency Awards $230 Million in Grants

Imagine a stem cell agency awarding grants to the tune of $230 million dollars. That is something, isn't it? I hope this money will be put to good use and really translate into something that will help cure diabetes. Granted, 14 teams will divvy up the money. There is $16 million grant for macular problems for instance.

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Chicago Prime Location for Studying Diabetes

Chicago is a good place to be if your family is at risk to develop diabetes. It is especially good if you are in the area where there is a chartered school that serves low-fat and high-fiber meals in their cafeteria. In addition they are keen on getting the children on the road to physical activity. And wait till you hear their mantra; it's awesome! Well, at least in my book because I get excited over things like this.

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Health Tip: Foot Care for People With Diabetes

Quite a reminder this is for those having foot problems! And the best thing about this foot care suggestions is that they are directly from the orthopedic surgeons themselves. Let's make a pact that we will follow those rules or take the risk of diabetes leg pain and worse.

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Patient Involvement Key to the Diabetes Epidemic

This intervention program is excellent but why is it only done in six states? This is what I asked in the email I sent them. This is something we cannot do half heartedly. At least I am not worried for those who visit our website for at least they will get the latest alert and will therefore be able to make adjustment if necessary. I know you are involved in the self-management of this condition which is really the best thing you can do for it.

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Health Care is a Luxury for Some Locals

It makes me cross that health care is a luxury to some when it is an absolute necessity. There is no reason why every American does not have a health insurance except that some people who stand to lose money on this are dead set against it. Yesterday there was a news item that thousands are scamming Medicare money in the millions. There should be stiff penalties for people caught doing this as they are preventing some from accessing health care which could be a life and death situation.

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How to Save Money on Diabetes Supplies and Care

This is a great information for us as there are ways to cut down the cost. Try to print out the news item just in case they decide to disconnect it because the information is great and we can truly save money with the cost of taking care of diabetes. And for people who are uninsured, there is information here on what to do to get help.

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Transplant May Reverse Type 1 Diabetes

I thought this was the same transplantation they did a while back that was successful but there were rejection issues. This one is different in the sense that they inject hundreds of thousands of islets that start producing insulin. It happened to Reynolds and he feels so free and is still free of diabetes. However, the surgeon who did this said he is unsure how long the reversal will last.

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Students Combat Diabetes at Baker

These students have to be commended for doing the right thing. Not only have they accepted their condition but also they are trying hard to stay healthy by keeping active and eating healthy. They know and resist the temptation to pick the food that is good for them in the university cafeteria and they know enough to avoid drinking at parties.

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Shellfish May Raise Diabetes Risk: Study

You never know if this is true or not but it is best not to eat too much of it because I am reminded of a lady who drank soya milk for decades and ate stuff with soya in it for so long that she developed some form of disease. She has confirmed this with other people who experienced the same thing. Granted, soya is so far from shellfish but oh, boy, I do love Clam Chowder. What am I to do?

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Watch Your Weight to Keep Diabetes at Bay

This is a good reminder for us to lose weight, that is, if we are overweight. Not only will we gain success in fighting diabetes but also more importantly, we will avoid those dreaded complications. Believe me, exercising and eating healthy will be akin to a walk in the park in contrast to having to deal with the complications.

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For Your Health, Brief

They have a lot of things here in this Health Brief but I like the forum the best on prevention if you scroll down to the bottom of the page. It will cover a lot of topics including: risks and benefits of bariatric surgery for Type 2 diabetes, vitamin D and diabetes prevention, managing gestational diabetes and foot care and foot wear.

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Health Consultants Identifying Patients with Kidney Disease

Diligent doctors or ambulance chasers? Well, I like giving people the benefit of the doubt and I do think in this case they provide help in checking up the medical records to spot on those who need assistance with kidney problems before something really bad happens. In fact, I wish this would be the normal procedure world-wide so we can cut the kidney threat down to size.

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People Who Receive Diabetes Education Incur Lower Healthcare Costs

It makes sense that people who have access and are getting diabetes education will incur lower health care cost. That is why governments should encourage both the patients and their doctors to make sure the former will get access to a diabetes educator. Knowledge after all is power.

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It's a Wonder "Drug" that can Treat Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Obesity.....what is it?

Got you? Sorry, I didn't mean to fool you; it's just that I know from experience that exercise works like a wonder drug. Why? Every morning after I have done my 30-minute combo of aerobic and tai chi exercises, my arthritic pains just go out the window enabling me to do this work. So I am just so glad to run into this article naming exercise as a wonder drug.

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Can Fish for Dinner Lead to Diabetes?

Oh, for goodness sake, what do we do now? They say eat fish for the omega 3 content and now here's a study that says it could increase the risk for diabetes. I am getting paranoid I know because sometimes I think that in this case a group of meat sellers may have gotten together to find ways to discredit fish so that their industry will not suffer that much. And it's not only in this instance for the same things happen to vitamins and medicines, etc. It goes to show that we should not just jump on someone's bandwagon until we have proven it ourselves.

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Red Wine Chemical May Treat Diabetes

Resveratrol may treat diabetes and is the fountain of youth? Give me some please. Anyway, this is the finding a study on resveratrol found out, that is, mice fed with a high-fat diet have lowered their blood glucose levels and improved their insulin after the red wine treatment. Lest you get too happy about this, read the alert on this at the bottom of the news article.

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An Apple a Day to Combat Obesity

Here's another job for the apple. Not only does it keep the doctor away when taken every day but also it prevents obesity. I am not surprised because getting a bite of an apple makes me feel full. So a whole apple will be exponentially more filling.

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MDEQ, Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi Announce Medical Sharps Disposal Initiative

What an excellent idea to help take care of the environment while we take good care of ourselves. For it is our civic duty to make sure our environment is safe for the generations that follow us. Mississippi should be commended for this program and every state should follow suit.

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Gestational diabetes: The ‘bittersweet’truth

This is an excellent article with practically complete information on gestational diabetes. Anyone who is concerned about this condition will benefit from reading this article as it covers every aspect that will help anyone get a better understanding of this issue.

