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1. Lifetime Costs of Complications From
Type 2 Diabetes
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2. Lilly Offers $12 Flat Fee Per
Prescription , But WAIT!
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3. Revisited
ITEM Exercise, Excuses, How to Motivate Your Patients to
Exercise
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4. Diabetes TV
Coverage Lags Way Behind
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5. Evidence Base for the
Expanding Use of Insulin Pump Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes
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6. Obesity a Risk for Early Onset
of Type 2 Diabetes, Particularly 30-45 yr olds
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7. Metformin
Prescribing Guidelines Often Ignored
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8. Diabetics Need Greater
Awareness Of Cardiovascular Risk Factors
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increases sensory function over time; may lower blood pressure;
non-pharmaceutical and it does not interfere with prescribed
medications.
More information and to learn how
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than 125 patients; if you are interested, act NOW! Click
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long overdue alternative to traditional alert devices. It combines a
watch with a medical ID. Excellent for those who do not like wearing
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RELAXATION TRAINING AND ITS
ROLE IN DIABETES AND HEALTH
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 RELAXATION TRAINING AND ITS ROLE IN DIABETES AND
HEALTH
Birgitta I. Rice, M.S., R.Ph., CHES
This series of
articles will provide information on the benefits of relaxation on
health and wellness, with a focus on peripheral circulation
problems in diabetes patients. Click here
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recipes that are ideal for individuals with diabetes, high
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and metabolically balance meal plan designed to balance blood
sugar levels, burn unnecessary body fat and increase energy. After
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an itemized shopping list.
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 Nitric oxide: Results
of a case study with the Anodyne System.
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The Pharmacy 15 minute Diabetes ConSult
with A1cNow™
A new program for pharmacies to help their
patients with diabetes and generate income by getting
reimbursed for the pharmacist’s knowledge, not just once, but
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March
13,
2002, Issue 95
From the Editors
Desk:
Is the meter right and do
expired strips make a difference? On Friday I saw a new
insulin dependent patient for diabetes outcome management. She
was coughing and sweating and kept having to drink water. I
had done an instant A1c and it was 8.6 She stated that her
glucose was 235 right before I got there. I had brought her a
new Precision Ultra meter, and when I took her glucose it was
346. We tested against her meter and it was 244, a 101mg/dl
difference. We
did it again and the disparity was similar. Not knowing which
meter was correct I got a third meter and tested, the reading
was 343 mg/dl. When I checked her meter the strips had expired
13 months prior and the code was off by 2. We had to re-adjust
her insulin….. Have you compared your
patient’s meter to another lately? It might be worthwhile.
Remember that some meters measure whole blood and some measure
plasma, which will be higher.
Be
sure to check out the New Med
Alert Watches. Excellent for those who do not like wearing a bracelet
or necklace, but want to identify their medical condition in a
time of emergency.
Dr Freedland
has a special feature “Why
Focusing On Intensive Glucose Control With Drugs Alone Is
Counterproductive” this
is a must read for the week.
Be
sure to sign up for the Joslin
Diabetes Focus CE/CME.
I spent some time last week with Dr. Richard Beaser, from
Joslin, and this promises to be an excellent CME/CE
program.
Don’t
forget to print out the ABC’s
of Diabetes Brochure and have on your desk for every
patient. Check it
out in this weeks “Tools for your Practice”
This week we have a special guest writer, Dr. Nancy Appleton, an author,
lecturer, researcher and nutritional consultant. Who is sharing with us
a feature called:
126 Reasons
Sugar is Ruining Your Health, which is for
everyone not just those with diabetes. How many reasons can
you name? Print
it and hang it on the refrigerator.
Please get
your email addresses in for the AADE scholarship
contest. RB is in first with 305 points. CK is in second with
147 and JH is in third with 145. We have added 2 more prizes,
Omron Hem-711AC Automatic Blood Pressure monitors. These
monitors retail for $99.00 and will go to the fourth and fifth
place finishers.
In
next weeks issue we will have a very important feature that
you don’t want to miss, “DRUG COMPANIES AID LOW
INCOME PATIENTS”
Consider making Diabetes
in Control Your home page.
Dave Joffe,
Editor-in-Chief
Steve Freed
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“Tools”
for
Your Practice: Make the link
For your
Patients
See item
#15 this week “Few
Diabetics Understand Link
to Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke.
A survey released
Tuesday shows that very few diabetics understand they have a
very high risk for stroke and heart disease. Make sure you
print this brochure and give to each of your patients so they
will “Make The Link”
Click Here ABCs
of diabetes.requires
Adobe Acrobat)
or go to link below and print brochure Click
Here
We at Diabetes In Control will be
reviewing new materials that will usually be free of charge
and let you know how you can obtain them to help educate your
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 Ginger Kanzer-
Lewis shares her ideas on The
“Why” Questions. Why doesn’t every health care
provider know these basic standards of care? Why doesn’t every
patient have A1c tests done every three months? Why isn’t
every patient referred to a diabetes educator? Why?
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This
Weeks Corner:
This
Month, Dr. Bernstein is providing us with “What
is CV Exercise” Learn
how to maximize your workouts to get the biggest bang for
your effort!
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Risk of
metformin being removed from the market!
According to a report , many hospitalized
patients receive metformin therapy despite having
contraindications that increase their risk of lactic
acidosis. See Item
#7 for more information.
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Feature Article on
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 Managing
diabetes in "The Golden Years".
Address
some senior-specific issues on
nutrition.
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Sherri's Archives
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Revisited from
June
20.2001 Issue 57
Exercise, Excuses, How to
Motivate Yourself and Your Patients to Exercise.
![]() Diabetes Won’t Wait
Not Even 8 Minutes!
For Home Use!
A1cNow™ is an instant, disposable HbA1c
test now
available for home use in a
single or double pack.
As we all should know, the A1c blood test, is an
average of your blood sugars every second of the day for
approx. 90 days.
This is a measure of how well your diabetes
management is doing. According to the
ADA, if your blood sugars are not close to normal
(4-6%), the test should be done every 90 days. For
more info on the Home Use HbA1c test click
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9. Gum Disease May be Tied to
Diabetes
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10.
Another Treatment Option Glucagon-like Peptide 1 (GLP-1)
Looking Good
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Here
11. Aerobics are Key to Improving Insulin
Sensitivity
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Here
12. Does MNT (Medical Nutrition Therapy)
Work?
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Here
13. Evidence for Prevention of
Diabetes – Reduce the Risk by 71%
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Here
14. Heart Failure Patients Are
Not Receiving Ideal Therapy
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Here
15. Few Diabetics Understand Link
to Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke
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