Male Testosterone Questionnaire
With the increase in obesity rates, there has also been a corresponding increase in the number of men diagnosed with low testosterone levels.
Letter from the Editor #629: Symptoms of Low Levels of Testosterone
Last week, in the pharmacy, I spoke with 3 male patients, two in their 30's and one who had just turned 50, who were all feeling depressed, tired and had gained about 30 lbs on average over the past 4 months. Each of them also complained that...
Male Testosterone Questionnaire
Male Testosterone Questionnaire
With the increase in obesity rates, there has also been a corresponding increase in the number of men diagnosed with low testosterone levels. Just follow this link for the
Special Feature -- GLP-1 Test Your Knowledge #629: Mary Ann is a 53 year-old white female 5'6" and 197 lbs who has been diagnosed with...
Mary Ann is a 53 year-old white female 5'6" and 197 lbs who has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for the past 9 years.
The CeQur Device
The CeQur Device
CeQur is a simple, discrete wearable insulin delivery device that provides freedom from...
Fat Could Be the Sixth Basic Taste
Four basic tastes were thought to exist (sweet, sour, salty and bitter) and in 2002, receptors were confirmed for "umami" (first proposed by a Japanese chemist in 1908 and described as meatiness or savoriness) which was accepted as a fifth. But...
Exercise Benefits Black Girls Less than White Girls
Physical activity seems a nearly sure way to prevent obesity in white adolescent girls, but does not have the same effect on African American girls, researchers say. In a dispiriting finding for African American girls and women, a new study finds...
Disney Bans Junk-food Ads Targeting Children
There won't be any more candy, sugary cereal or fast food on TV with the morning cartoons. The Walt Disney Co. became the first major media company to ban ads for junk food on its television channels, radio stations, and websites, hoping to stop...
ADA: First Type 1 Registry in the U.S.
Newly created registry includes 25,000 people of all ages. What they found was that most type 1's are….
ADA: Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Rates Increase Significantly among American Youth
The prevalence of both type 1 and type 2 increased among young people substantially over the past decade. Researchers also found that complications such as nerve damage are…
Low-dose Aspirin and Cancer Mortality
Can low-dose aspirin prevent nonvascular -- including cancer -- deaths?...
Type 2 Increases Risk of Developing Blood Cancer
Patients with type 2 diabetes have a 20 percent increased risk of developing blood cancers, such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma....
Regardless of Glycemia, Hyperbaric Oxygen Improves Diabetic Ulcers
In a multicenter, prospective cohort study of 22 adults with lower-extremity ulcers, they found that, diabetic lower-extremity wound response to hyperbaric oxygen treatment was unaffected by pretreatment glycemic control....
Cold Burns Fat and Reduces Obesity
A type of "good" fat found in the body, which helps burn calories, can be activated by cold temperatures. Can cooling vests be the answer to preventing type 2 diabetes?...
The Last of the TZD's – Study Confirms Actos Bladder Cancer Risk Increased
Use of the anti-diabetic agent pioglitazone (Actos) is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer, a nested case-control study confirmed....
Waist Size Again Shows Strong Link to Diabetes
Waist size can predict your diabetes risk, even if you are not obese....
Significant Bleeding Risk with Low-dose Aspirin Use in Diabetes Patients
Patients with diabetes had a high rate of major bleeding regardless of aspirin use....
Depression Found to Increase All-Cause Risk of Death in Diabetes
For patients with type 2 diabetes, depression is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, regardless of previous cardiovascular disease....
Heart Rate Affected by Nocturnal Hypoglycemia in Type 1's
Hypoglycemia linked to reduction in low-frequency component of heart rate variability in type 1 diabetes....
High Fructose Consumption Impairs Liver Function
Obese patients with type 2 diabetes who increased their habitual dietary fructose consumption experienced reduced hepatic adenosine triphosphate concentrations....