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Diabetes Rising: The Quiet Disease is about to get Much Louder

Here is a story of one man and how he dealt with the complications that set in What is incredible is that he can still smile despite it all. But this will not happen to any of us because we keep track of things and best of all we monitor our blood glucose level.

Cutler Comes Up Big for Kids With Diabetes

Jay Cutler of the football and diabetes fame has done something right this time. Although he had in the past not set a good example for the kids with his binge drinking, this time he teamed up with Eli, Lily who will donate $1000 for every touch down he makes and this will allow diabetic kids to attend a diabetes camp. Way to go, Jay!

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Chance That Chinese Herbs May Hold Back Diabetes

Yes, some herbal supplements do work but just proceed with caution. Make sure you inform your health care team of your plan just in case any of them will work against your medications. Also try only one at a time and monitor your body as to its reaction to what you're taking.

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Better Glycemic Control, Interventions Improved Visual Impairment in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes

This is one diabetes news that I enjoyed reading particularly because the results of the study have shown improvement in visual impairment of type 1 diabetics. They said something about what brought about the improvement but neglected to say that the diabetics themselves have a lot to do about this progress. So I shot them an email saying that the tenacity and determination of the diabetics should be given credit for this improvement.

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Quick Treatment is Crucial After Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Quick treatment for gestational diabetes will go a long way in avoiding headaches later on. This way negative consequences for both mother and baby are avoided. The study reported expounds the fact that early treatment of gestational diabetes now has evidence that it proves beneficial for both mother and baby.

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Light Shed on the Secret Behind Probiotic Bacteria Promoting Health

Functional food? I like to think of it as foods that keep us healthy and here's one that has just been confirmed. Probiotic bacteria is good at maintaining good health while boosting the immune system. We should at least give this a try and see what it does for us, if the doctor does not think otherwise just in case you have another condition that may get exacerbated by this.

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RITE AID PLANS DIABETES CLINICS THIS WEEK IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA

This drugstore is offering diabetes clinics which are great for us either to confirm what we know or learn more new things especially alerts so we can act accordingly. Remember forewarned is forearmed. Is that the correct expression? Anyway, my wish is for all other drugstores to follow suit and make this type of clinic a permanent part of their program.

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Local Representative for National Diabetes Center

Here is some great news. This place in Grafton has a local representative for the National Diabetes Center. This makes it easier for the diabetics there to get products and services. This must mean there are local representatives like this all over the country. Find out from the National Diabetes Center the location of the local representative that is nearest your residence. They say you can even get a talking diabetes monitor.

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Seneca South: Lions Club Receives Grant for Diabetes Awareness

This group deserves the grant they received for promoting diabetes prevention. I shot them an email to see if they will use the money for providing free diabetes screening for those who are not insured and cannot afford the screening both money and time-wise. Some have limited time so if they cannot come to be screened then let the screening come to them in the form of a mobile unit.

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Tai Chi Can Help Diabetics

Tai chi does do a good job. Even a few minutes a day of this allows one to enjoy the benefit that exercise brings to the body. The slow circular movements keep one relaxed and so makes one able to work normal hours. You see exercise is not only the frenetic type of aerobic movements but it could be gentle just like tai chi.

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Vision Problems in Type I Diabetes on the Decline

I have good news for you today, thank heavens. A study has found out that the occurrence of visual impairment among type 1 diabetics has gone down. Halleluiah, this is what I have been waiting for. I don’t think they mentioned the reason behind this outstanding result, but whatever it is, we will continue doing it. Usually it is strict monitoring of the blood glucose level.

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Study Urges Treatment for Even Mild Gestational Diabetes

It's good to know that treating the mild gestational diabetes of pregnant women will help in avoiding the complications. The treatment usually consists of lifestyle changes in eating healthy and moving more plus the self-monitoring of glucose level and maybe some insulin therapy.

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McLeod Medical Center Darlington Offering Diabetes Education Classes

The program on the diabetes education classes the McLeod Diabetes Center is offering is excellent. It includes, meal planning, prevention of complications which is my personal favorite, stress management and diabetes medications and the exercise guideline. I only wish one thing - that this type of program would be offered everywhere in the US, Canada and beyond.

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Irregular Heartbeat Risk Higher in Women With Type 2 Diabetes

Women have to contend with yet another one risk to develop atrial fibrillation due to diabetes. At least that's what one study found out. Diabetic women are supposed to be more vulnerable to develop atrial fibrillation due to diabetes more so than due to obesity and high blood pressure. Now we do not have to accept this as gospel truth; we just have to be alerted and see where this study will go.

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Great News: Life Expenctancy of People with Type 2 Diabetes Same as General Population

I am so happy today because I have excellent news for you. A Dutch study has found out that the diabetics have the same life expectancy as those who do not have this condition. I almost said "duh" because we knew all along that the life expectancy is the same just looking at our role models like Mary Tyler Moore and Judge Sotomayor (too busy to check the spelling) of the Supreme Court. I just didn't want to be rude to say that.

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Editorial: Baylor Helps Close the Diabetes Gap

Baylor started this Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute in Dallas so the diabetics will be able to get help manage their condition. I say wellness centers like this should be made available in every nook and corner of the US if the powers that be would be sincere in their belief that prevention is worth more than a pound of cure. For certainly if those with diabetes could avail themselves of services that Baylor offers then they will not have to face the bleak future of complications that may come their way.

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Walk in the Park Big Step in Diabetes Fight

This walk in the park is unique in many ways. For one thing there will be 400 or more participants and that the assembly is at the nation's oldest amusement park. The money it will raise will go to American Diabetes Association to help in its effort to fund researches to find a cure for diabetes.

Families Come Together to Manage Diabetes

How true is it that when families pull together, diabetes is easier to manage. And this story proves that point beyond a reasonable doubt. The mother especially always looks out for her children. She knows instinctively when they are not well and need help.

