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  • Diabetes and Better Sex

    Of course you know that eating right and exercising are good for you. But do you know that a healthy diet and regular physical activity are directly related to your ability to have normal sexual function? If you have diabetes, it's even more important to pay close attention to your diet and exercise...

  • Better Sex When Controlling Your Blood Sugar Better Sex When Controlling Your Blood Sugar

    Men with diabetes are twice as likely as other men to experience erectile dysfunction (ED). What's more, they tend to develop erection problems 10 to 15 years earlier than men who don't have diabetes. Those numbers may sound grim, but there's hope. You can take control of your sexual health by manag...

  • LifeScan OneTouch Counterfeit Glucose Test Strips are Out There

    LifeScan, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company and makers of the OneTouch® Brand of diabetes testing supplies, has identified several incidents of counterfeit OneTouch® Ultra® and OneTouch® (Basic®/Profile®) Test Strips. These test strips being sold in th...

  • Get More Out Of Life While Managing Your Diabetes Get More Out Of Life While Managing Your Diabetes

    When I was first diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 21, I had not given the first thought to living a healthy diabetic lifestyle. As far as I was concerned, a healthy lifestyle was reserved only for fitness junkies and overweight moms. I didn't know squat about the benefits and overall ...

  • Here’s How to Cure Diabetes and Not Get Fat

    Diabetes is becoming a major problem in the world and it is growing which is forcing the diabetes community to make some quick judgements: Prevent diabetes from ever occuring. Develop the cure to diabetes. Or take care of the people who have it in order to prevent complications. All three...

  • Warning: Rising Gas Prices May Raise Your Blood Sugar

    Rising blood sugar levels are not usually associated with rising gas prices or a recession but if you take a look at the effect that the inflation of gas prices is having on our food prices, I think you'll agree that there is a direct connection between rising gas prices raising your blood sugar. ...

  • Cutting the Simple Carbs and Increasing Quality Protein With Egg Whites Cutting the Simple Carbs and Increasing Quality Protein With Egg Whites

    This whole dietary balancing act can get frustrating sometimes. As a diabetic and someone who is generally trying to lead a healthy, fit lifestyle, I need to go easy on the simple carbohydrates. That leaves more need and more space for protein from my daily caloric intake. But here’...

  • BYETTA Lets Talk in New York

    The BYETTA Let's Talk Campaign is making a stop at the Third Avenue Merchants Spring Expo in Manhattan. The BYETTA Let's Talk Campaign will there on Sunday, April 29th from 11am - 6pm. Taking on the role of spokeswoman for the BYETTA Let's Talk Campaign, Delta Burke has been battling her own diab...

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Makes It Hard to Control Blood Sugar Obstructive Sleep Apnea Makes It Hard to Control Blood Sugar

    A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago has shown that obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) adversely affects glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes. Lead author, Renee S. Aronsohn, instructor of medicine at the University of Chicago, said that study ‘de...

  • The Perfect Christmas Gift for Diabetics

    The perfect Christmas gift for a Diabetic would be one that is both useful to the Diabetic and raises money for diabetes research and awareness. Don't have any diabetic friendly gift ideas? No worries. I have put together some Christmas Gift Ideas for Diabetics that should make any Diabetic on yo...

  • Pistachio Nuts Can Lower Blood Sugars? Pistachio Nuts Can Lower Blood Sugars?

    Munching a handful of pistachio nuts not only makes for a great snack but also a healthy one because it lowers the blood sugar level by slowing down the absorption of carbohydrates in the body, a study said Tuesday. “Pistachio, when eaten with high carbohydrate food items like whit...

  • Type 2 Diabetes in 20s Increase Heart Attack Risk Type 2 Diabetes in 20s Increase Heart Attack Risk

    Obese people who have type 2 diabetes in their 20s are likely to be at higher risk of a heart attack or stroke in their 40s, if they do not change their lifestyle, warn health experts. “If your blood pressure (BP) is 136/88 and you’re a man with a waist over 40 (in...

  • BYETTA Let’s Talk in Atlanta

    The BYETTA Let's Talk Atlanta will be making it's stop at Atlanta's Dogwood Festival at Piedmont Park which will be taking place April 13th - April 15th. Upon visiting the BYETTA Let's Talk booth at the festival you will be able to speak to Delta Burke who is currently the spokeswoman for the Le...

  • Saliva Helping Diabetes Patients Control Weight Saliva Helping Diabetes Patients Control Weight

    2 diabetes medications have helped some patients control their weight. Barbara Oster has had diabetes for 15 years, and her medication wasn't working so well, reported WBAL-TV in Baltimore. "It just blows you up, makes you feel like you're gaining all this weight," she said. The Food and D...

  • Caffeine Raises Blood Sugar Levels In Type 2 Diabetics Caffeine Raises Blood Sugar Levels In Type 2 Diabetics

    It may come as quite a shock to those type 2 diabetics who regularly consume caffeine to hear that studies are now showing that caffeine raises blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics. I'm a regular diet coke drinker and I thought that because there is no sugar in diet coke it was safe for me to d...

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