Posts Tagged Battle Diabetes

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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 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...

  • Insulite PCOS System: A Treatment Breakthrough

    The following is a sponsored post For anyone suffering from PCOS, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, also known as Stein-Leventhal Syndrome you may have found that you have followed the recommendations given to you about diet and exercise but still have not seen any improvement in your symptoms. Many pat...

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked To Type 2 Diabetes Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked To Type 2 Diabetes

    Two recent studies have now been published showing that Obstructive Sleep Apnea increases the sufferer's chances of developing type 2 diabetes. But what does a sleep disorder have to do with diabetes? For anyone who is not familiar with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, it is a disorder which a person's u...

  • Insulin Resistance And Complex Carbohydrates

    One of the biggest mistakes that weight loss failures make is cutting out carbs altogether. An example of this flawed ideology is the Atkins diet. Clinical studies have proven that the low-carb, high fat diet has a negative impact on the health of your heart and blood. But bringing back the carbs...

  • Community Site to Battle Diseases in a Web 2.0 Way Community Site to Battle Diseases in a Web 2.0 Way

    Hi, I'm a long time reader of Battle Diabetes, I'd like to first thank you for providing such a wonderful community to help others in need. My grandmother and my mother are both Type 2 and your blog has been a great resource for us. I am e-mailing today to suggest a new story. Last year, I watched ...

  • Janumet: Two For the Price of One

    FDA approval has just been given to Merk's Janumet, the newest drug approved for fighting type 2 diabetes. I know, you are saying to yourself "A new drug, what's the big deal? There is already Metformin and Januvia". According to Merk, the FDA approved Janumet based on clinical studies showing t...

  • Double Diabetes – Placing Your Kids at Even More Risk

    In some medical circles it's called Type 3 Diabetes. Teenagers and young adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, if overweight or obese, can develop type 2 diabetes later in life. It's a double whammy and the medical consequences of such a diagnosis don't look good. First, let's briefly cover the ...

  • Woman cured of diabetes via transplant

    A Japanese woman has been cured of diabetes via a donor transplant of insulin-producing cells from her mother. It is the first time an islet cell transplant from a living donor has worked. Three months after the operation at Japan's Kyoto University Hospital, both mother and daughter are fit and ...

  • Pancreas Transplants – A Solution For Type 1 Diabetes Sufferers?

    Type 1 diabetes was formerly known as juvenile diabetes or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Type 1 diabetes matures quickly and symptoms are very visible. This type of diabetes occurs when the body’s immune system destroys pancreatic cells. These cells are the insulin produci...

  • Valentine Sweets for the Diabetic Love of Your Life

    What comes to mind when you think about Valentines Day? Sweets. Unfortunately sweets and diabetes is a dangerous combination. So does this mean that a diabetic needs to miss out on that heart shaped box of chocolates? No way. Sugar free candy has come a long way. I can remember my grandmother,...

  • Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act Relating to Diabetes

    The American Diabetes Association - ADA - is a huge supporter of the house of representatives passing the reintroduction of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, also known as H.R.3. The American Diabetes Association knows that the passing of this act is the best hope humans have for advancement ...

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