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Switch Program Increases Kids' Healthy Eating, Reduces Screen Time

This is a good intervention program that will put a stop to the obesity epidemic seen among the young. It is working because it involves the community, the school and family. Families really have the responsibility to make wise choice of healthy food when shopping for groceries and to make sure their kids are active instead of watching TV and playing video games.

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Two Dallas-area Clinics Offer Good, Cost-effective Health Care

If these two clinics can provide cost-effective health care, then all else can or at least should be able to do the same. It depends on the leadership and the caring people who operate them and work there. That is why they are able to spread the word on prevention and wellness as well.

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'Lilly's Law' Inspiration Hopes Database Kick-Starts Diabetes Awareness

This is indeed a breakthrough. Some children who have been diagnosed at an early age with type 1 diabetes may have a genetic mutation just like Lilly in this story. This will make those who have the same genetic mutation to take oral medications instead of insulin. This indeed made Lilly very happy and hopefully we will find other children in the same situation. Print the article below and show it to the doctor on your next visit so he can have your child tested for this genetic mutation.

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Insulin, Metformin Do Not Reduce Inflammatory Biomarkers for Diabetes Patients

This is disturbing news in the sense that we knew Metformin to be working very well but now there is a report that it does not reduce inflammation. The good thing is that they that there should be further improvement and so this may trigger or pave the way to improved and better therapies. This is a lesson in a way that we should not be jumping to do the next thing based on a news item. We should wait until all the bugs are ironed out before making a move lest they turn around and say, "Oops."

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Pre-diabetes Class Offered

Here is a pre-diabetes class that will remind us to let our family and friends who are at risk to develop type 2 diabetes to attend classes like this. It is good to know early in order to be ahead in this game. This way anyone found who really is pre-diabetic can start to stop diabetes on its track. The only trouble with this one is that they charge $20 but you can google for one that is free and is near your area of residence.

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Socks, Diabetes and Corn

It is a great thing for the research to be working on developing clothing that will protect one from infections. This is especially true for the diabetics who have the risk to develop foot infections. So the research that involves antimicrobial clothing will help move this issue forward.

Health Department Offers Diabetes Program

Here's another program of classes that will deal with self-management. The focus will be on menu planning, medications and complications. Their ultimate aim is to provide the attendees with the resources, education and strategies that will help the diabetics manage their condition successfully.

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Diabetes Forecast Offers "10 Tips" to Save Money and Improve Your Health

I don't know what Diabetes Forecast is doing in the Yacht website but this is where I found it. The 10 saving tips for diabetics are not something to take lightly because the supplies could get expensive so when I saw the ten saving tips, I jumped right in despite the fact that it was in the wrong website. Examples of saving tips are getting screened, attending cooking demonstrations, and going to health fair or Expo.

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Ripped Off by Local Breeder

This purchase of a dog which has diabetes was not mentioned by the breeder before the sale and the buyer is miffed. I am not a student of canine diabetes but it did not come as a surprise that one symptom is similar to human diabetes and it is frequent thirst.

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Moderator for Cleveland-based Diabetes Web site Prevents Suicide in Suburban Green Bay, Wis.

This is somewhat a good news story because it ended up well but in reality no one should really be so desperate as to think of taking his own life. Remember there is always someone out there willing to extend a helping hand. We are all in this life together and so are bound to help one another.

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7 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Type 2 Diabetes Diet

This is a good reminder for us all because the seven tips on healthy eating are just what we need to keep us on track. I know most of you are because you are trying to find ways and means to make improvement to your menu planning by going to websites. Hope you are trying to eat more fruits and vegetables. I know my health has become better since I started eating more fruits and vegetables and I want the same for you!

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Four-legged Monitor Sniffs Out Diabetes, Blood Sugar

Here is a proof that a dog is truly a man's best friend. Now a trained dog can monitor the blood glucose level better than any tool there is at least for this boy. His glucose monitoring device does not work as well as this dog. Where before he suffered from low glucose level, now his dog's nose senses it and jumps on him to make him check his blood sugar level.

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Toward Personalized Diabetes Treatment

That will be the day when perhaps I can stop doing this. For imagine this, if they continue to be successful in this research the treatment for the diabetics will be so personalized it will become more effective. It just makes sense since no two people are alike. The discovery of the IRSI will pave the way for this because it is the first one activated by the insulin. In effect once activated it will alert the other cells to take glucose from the blood. Won't that be neat.

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Diabetic Athletes

That's right, diabetes should not stop one from becoming an athlete or anything else. The diabetics can do anything they set their heart to do. Look at this Jay Cutler, the Bears Quarterback. He turned diabetes into an asset. How? Well, now instead of reaching out for nachos, he grabs hold of an apple. Hmmm, my kind of man.

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Wine Event Hopes To Get Drop on Juvenile Diabetes

Here are two more people who are doing some good work for the diabetics. They are trying to raise funds to find a diabetes cure. Not only that for they also sent two diabetic children to attend a one-week diabetic camp. Can you imagine what that did for these kids. Not only were they able to socialize with the other children with the same challenges they have but also they learned more things on how to manage their condition.

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Fallout From Nuclear Tests Leads to Health Crisis

It's just too bad about this nuclear fallout that leads to health problems including diabetes. What does US have to do to protect people from the nuclear fallout testing? They probably cannot stop testing for then they will be far behind the bad guys who have nuclear capabilities and what will that lead us? We will become hostage to these people unless the US reigns supreme in this area. I think they should make sure the testing is as far away from people, what do you think?

Stepping for Diabetes

I just love it when people team up to help the diabetics. Here's a group that organized a walk to raise awareness to diabetes, complete with free screenings and snacks and on top of these they had an optometrist doing free eye exam. That's just great in my book when people do things for the diabetics with no strings attached.

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Oklahoma Lottery Winners Don and Joyce Harvey Help Fight Diabetes

My thoughts exactly. If I were to win the lotto, I'd do the same but these lotto winners are incredibly generous people. I am glad we have people like them and doubly happy they were the ones who won the big prize as they are willing to share it with people in need.

