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  • Medtronic Continuous Glucose Monitor Approved for Children Medtronic Continuous Glucose Monitor Approved for Children

    U.S. regulators have now approved the continuous glucose monitoring device made by Medtronic, Inc. for use in children ages 7 t0 17. The continuous glucose monitoring device, which was approved for adult use last year, alerts diabetics to potentially dangerous fluctuations in their blood sugar le...

  • How Byetta Helped My Out of Control Diabetes How Byetta Helped My Out of Control Diabetes

    I have Type 2 Diabetes which, like a lot of people out there, I struggle to control. Along with diet and exercise I was taking Metformin as a way to control my blood sugar level. All of a sudden it wasn't cutting it. What do you do when your current treatment no longer works? It's real easy to o...

  • Type II Diabetes: Non Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Type II Diabetes: Non Insulin-Dependent Diabetes

    The term diabetes refers to higher than normal levels of sugar, or glucose, in the blood. Type II diabetes, also known as NON insulin-dependent diabetes, was commonly referred to as adult onset diabetes until recently when the name no longer accurately describes the population with this disease. ...

  • Foot Issues Related to Diabetes Awareness Month Foot Issues Related to Diabetes Awareness Month

    Did you know that April marked Foot Issues Related to Diabetes Awareness Month, how often are you checking your feet? April is deemed Foot Issues Related to Diabetes Awareness Month. Unfortunately, many people with diabetes are unaware of the importance of routine foot care. Physicians and educat...

  • FDA Warning On Byetta - Is It Safe? FDA Warning On Byetta – Is It Safe?

    I had mentioned in a prior post that at the advice of my doctor I had begun taking Byetta to help control my Type2 Diabetes. I have just seen an FDA warning about Byetta causing Pancreatitis in 30 reported cases. So far, no deaths...but do I want to be the first? Byetta works great for controllin...

  • Diabetes and Denial

    Unfortunately Type 2 Diabetes has the highest denial rate of any disease known to man. I know this to be true from my own experience. When I was diagnosed with having diabetes in the year 2000, I did not change anything about my lifestyle for a long time. It wasn't until I started having more pro...

  • How Does Drinking Alcohol Effect Diabetes and Raising Blood Sugars? How Does Drinking Alcohol Effect Diabetes and Raising Blood Sugars?

    Small amounts of alcohol will not hinder your control over diabetes but there are some precautions that diabetics should take to make sure that alcohol can be safely enjoyed. If you are diabetic and are currently treated with either tablets or insulin the main risk that you face with consuming alcoh...

  • Being a Diabetic Can Be Fun Being a Diabetic Can Be Fun

    Jason Statham in "Diabetes" A sweet summer blockbuster guaranteed to get your blood sugar level rising. [caption id="attachment_509" align="alignnone" width="218" caption="Jason Statham stars in DIABETES"][/caption] ...

  • Lower Your Blood Sugar With These 3 Daily Tips and Understanding the Glycemic Index Lower Your Blood Sugar With These 3 Daily Tips and Understanding the Glycemic Index

    With millions of sufferers out there, all with varying degrees of glucose intolerance, don't panic you are not alone. The real problem with type 2 diabetes is high blood sugar, over time it can and will, cause a multitude of problems. So as the title states, you number one priority in reversing type...

  • Top Gun Training Tactics Result In Better Care For Inner-City Diabetes Patients Top Gun Training Tactics Result In Better Care For Inner-City Diabetes Patients

    Employing training methods originally developed to save lives in the air, LifeWings Partners LLC, helped a resource-strapped inner-city clinic significantly improve care for their diabetes patients. [caption id="attachment_515" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Inner City Diabetes Program"]...

  • What is The Best Glucose Meter For Your Needs? What is The Best Glucose Meter For Your Needs?

    Since one of the most important tools in battling diabetes is the Glucose Meter there are many different versions on the market today. Pretty much any Glucometer you choose is going to be accurate and provide fairly consistent results. When it comes to choosing a Glucose Meter it will really depend ...

  • Technological Advancement in Treatment of Diabetes

    Treatment of Diabetes has advanced in the last 50 years or so. Back in the 50's a strip that was placed in the urine could give a rough estimate to an insulin user on the amount that was needed in their injection. It was not very accurate and not at all convenient. Today diabetes patients are abl...

  • How to Cure Diabetes and Get Off Insulin How to Cure Diabetes and Get Off Insulin

    Here's a guest post on how someone got off insulin and cure diabetes in about 2 months after nine years on prescription drugs! And if only she’d known about this "blood sugar supplement" she could have prevented the whole problem before it ever started! June was a 56-year-old with d...

  • Human Growth Hormone Can Cause Diabetes Human Growth Hormone Can Cause Diabetes

    With all the talk lately about both professional athletes and celebrities who are being named as users of the human growth hormone (HGH), I thought it would be a good idea to talk about the findings which show that human growth hormone causes diabetes. Studies are showing that excess levels of H...

  • Change Your Old Blood Sugar Meter to Something Stylish Change Your Old Blood Sugar Meter to Something Stylish

    If you're sick and tired of staring at your old glucometer, then there's something new out there that might interest you. Check out Stick Me Designs' blood sugar meter cases. Here's a note and some history on how Rickina Velte came up with the idea. After I became pregnant with my second son Ace,...

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