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DIABETES IN CONTROL
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Evan
D.
Rosen,
M.D.,
Ph.D
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 Reducing
High
Blood
Glucose
in
the
Hospital:
An
Inside
Job
There
is
at
least
one
place,
where
blood
sugar
levels
are
often
allowed
to
run
high.
That
place
is
right
under
the
doctor’s
nose,
on
the
inpatient
wards
and
intensive
care
units
of
the
hospital.
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Tools
For
Your
Practice
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Meal/Glucose
Effect Calculator:
 The
life of the insulin dependent diabetes patient is one of trying to match
the effect of the injected insulin with the glucose arriving in his or
her bloodstream, primarily after a meal. This calculator will give you
an estimate of the effect any combination of foods you eat at one
sitting will have on your blood glucose level over time.
Click
for more information:
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Dr. Eric S. Freedland
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 Eric S. Freedland, MD,
brings us part 11
Manipulating
Macronutrient
Ratios-
Part
2, learn how changing ratios affect
outcomes
and
the
research
behind
these
“new”
ratios
Eric S.
Freedland, MD
Zone
Gourmet
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FREE
WEBSITE!!!
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Dr.
Thomas Burke Ph.D
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 Summary
of
Prospective
Peripheral
Neuropathy
Studies
of
220
Limbs.
Showing
Restoration
of
Protective
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Shafer
Monthly Feature
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 ANTIOXIDANTS
Antioxidants
have
received
a
lot
of
attention
in
recent
years,
in
relation
to
wellness
and
disease
prevention.
More
studies
are
needed
to
better
understand
how
antioxidants
may
affect
diabetes
management
and
treatment.
Click
Here
By Sherri Shafer,
R.D., CDE,
View
Sherri's Archives
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RELAXATION
–
WarmFeet®
study
Version
II
Open
For
Registration
(less
labor
intensive
version)
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This Weeks Newsletter
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This Weeks Newsletter
July 31, 2002, Issue 115
From the Editors Desk:
Dr.
Brian P. Jakes, Jr, has
written an easy to understand overview of Retinopathy.
You may want to print this to give to your patients.
Our
Publisher, Stephen Freed has completed his overview of the
The Future of Insulin
Administration-Novel Concepts.
Inhaled, swallowed or dissolved and might it even be a closed
loop system? Find out.
Click Here
I
am currently at the American Association of Clinical Chemistry
annual conference in Orlando, they have some exciting news about the
future of glucose monitoring that I will be sharing with you next
week.
We
have a new watch from Medic Alert to give away. Please look at article
8 to see if your email address is there. If it is email me at editor@diabetesincontrol.com
and you win.
If you are attending the AADE Meeting in
Phili, check out the "Steps for A Cure Competition"
Prizes will be awarded for the "Most Fit Educator" and
"The Most Fit Manufacturers Representative" and a donation
to JDF in the names of the Winners. Click here for more info:
“Choice
Award”
Please nominate the product or service you feel has made the
greatest impact on diabetes in the new millennium and you will be
entered in a drawing to WIN a scholarship to next years AADE
meeting in Salt Lake City.
Click
Here
Consider
making Diabetes in Control Your home page.
Dave Joffe, Editor-in-Chief ; Steve Freed, Publisher
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You
are cordially invited to attend these FREE events at the AADE on
Friday, August 9 in Philadelphia. For details please Click
Here
If you are attending the AADE Meeting in Philadelphia, make
sure you stop by our booth #919.
Sign up for the “STEPS FOR A CURE
COMPETITION” For Educators AND Manufacturer Reps.
Prizes for the top 3 finishers in each group. For more
info and to download an entry form. CLICK
HERE
Scan your Badge at the booth for a chance to win the Eclipse
Trainer or the famous Gizelle, which gives you seventeen
cardio, stretching, and total body sculpting moves.
Meet Dr. Richard K. Bernstein on Friday and get an
autographed book the “Diabetes Solution”.
Get a ballot to nominate the most innovative diabetes product or
service for the new millennium. YOUR VOTE COUNTS! And you
Can win A Great Prize! A Scholarship for next years AADE meeting
in Salt Lake City. Nominate
your Favorite NOW!
Find out about the CoPilot
Diabetes Management Program! Learn about the GluCard for
Seniors.
Pick up your FREE invitation and register for the Breakfast
Symposium “New Chromium Combinations: Improving Glucose and
Cholesterol Control through Nutrition" (scheduled for August
9th from 6:30-7:45 a.m.) Click
here to pre-register
Stop by our booth and Proactive Metabolics will Calculate the
Glycemic Index for your last meal, or, find out the effect of
any combination of insulins will have over time and when 90% of it
will be consumed.
Sign
up for the STEP study or the FIBER study.
Stop
by and enter for a chance to win a FlexaBall™, WITH A WORKOUT PROGRAM, each day 4 FlexaBall’s will be given
away, just stop by and guess how much weight the FlexaBall can hold?
Don’t forget to stop by and pick up your free Diabetes In Control
Conference Book with specials and prizes galore! The Diabetes
In Control Conference Book will have special markings throughout the
book for prizes we will be giving away every week for 4 weeks after the
AADE Conference. Make sure you pick yours up and take it home with
you. Winners will be posted in the newsletter and website. Click here to see just some of the prizes.
