DR. BRIAN P. JAKES

Dr. Brian P. Jakes, Jr, brings us  The Pancreas-The Whole Story Dr. Brian P. Jakes, Jr., N.D.,

SHERRI Shafer

This Month, SHERRI  SHAFER,  R.D., Certified Diabetes Educator, brings us, The Pressure's On: Controlling Hypertension By Sherri Shafer, R.D., CDE, View Sherri's Archives

Dr. Eric S. Freedland

Eric S. Freedland, MD,  Continues his series, with part 12 of Why Focusing On Intensive Glucose Control With Drugs Alone Is Counterproductive this week he focuses on Current Drug Practices Eric S. Freedland, MD Zone Gourmet

Kristina Sandstedt

Kristina Sandstedt, MS, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Diabetes Educator, brings us Exercise Prescription for Diabetes

Tools For Your Practice

How to Answer Your Patient’s Medicare Questions using SHIPS! AS THE government has increased Medicare choic­es, Medicare has become more and more complex. Luckily, the federal government also supplies a source of advice: the State Health Insurance Counseling and Assistance Programs, called the SHIP programs. These pro­grams provide free insurance help and information in person or by phone to people on Medicare and to their caregivers. Click Here

Dr. Thomas Burke Ph.D

Summary of Prospective Peripheral Neuropathy Studies of 220 Limbs.  Showing Restoration of Protective Sensation   Click Here

PRINT THE NEWSLETTER

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This Weeks Newsletter September 4, 2002 Issue 120 From the Editors Desk: How can Insulin Resistance Syndrome be detected in clinical practice? See the Special News Bulletin and Item 6  Last week I was at a seminar and someone asked “If the beta cells are such a small part of the pancreas, what else does it do? Please check out Dr Jake’s Article The Pancreas-The Whole Story New Winning Numbers announced.  Take out your Diabetes In Control AADE Conference book and lets find out who won some prizes! (Winning numbers on the bottom of the pages)  Prizes will be announced for only 1 more week and then unclaimed prizes will go into a special drawing for all of our readers who complete the Diabetes In Control Survey!  CLICK here to see if you have a winning number. Click here fill out short survey and get entered into the Special Drawing (you do not have to be an educator to win). There is only 1 week left to nominate the product or service you feel has made the greatest impact on diabetes in the new millennium and nominate and you will be entered in a drawing to WIN a scholarship to next years ADA meeting in New Orleans or the AADE meeting in Salt Lake City.  Click Here   We still have some openings for the Fiber Study. If you want your patients to get a free A1c and Cholesterol and have a great experience click here   Thanks to the pharmacists who responded last week to participate in a special program. We have convinced our sponsor to open this up to 5 more pharmacists.  If you are a pharmacist CDE and interact with diabetes patients in a retail setting contact me at editor@diabetesincontrol.com Consider making Diabetes in Control Your home page. Dave Joffe, Editor-in-Chief ; Steve Freed, Publisher News Flash - News Flash GlucoWatch”® Approved by FDA for Children, Adolescents  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said last Tuesday that it has approved Cygnus Inc.'s GlucoWatch Biographer, a noninvasive blood glucose monitoring device worn like a watch, for use in children and adolescents with diabetes. The FDA said that the approval was based on the results of a 66-patient study showing the GlucoWatch to be safe and effective in type I diabetics aged 7 to 17. Cygnus and Sankyo are currently working on an enhanced version of the device, with the goal of developing the technology as a replacement for finger-stick tests.  NEWS FLASH UPDATE:   The Case Against High Fat Diets In the Sunday, July 7 issue of the "New York Times Magazine", science writer Gary Taubes questioned whether the long-standing public health support for low-fat diets was wrong. Taubes suggested that the Atkins diet -- a low-carbohydrate, high-fat approach permitting nearly unlimited portions of fatty meats but only small amounts of vegetables and virtually no fruit, grains or milk products -- might be healthier and more effective for weight loss. In this comprehensive and detailed rebuttal to Taubes, "Washington Post" staff writer Sally Squires makes a compelling case for the value and benefits of following a low to moderate fat eating plan. Learn more>> 1.  Comparison of Three Insulinotropic Drugs on Plasma Insulin Levels After a Standard Meal    Click Here 2.  Obesity Expert Cites Fructose From Soft Drinks The Culprit! Click Here  3.  Few Primary Care Physicians Have The Resources to Achieve Euglycemia For Their Patients  Click Here 4.  Group-Based Stress Management Training Program Lowers Blood Glucose Levels Click Here 5.  Outcomes Linked to Fasting Glucose At Diagnosis of Type 2*  Click Here 6.   Pre Diabetes Warning – How to Diagnose!**  Click Here   7.   Gestational Diabetes Screening During Pregnancy, Not Necessary  Click Here 8.   Controversial Study Injects Diabetic Children with Pig Insulin* Click Here 9.   Miglitol Lowers HbA1c, Postprandial Glucose and Insulin Levels in Type 2 Diabetics Click Here 10. Triple Oral Therapy Effective for Long-term Management of Type 2 Diabetes Click Here 11.   Shark Substance Shows Potential as Anti-obesity Treatment Click Here 12.   Single-Tablet Metformin-Glibenclamide Provides Type 2 Diabetics Better Glycemic Control Than Either Drug Alone Click Here 13.   Mississippians Tagged for DIABETES Click Here 14.  Xenical Prevents Diabetes* Click Here 15.  Assessment of Group Versus Individual Diabetes Education Click Here Product Update     A1cNow is Less Than 9 Dollars! Now less than 9 dollars for the first and only NGSP A1c test that is instant and disposable.  For more info on how you can now use it in your office practice Click Here! 75% of patients with diabetes are not getting the recommended A1c testing. Packed with Many Valuable Features...  you'd expect to pay over $2000.00 for a Website Like This...   See Examples, and Learn More.....>Click Here SUBSCRIBE   Subscribe to the FREE Diabetes In Control Newsletter! Enter your email to join Diabetes In Control today!   HTML Text AOL NEWS FLASH !!! The Bush administration on Friday announced a new, private prescription discount program that it says will save seniors an average of $170 per person on medications they purchase. But questions remain about whether the administration has congressional authority to implement such a program.  Read More...> Quote of the Week "What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say." Ralph Waldo Emerson