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Start Moving to Prevent Diabetes

This is a good reminder for all of us to stop diabetics on its track. Tell your non-diabetic friends to do the same so they can prevent it from appearing. Exercising is a lot less work than diabetes management and could be fun when done with a friend.

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Teaching Teachers About Diabetes

This is a good recommendation to follow by every school district in the country for the diabetic children will need support while they are at school. I am glad too that from what I read in the article that these children will be included in field trips and sports activities.

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Mediterranean Diet Trumps Low-fat Diet for Patients with Diabetes

While it is true that we already know the Mediterranean diet with plenty of nuts, fruits and vegetables is good for everyone including the diabetics, still this one has something more going for it. The finding is quite a revelation because it shows that the Mediterranean diet is superior to a low-fat diet.

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Teflon-coated Cells That Could Beat Diabetes

There is something new in the transplant cure. Remember that the researchers were having a hard time with this because of the rejection factor among other things. Now apparently they found out that Teflon could help eradicate some problems. It worked well with mice and I told them that I hope this success will be duplicated in humans.

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Link Between Erectile Dysfunction And Obesity Explored in Obesity and Weight Management

We now have another reason to lose weight because those who lose weight will offer some improvement to the erectile dysfunction. Tests have shown that even with medication ED may not improve but dietary counseling and 4.6% weight loss can do the trick.

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Obesity Action Coalition Joins Covidien For Diabetes Cure

Bariatric surgery has gone a long way. There has been improvement notably in the dissemination of information not only to the possible clients but to health care providers and nurses as well. Also, now there are more tools to help make one feel comfortable with the procedure. This is great for some have been known to leak diabetes this way.

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Study Reveals Diabetes Effects Mood, Sex Life

We have known all along that sometimes diabetes affects the moods and the sex life of those concerned. But it is good to get some confirmation from this news alert as this will get this issue out in the open. This will lead to discussion and better understanding of the situation. Otherwise it could damage the relationship of some.

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UCF Gene Finding May Lead to New Treatment for Obesity, Diabetes

Knowing that the fat cells make the body resistant to insulin thus enabling the blood glucose to go to the blood stream instead of the cells, I feel good about this discovery that could lead to treatment of diabetes. This will help prevent obesity and then ultimately diabetes.

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Hospital Offers Monthly Diabetes Support Group

Here's another of the type of news item that I love. Why? Because it's about a monthly diabetes support group and this is something that I think the diabetics need. Imagine if there is something troubling you and you go to this support group, not only will you be able to relieve yourself of some anxiety but more than likely there will be someone in the group who will be able to share with you the same predicament. Find out if there is a diabetes support group that meets regularly in your area and join it. You will be glad you did!

Learn to Manage Diabetes at Free Public Program

I am sure you will love this news item as I do. This type of program is what every diabetic needs because it will serve as a reminder on what to do to manage this condition. Once they have this type of program accessible to every diabetic all over the US and Canada, then that's the time I can stop doing this.

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Fat in the Liver -- Not the Belly -- is a Better Marker for Disease Risk

Here's another take on the belly fat that they said makes one vulnerable to develop diabetes. But now a new study is saying that it is the fat in the liver that will make one at risk for diabetes. Gee, at least with the fat belly, we can tell the risk but for the fat in the liver, that is somewhat hidden, isn't it? That will require another test?

Diabetes Most Likely to Occur Among Children in Winter

This may be similar to the last news we had yesterday. Here though it is about the finding that children get diagnosed with diabetes more in the winter. Although they need more data to arrive at definite conclusions, it is large enough an international study for us to pay attention to it. Who knows where it will lead to?

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Daylight Could Help Control Our Weight

This is an interesting study that just might prevent or reverse obesity which is a risk factor in developing diabetes. It did not mention how the daylight hours will impact obesity problem but perhaps you will be luckier than I am. My brain is so full of diabetes facts and information that sometimes it refuses to make room for more. Don't be concerned for all I do is take a nap and I am good to go again. Sorry to digress and back to the daylight hours influencing obesity. If they will be able to go through the hump on this, we will be all slim. Halleluiah!

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Police: Diabetes-induced Confusion Preceded Fatal I-35 Crash

I gave them a piece of my mind. They are not supposed to make assumptions or arrive at conclusions before the results of the test are finalized. This may impact the diabetics in the sense that their drivers' license could be revoked just because they have diabetes. The cause of this accident had 19 prior charges for one thing. There are other things that could factor in that caused this accident.

Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Immune Response to Wheat

This discovery of the genes that will make people more at risk to develop over-reaction to wheat and other foods in the gut that makes them more vulnerable to other immune problems like diabetes reminds me of another discovery by Dr. Suzanne. If you want Dr. Suzanne to tell you about this Click Here!

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DH to Audit Hospital Diabetes Services

It's about time they did this audit for this is the only way that what is happening is clarified and suggestions for improvement made and then implemented. This will surely improve the care the diabetics receive. This audit will be done in England but I think US has already gone through this. Remember when I reported to you the best hospitals? They are in different categories and my favorite hospital, the Massachusetts General Hospital, placed really high in the list.

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Emissions Down & Fish, Diabetes Linked

We have always been told to eat fish two or three times a week because it is healthier to do so than eating meat seven days a week. But now with fish being linked to diabetes, what is one to do? If we listened to all we hear, there will be nothing more to eat. So what I do is just reduce the consumption a bit until the next warning news comes along.

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Obama Misspeaks on Surgeons' Payment

Obama may have misspoken but at least he has a good heart wanting to have health coverage for all Americans despite all the fear mongering going around. Besides, the $50,000 he mentioned may have been what another doctor charged for leg amputation since I don't think fees are regulated. We are not going to pay for that anyway because come hell and high water, we will control the blood sugar level so we will not get to that stage ever! And I pray a lot for all the diabetics, so there!