Get a free 30 day trial copy of "Balance PC"
software by ProActive Metabolics and a chance to win the permanent
software. This complete software program provides you with
easy and ready to use tools for you to monitor and understand all
those factors that affect your blood sugar levels – diet,
medications, stress, exercise and more. Proactive
Metabolics will raffle 10 complete software packages each day
valued at $100.00
Get up to speed on the latest clincally researched nutraceutical
and herbal products for glucose management from Informulab. Pick
up FREE Beta Fast GXR and Amargozin (ripened melon) Product packs
and research abstracts on the success of the products.
Click
here for more Happenings at Booth #919
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75%
of patients with diabetes are not getting the recommended A1c testing.
1.
Statin Therapy for Diabetics May Prevent Alzheimer's
Click
Here
2.
Low-Carb Diet Reduced Weight by 10%*
Click
Here
3.
Diabetes Found Not to Be a Disability?
Click
Here
4.
Niacin Drug Found Effective in Raising Good Cholesterol 24-Percent
Click
Here
5.
New Stem Cell Technology to Develop Diabetes Treatment
Click
Here
6.
Effectivness of Fenofibrate + Atorvastatin in Type 2’s
Click
Here
7.
Diabetes Increases The Risk of Liver Failure- Another Complication*
Click
Here
8.
Substituting Saturated Fat For Starch May Help With Glycemic Control And Weight
Loss
Click
Here
9.
Diabetes May Be Long-Term Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease-Another
Complication
Click
Here
10.
Metformin Therapy Reduces Endothelial Dysfunction In Type 2 Diabetics
Click
Here
11.
Aspirin Within 48 Hours of Stroke Reduces Mortality, Disability*
Click
Here
12.
New Statin and Aspirin Combo gets FDA Panel Support
Click
Here
13.
Attending Sunday Services Improves Heart Health and Diabetes
Click
Here
14.
Medication Improves Fat Distribution in Diabetes*
Click
Here
15.
Body Shape and Fat Distribution - Impact on Diabetes Risk?
Click
Here
16.
Top 10 Diagnoses in Family Practice Office Visits in 2001
Click
Here
News
Flash - News Flash
The
high court said "a person whose physical or mental impairment is corrected
by medication ... does not have an impairment that presently 'substantially
limits' a major life activity." See
Item #3
Quote
of the Week
"A
pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist
is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties."
Harry
Truman
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DIABETES NEWS FLASH
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TOP
DIABETES STORIES
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 Low-Carb Diet Reduced Weight by
10%
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Here
Diabetes Increases The Risk of Liver Failure- Another Complication
Click
Here
Aspirin Within 48 Hours of Stroke Reduces Mortality, Disability
Click
Here
Medication Improves Fat Distribution in Diabetes
Click
Here
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DR.
BRIAN P. JAKES
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 Dr.
Brian P. Jakes, Jr, has
written an easy to understand overview of Retinopathy.
You may want to print this to give to your patients.
Click
here
Dr.
Brian
P.
Jakes,
Jr.,
M.D.,
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Dr Richard K. Bernstein
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This
Months Corner:
Responses
to Dr.
Bernstein’s
Foot Care
guidelines in
upcoming issue
Check
out Dr.
Bernsteins
Corner for
Insights for
Controlling
Blood Sugars
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Marilyn
Porter, RD, CDE
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 Marilyn
Porter
brings
us
Developing
Stratagies
for
enhancing
Diabetes
Education
which
highlights
the
importance
of
using
proper
teaching
techniques
with
children.
By
Marilyn
Porter,
RD,
CDE
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NEW PRODUCT
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NEW WOUND CARE PRODUCT: P-GEL
Around
5 million people in the United States suffer from chronic, non-healing
wounds, many of them elderly or diabetics. These wounds often result
in amputation. Now a new treatment lets patients help themselves.
For More Information: Click
Here
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Results
From Last Week's
Survey
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According
to a recent study, Which
country provides the best care in preventing complications from
diabetes?
U.K.
France
Germany
Italy
The
Netherlands
Sweden
Switzerland
Answer:
UK
For
more info click here
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In
2 Nutrition
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Generate
Individualized meal plans for your patients!
See how your
patients can receive over 250 personalized recipes that are ideal
for individuals with diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease and
weight management problems.
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NEWS
FLASH
!!!
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The US Senate begins a
floor debate on prescription drugs this week, according to Senate
Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., but exactly which bill will
be the subject of that debate is yet to be determined.
Click
Here
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FREE
CME!
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Free
CME
The
Hyperactive
Platelet
in
Type
2
Diabetes-
sponsored
by
Baylor
College
of
Medicine,
Houston,
Texas,
offers
2
hours
of
AMA
PRA
category
1
credit
To
access
this
free
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visit
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Soon
to
Open
Studies...
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1.
A
new
feedback
study
for
you
and
your
patients-
Using
a
medical/nutritional
assessment
survey
2.
The
S.T.E.P.
study,
10,000
Steps
To
Enhanced
Prevention
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