TOP DIABETES STORIES

Outcomes Linked to Fasting Glucose At Diagnosis of Type 2*  Click Here     Pre Diabetes Warning – How to Diagnose!** Click Here     Controversial Study Injects Diabetic Children with Pig Insulin* Click Here     Xenical Prevents Diabetes*  Click Here

Evan D. Rosen, M.D., Ph.D

This Week Dr. Even D. Rosen Brings Us... Protein-Based Drugs: A Look Through The Crystal Ball Read the Article Here

Dr Richard K. Bernstein

This Months Corner:     This week Dr. Bernstein Shares with us ”What  You Can Expect from Virtually Normal Blood Sugars”   Check out Dr. Bernsteins Corner for Insights for Controlling Blood Sugars

OPEN STUDIES

The FIBER Study  (Click Here) RELAXATION – WarmFeet® study  Version II  Click Here

NEW PRODUCT

New Sharps By Mail Product    To address the demand for proper disposal of sharps, BD has introduced their new Sharps By Mail product. Sharps users will find a familiar red, BD sharps container, along with a postage paid box in which to ship the full container for proper disposal. The sharps container will hold between 70 and 100 insulin syringes, or about 300 pen needles or lancets. Pen users will find an opening on the top of the container that is sized perfectly to allow easy, no-hands removal of pen needles, dropping them right into the container. Available in September at local pharmacies.  Cost 20-25 dollars.

In 2 Nutrition

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.

FREE CME!

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 on-line activity, visit Click Here

Diabetes Core Curriculum Workshop