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Puppy Training to Protect 6-year-old Diabetic

It is nice to know there is another option to help with monitoring the blood sugar level especially for the very young and at night. Apparently in this case, they are training a very smart puppy to recognize the blood sugar level when it goes down dangerously low and then goes and wakes up the parents to tell them so. Cool, huh?

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Diabetes Poses Special Challenges for Teens

It is not easy being a teenager when the growth is by leaps and bounds. So combining that with diabetes management is not an easy thing. Josie Campanelli is in the same situation. Although just 13 years old, she has had diabetes for five years now. She is concerned about what to eat when she is among her friends and how it will affect her diabetes.

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Goal Setting Helps Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Setting a goal and adhering to it will certainly help avoid diabetes or at least reduce the risk of developing this condition. And for those who already have diabetes, it will help manage it. For example, we could set the goal for blood glucose level to as close to normal as possible and then work towards that goal. I bet you we can avoid the coming of those unwelcome guests called complications. That will be the happiest day of my life!

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Legislating Diet

Unhealthy eating is the cause of many a condition including diabetes. That is why they are thinking of legislating diet but some of course are against this. For one thing the doctors will be required to talk to their patients about nutrition and this of course will take time.

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SUM Stuff

These are a conglomeration of news tidbits that can help the diabetics get informed. I especially like the part where one can search the database of the National Institute of Health for clinical trials involving treatments and cures that one can compare and sign up if it is something that one needs and is looking for.

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WaveSense Diabetes Manager Is An Electronic Diabetes Logbook for the iPhone/iPod Touch

This is a real diabetes manager in the sense that the tool integrates the activities, food intake and medication and then analyzes the glucose results. Not only that for the application is free and you can get it in the article itself if you click the link below and the news provider has not deleted it yet.

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Tony Hicks: I'm Learning to Adjust to Life With Diabetes

This man's struggle will give the diabetics a chance to see how one went through his diagnosis and finally accepting to fight it. The one reason is the kids. And he did all these in such a humorous way, I just couldn't help laughing. No, I wasn't laughing at him especially I usually cry over this kind of news. But pardon my French, I just couldn't help laughing with him.

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GPs Would Get New Incentives to Treat Diabetes Under Nice Proposals

The Nice proposal will be of help for the diabetics because now they're saying the doctors will be rewarded for monitoring patients with diabetes, asthma, coronary heart disease and gauge the blood pressure. This incentive for the doctors will improve the care the diabetics receive.

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Are Diabetes And Insulin Resistance Really Reversible?

This doctor has some good recommendations in this article. I especially like the ten tests that he said that diabetics should undergo. What makes this doubly significant is that the tests can be done by any doctor and that they are covered by insurance.

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Health Tip: Preventing Complications From Diabetes

This is a health tip we cannot do without even though it has been drilled into our consciousness time and time again. There is something fresh in this though and it is the American Diabetes Association's take on preventing complications. Sure there are so many things to do to avoid them but take it one step at a time. Prioritize the most important one and do it lest you get overwhelmed and stop doing anything altogether. This makes sense, doesn't it?

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Gut Hormone Could be Key to Blood Sugar

The gut hormone called CCK for short has been found to tell the liver to stop making glucose. This implies that resistance to CCK may be the main contributor to high glucose level. This goes to show the drugs targeting the CCK receptors may help in the battle against diabetes. Can this be what we have been waiting for? Please tell us so.

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Learning to Walk With Prosthetics

This is an admirable man for not having lost his spirit and positive outlook despite losing both his legs. He carried on and learned how to walk again with the help of his prosthesis. He worked hard in therapy three days a week for an hour each time to learn to walk. Wait till you read the whole article. You will be amazed at what he is planning to do next. I know I won’t be able to do it.

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Insulet Corporation Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

This company's profit rose I think it's because of the diabetics making use of their cutting edge technological tool. And they did not stop there because the company announced a program that will lessen the impact of the used Pods on the environment. Cool, huh? That made them my kind of people. Now if only they would reduce the prices for the diabetics! I will be happier then.

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Diabetes 101: School Nurses Become Experts

Now here's a positive step for these nurses to become diabetes experts. My only complaint is that why did they get so little money for such a big job. Not that it was the donor's fault for they have done a good job to even do this. I mean all those bigwigs should step up on the plate and award these two nurses more money so they can do a better job. I mean it just shows where our priority lies.

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Vitamin D Advocates Push for Higher Doses

Before the flavor of the month was Vitamin C. Now it is Vitamin D. It is good though to keep abreast of these things so we can act accordingly. Who knows? If high Vitamin D is linked to lower risk for diabetes, then perhaps we will recommend taking this vitamin supplement.

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At Risk for diabetes? Probably. Find out how much...

I will not be surprised if what this article reported that among those who are walking around and not know they have diabetes will indeed be found pre-diabetic. For one thing, the numbers do not lie. There is however the good news that the sooner the diagnosis is made, the better chance one has at preventing this condition from becoming full-blown.

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Doctors Discuss Diabetes Prevention At Conference

That is true that to prevent the diabetes from becoming full-blown among the pre-diabetics, they are combining lifestyle changes with medication like Metformin. And now that the generic form of Metformin will soon be approved, it will be more affordable to most. I like it when the doctors are focusing on prevention. Yay!

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Tax the Fat!

At first glance, I didn't like this news item because imagine if it became true that they would tax fat, what would that do? Have we not suffered enough? Had not some of us gone through bariatric surgery just to meet this challenge head on? Okay, I am only 25 pounds overweight but if they levy a dollar a day per pound over the normal weight, will that not amount to a pretty penny? But then as I read the article in its entirety, I laughed because the author made it so funny. Listen, maybe it's not our fault when we gain unnecessary weight because speaking of getting fat, Why are they mad at this doctor?

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Type 1 Diabetes Complications Becoming Less Common

This news makes me so happy because a new study found there is less complications now. I almost jumped out of my seat but I was afraid to ruin the computer so I held on tight. This should not have surprised me because of all our role models. Remember Mary Tyler Moore? She has had it for decades and so far has avoided complications. My only concern is whether they will make the intensive therapy available for all folks. They should if they are not just paying lip service to prevention. Prevention is the key and will help save money if that is what will worry them. I shot an email to them but I don’t know whether that will just fall on conveniently deaf ears.

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Iron-Binding Drug May Heal Diabetes-Related Stubborn Wounds

This would be such a welcome news for all the diabetics who are having problems with wounds that do not heal. It is not their fault that diabetes has made them unable to feel the wound in their feet. So I hope that iron binding will work in the long term because I am not too happy with the phrase the drug "may heal". I like that changed to "will heal."

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UTS Diabetes For iPhone Allows Users to Manage Diabetes Stats and Share It With a Doctor Remotely

It would be wonderful if we could all afford this because having an iPhone to help manage the diabetes will be the ultimate I think, short of discovering the cure for diabetes so it will go away for good. That will be the only way I will be able to stop this 8-hour a day grind on this website which I will obstinately continue until diabetes is wiped out for good.

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Diabetes? Just Lose Weight, It Will Go Away

This man's bad experience may serve a lesson to all of us. Imagine being told to just lose weight and exercise and the diabetes will go away when he was not fat and already exercising around three hours a day. You will be amazed at what happened to him.

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Diabetes Drug Avandia Comes Under New Criticism

Here comes Avandia again with yet another criticism and it is that it is connected to liver toxicity. Avandia has previously been found connected to heart attack and now its connection to liver damage is presented. If so, how come it is still in the market?

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One Woman's Struggle With Diabetes

Here's one woman's story about what happened to her when she did not eat healthy or exercise. She wants you to learn from her experience. I work hard and pray hard for all those who visit this website that this will not happen to them. I will try to put the video here although it is also in the website below but it is powerful stuff and the news provider might delete this news item. At least we will have this video to remind us to take very good care of ourselves.

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DURATION-3: Exenatide Reduced HbA1c, Weight more than Insulin Glargine

Exenatide has been found to lower the blood glucose level better than the insulin glargine. In addition, it results in lower hypoglycemic events and better weight loss. Moreover, exenatide is taken once a week while the insulin glargine is once a day. So if you are in this treatment option, I'd watch this unfold further just in case you have to make a choice later on.

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Diabetes Can Cause Skin Issues

I thanked the author for this article because it will help us learn what to watch out for when it comes to skin issues as a result of diabetes. Knowing the signs will help us become more vigilant in maintaining the blood glucose within the target level. As the doctor who write this article said the best preventive strategy is to control the blood sugar level.

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Eating Pork Fights Type 2 Diabetes

This article will help remind us that there is more food available to us than just chicken and such. Research has shown that pork is rich in protein as well as in different vitamins and minerals. They say variety is the spice of life and diabetics have a lot of different foods at their disposal.

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Diabetes: Identification and Prevention

It's great to know of places where they stage a diabetes screening day like in this news because it will help find out for sure if the people who are at risk for diabetes are diagnosed properly. The sooner they start with their strategies to prevent diabetes from becoming full-blown, the more success they will find at this. I can only hope that this kind of service will mushroom country-wide so that they can reach everyone who needs to be tested.

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More Diabetes Myths To Be Aware Of

It's good to know what the myths are so that we can avoid jumping into conclusion that they are the be-all and the end-all of diabetes. Because diabetes is a progressive condition, things change from day to day or an even shorter time frame and we have to adjust to the change. And just because there is a change in the treatment option approach does not mean we are doing something wrong. So don't fall into believing any of these myths.

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Book Review: The Metabolism Miracle by Diane Kress

I didn't know there were two kinds of metabolism: metabolism A and B. Each one needs a different kind of strategy to correct. Sometimes you have to go on a carb rehab to get yourself trained on how to deal with carbohydrates consumption that suits your body. Imagine going on a carb rehab! What will they think of next? But surely, I should go on that rehab because every time I eat a certain carbohydrate, I gain one pound or perhaps I should heed the call of that much-hated doctor.

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Childhood Diabetes Support Day in Harlan

This is such an excellent program that gives tremendous help to children with diabetes. The organizer of the Support Day should be congratulated for staging this event to the point the children become optimistic about their condition. I am hoping that this type of program will mushroom countrywide because it helps the whole family deal with diabetes.

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Hopkins Ranked Best Hospital Again

Last night I had a dream. I dreamed that I was in the land where no one had a complication and where no one had diabetes. I didn't know it then but my dream must have been because the best hospital report was coming out in the morning. This time the best goes to John Hopkins Hospital which did not really surprise me because we went there a number of times to pick the brains of some of the very best and they're awesome. So we went there a few times despite the fact that its location is not a safe place to walk around at night. My next best favorite hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital only placed fifth while my other favorite, Mayo Clinic, placed second. But remember these figures are out of about 4600 hospitals and I'm happy because they set the very high standard for healthcare including diabetes which the other hospitals will aspire to have.

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Stem Cell Decision Opens New Doors, May Spur More Research

Researchers are not happy over the new opening by President Obama for the new studies on stem cells but you can't really blame the federal government for not opening the spigot wide open for funding this type of research as they have to make sure the research will be within ethical standards. Opening this for every Tom, Dick and Harry will make it vulnerable to abuses. As usual, the good people have to work harder because of the misdeeds of a few but that is the way life is so we just have to keep our fingers crossed they will find a way to push back the speculators and the spammers.

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Study: Value-Based Insurance Design Improves Diabetes Medicine Use

Here's another good news and I am thrilled over it. There is now such thing as a value-based insurance program which would mean that cost could be lower for medication and procedures for those who meet the criteria. This is great and it has already resulted in more diabetics being able to access treatment.

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Valley Med Launches First Program To Link Doctors and Lawyers to Address Diabetics' Needs

Thank goodness they're now linking doctors and lawyers to help the diabetics with problems that's giving them worries at work. It all started with Dr. Aguinaldo getting concerned about his diabetic patients who could not concentrate on their condition and what to do to look after themselves because they are worried at work where some employers have threatened them of a job loss if they kept getting time off from work. So the idea came about that this problem is referred to the lawyer who will then iron out the difficulties before a health or legal crisis come up.

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Middle-aged Men Can Develop Type 2 Diabetes More Than Women

Now that the concept of middle-aged men can develop diabetes twice as likely than women, will they rise up to the challenge and prove the statistics wrong? The men can if they eat healthy, exercise regularly and take medication if this is prescribed.

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Ex-NFL Player Battles Stigma About Diabetes

I don't understand why should there be a stigma on the diabetes. Just thank goodness for the likes of Leeuwenburg an ex-football player who helps in the effort to remove this stigma. For he has been through this with people telling him he couldn't play football and he did. His message to all the diabetics out there? Don't let anyone talk you out of anything you want to be.

W.H. Remains Mum on Sotomayor Diabetes

I wonder why Judge Sotomayor's diabetes should be an issue on her securing the nomination as her diabetes has been under control for twenty years now. I think the only criterion to be considered for her to get this job is if she is able to do the work. And she has proven this with her track record of excellent work.

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Latest Advance in the Treatment of Diabetes: An Artificial Pancreas

The diabetics have to constantly be on the lookout for numbers. There’s the blood glucose level number. There’s the carbohydrates one consumes. Then there’s the insulin that has to be adjusted. That is why I am glad at this new technology that combines the continuous glucose monitoring system with the insulin pump. It does not matter how much exercise you get for the technology will do the work for you. It will be just like having an artificial pancreas. My only concern is the cost of such new treatment.

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PROJECT DULCE: Peer Program Brings Diabetes Education to Community

Here is a sweet project aptly named Project Dulce where they teach diabetes management for free. There are four different aspects of the program all led by a nurse and multi-disciplinary staff to help the underserved and different populations. They track the patient outcomes so head down there for help. Other states may soon have this program as well.

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A Greener Party 

Here are some suggestions for the barbecue season that will make our earth smile. Using biodegradable party ware will surely help save our environment for the future generation to enjoy. And remember to grill only what is good for the health as well.

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PHYSICIANS CORNER: Diabetes and Heart Disease

The fact that diabetes has now become the major cause of cardiovascular events should wake all of us to look after ourselves. The trouble is that this article says that quite a few have not achieved the target for their blood pressure and cholesterol goals. So let us all encourage one another to work at lowering the risk.

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Expectant Mothers with Diabetes Face Risky Challenge

There are good recommendations in the following article for pregnant mothers who have diabetes, pre gestational or gestational diabetes. The endocrinologist who is vice president of clinical affairs for ADA warned that diabetes could raise the risk for health problems for both mother and child but this risk can be reduced by control of blood sugar, maintaining healthy weight before and after pregnancy plus counseling before conception.

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Free Diabetes Management Presentation July 8 in Belleville

Here's a free diabetes presentation where there will be a doctor and dietitian in attendance. They will discuss all things about diabetes management. All present will be given a glucometer which they will demonstrate how to use. Best of all, they will have the chance to register for presentations in August.

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Natural Compound Can Prevent Diabetic Retinopathy

Next time you see your eye doctor, check this out with him as they are saying this will help stop the leakage in the eyes as well as block the inflammation. It is good to check this out just in case you need it as it is supposed to prevent retinopathy. Only you and your doctor can decide whether this is right for you so print out the whole article when you click below so it can be studied further.

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Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes

Those blood pressure drugs that were thought to slow down kidney damage are not doing what some authorities said they could do. That's the bad news. There is some good news though in the sense that they were able to help with the eye damage brought upon by diabetes. We shall wait and see. We can't just jump at every news we hear; we have to weigh all the pros and cons and of course your doctor will have to be consulted. It's good to know though what's out there just in case we need any down the road.

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Diabetes Patients Miss Out on Vital Checks

Didn't I say before that some diabetics are not getting the proper care they need? Here is a collaboration from none other than the NHS when they presented their annual report that finds almost a million of those with diabetes are not getting the vital checks they need to avoid the complications. That is why I am so against people who say that prevention does not really save money. So, who is right now?

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Denise Faustman: To Stop Diabetes, She's Attacking the Immune System

Here's a gutsy lady who is working on our behalf. She is lab director at the Massachusetts General Hospital so that alone makes her special for me for that hospital is number one in my book. She wants to attack the immune system in order to cure diabetes but she is coming under criticism for this. But we really need a different kind of researcher such as Denise Faustman so we can get somewhere in the quest for a diabetes cure. After all, we've waited so long for this.

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Managing Diabetes with a Phone Call

Here's a diabetes program so good I wish it was offered all across the good USA. Why? It's because the diabetics will get automated telephone call on everything about how to manage diabetes and they receive a live phone call to find out what's bothering them and get answers to any question. Isn't that terrific? Now why didn't they think of that earlier? Had they thought of this before perhaps by now it would have spread like wildfire. I will be more at peace then knowing there will be someone you can talk to.

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Governor Bredesen Recognizes Health and Fitness Efforts with Shining Star Awards

This governor knows how to motivate people into doing something for diabetes. Do you know what Governor Bredesen does? He awards those who work hard. And he has another project that will help the pre diabetics prevent the onset of this condition. Oh, by the way, I was preparing the Diabetes Positive Approach Ezine for release on July 7, 2009 and inadvertently hit send without putting the date of release so you will probably get them all today. To make matter worse. I thought it didn't go through so I sent it again for July 7, 2009. Now I feel bad because my subscribers will receive two of the same issue. Just delete the second one and thank you for your patience.

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Spin-A-Thon in Pocatello for Diabetes Research

Lots of events are planned to raise funds for the American Diabetes Association and here is another one where Gold Gym employees and members all participated and raised $9000. But they are not resting on their laurels, no way. For they will continue raising funds in honor of all the diabetics. Thank you gals and guys!

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ADT Increased Risk for Diabetes, Fractures in Elderly Men with Prostate Cancer

Of course ADT should not be used if it would lead to another condition that will make people suffer. In fact, no therapy should be undertaken if it will make the patient sicker. Remember the oath that the doctors have to have allegiance to? First do not harm, period, no argument there.

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Grant Helps Diabetes Patients at St. John's Mercy

All these educational tools will help and Take Control is doing its share to let the diabetics know what they have to do to live a healthier and longer life. That is why I am so glad they received more than a million dollar grant to support their work.

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Girl Meets Obama, Jonas Brother at Diabetes Event

Where else can a ten-year old girl, named Katie Rhoten be able to shake hands with President Obama and get a hug from teen heart throb Jonas on the same day? None other than in Washington, D.C. where 150 diabetics are to lobby for funds to discover a cure for diabetes.

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Marshfield Man Launches Diabetes Awareness Roadshow

What an excellent idea this is to have a roadshow to raise awareness for diabetes! And what a better man than Mr. Powell to spearhead this as he has battled with this condition for 20 years. Like him I worry that people will not know they have this late and that the diabetics will not do self-care to avoid the complications. I can only keep doing this and pray. that all my readers will escape those dreadful complications. I think they will because they keep themselves informed.

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Mom's Stories Join Celebrity Testimony to Fight Diabetes

Here's a gut-wrenching story of a family who have four children with type 1 diabetes. Can you just imagine what they go through day after day? At least there is an upside to this because stories like this that grip the heart can be used to request for more funding from the Congress which leads me to ask this question: Why do we have to beg for this? Isn't it enough that some diabetics suffer so?

Diabetes Center Unveiled

The Mary and Dick Allen Diabetes Center has opened its doors, thanks to the $1 million dollar donation of the people whose names bear the clinic’s name. These are my kind of people, so generous and giving. This is exactly what I plan to do if I win the lotto or if I earn money from my websites. This clinic that just opened will teach the diabetics how to manage their diabetes better. Cool stuff!

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Diabetes Sufferer Warns of Amputation Dangers

Here's Rowlands giving advice to other diabetics because of what happened to him. Despite told not to go barefoot, he did on the kitchen floor and stepped on a fork. He didn't feel a thing until he saw blood on the floor. Later on, it was infected and despite antibiotics the toe turned black and had to be amputated. He spent a lot of time afterwards to learn to have balance while walking. He would like others to learn from his mistake.

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Nibbles: A “real age” Blood Test, Suing Over Supplements and Ad Ban Fails in Australia

I like these nibbles of news because I get more than if there was only one piece of news. Right with this article, I get two that interested me. One is about the young adults who are not physically fit to the point they are making themselves more vulnerable to develop diabetes. The other is on the application to ban junk food from Australia and this effort failed. Well, I suppose junk food is still king. It is all up to us to dethrone it.

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Diabetes Should Be Taken Seriously

Yes, diabetes has to be taken seriously. With 8% of the population stricken with it and 26% more with pre diabetes, there is no other road to take but raise awareness for this condition that could consume all of us. I wrote them a note asking what are we waiting for. Are we waiting to have the number go up to 50%

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Perceptions of Diabetes Still Stuck in 1960s

I hope this is not true with our group, that is, for us having the same perception as the diabetics of the 1960's. For then and even now, some still believe that a diabetes diagnosis is the end of the road. Nothing could be farther to the truth because all the news we have on people living well with diabetes for decades, should convince us that anything and everything is possible, with or without diabetes. It's all in the mind.

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Diabetes Rates on the Rise, Developing Countries Seek Solution

Dr. Medaro who runs a diabetes clinic feels defeated whenever he sees what is there to treat diabetes. Compare that with what he feels when he sees an array of treatment for HIV. He feels inspired then. It's just too bad that diabetes gets so little when so many are suffering from it.

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Diabetes Lobbyist Speaks Up

Charlotte Rose is only eight years old but she's a diabetes fighter already. She's off to Washington to raise awareness for diabetes and to have increase funding from the government. She injects herself with insulin every time she eats and some of her classmates think it's gross. She feels hurt whenever this happens but that does not prevent her from taking good care of herself.

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Meet The RAAM Riders: Team Type 2's Bob Chaisson

Race Across America is a huge endeavor especially if the participants have diabetes. It is a 3000 mile trek non-stop. I know because I have been through that route before in a car and I was tired! These diabetics really just put me to shame. Bob Chaisson is one of the racers and I have added him in our Hall of Fame as he has proven himself to be a role model. Since having been diagnosed, he has lost weight from all the exercising he has been doing. And now he has joined this racing group.

Utah Kids to Help Fight Juvenile Diabetes

The Annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Children Congress is set for June 22-24 and Jimmy among others chosen to go will testify for the need to find a cure for diabetes. They will join Mary Tyler Moore who will also be in Washington, D.C. for the event.

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10-year-old Educates Others About Juvenile Diabetes

We have an addition to our very own Hall of Fame, our role models, and this one is just 10 years old. Taylor is just amazing for not only does she take care of her own condition but also she educates others about diabetes. And do you know what she says whenever some are scared about her condition or shun her? "Oh, they're just not educated." But she's glad her best friend is educated because she knows what happens when the blood sugar goes down low. And listen to this. She said she's good at Math because of all the addition and subtraction she has to do to calibrate her carbohydrates and blood sugar level.

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Nicotine May Help Spur 'Prediabetes'

Now that nicotine has been confirmed again that it could trigger pre diabetes, tell your family and friends who smoke to try to stop this habit because the consequence is too much to think about. If they knew what the diabetics have to go through in order to manage their condition, they might just get convinced to quit smoking.

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Too Much Sleep And Not Enough Sleep Are Both Diabetes Risk Factors

This is the same old story on how either little or too much sleep raises the risk for diabetes. The difference with this one is the finding that race plays a role in becoming obese and you know what this leads to. This reminds me of a little known place in Florida where drivers are ticketed if they go either over or under the limit. Gee, don't they know no one is perfect?

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