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October
9,
2002 Issue 125
From
The Editor's Desk:
 The
Warm Foot study has started and we have educators and doctors
participating from all over the world including, Barbados,
West Indies, George East, South Africa and Jabalpur, INDIA.
There is still room for you to participate, click on Warm Foot
Study below.
I
recently had a hard time explaining to a patient with a “high normal
A1c” why blood glucose swings are dangerous. I asked Dr
Bernstein how he would explain this to my patient. Click
here to find out his response.
Exercise
has been shown to, help lower blood glucose, decrease insulin
resistance, and improve your heart, now a new study shows Exercise
Improves Endothelial Function in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes See
item #6.
Are
Vegetarians at a greater risk for diabetes?? Sherri
Shafer, R.D., Certified Diabetes Educator
answers that question. Click
here
We
have some more winners from the Survey contest. If you filled out our
DIABETES IN CONTROL survey please click
here to see if you won.
Consider
making Diabetes in Control Your home page. (IE Users)
Dave Joffe, Editor-in-Chief
Steve Freed, Publisher
News
Flash - News Flash
UPDATE:
User's of the TheraSense Tracker
who also use an insulin pump are advised to download a free software
update from the TheraSense Tracker website to remedy a potential problem
related to basal rate profiles. If
you are using more than 7 basal rates in a 24 hour period, the system
may not track the basal rates correctly. This FreeStyle Tracker System
software update will upgrade your FreeStyle Tracker System with PDA
version 1.23. This update will:
- provide
a correction to the basal rate tracking capability of the System and
more than double the insulin sensitivity selections for the Insulin
Adjustment Table
1.
Soy and HRT Improves Risk Factors for Heart Disease in Women with Diabetes
Click
Here
2.
Repaglinide Versus Metformin in Combination With Bedtime NPH
Click
Here
3.
Older Women With Diabetes Have a Higher Risk of Falls
Click
Here
4.
Type 1’s with Elevated BP at Night More Likely to Progress to
ESRD*
Click
Here
5.
Blood Pressure Drugs Slow Ageing*
Click
Here
6.
Exercise Improves Endothelial Function in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Click
Here
7.
Insulin Transport Delayed in The Obese
Click
Here
8.
International Congress on Obesity Announces Key Diabetes Discovery*
Click
Here
9.
Weight loss with Detemir Insulin Gives Added Therapeutic Value to Treatment
Click
Here
10.
Pupil Test Detects Future Autonomic Neuropathy in Diabetic Patients
Click
Here
11.
Hemoglobin Glycation Phenotype May Be Important For Clinical Assessment Of
Diabetics
Click
Here
12.
Type 2 Diabetes Is Associated With Myocardial Insulin Resistance
Click
Here
13.
Antibiotics Reduce CHD Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes*
Click
Here
14.
Counting Carbs Improves Glycemic Control
Click
Here
15.
Sankyo Pharma Announce Availability of the GlucoWatch® G2™ Biographer
Click
Here
Product
Update
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NEWS
FLASH
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 Millions
of
Seniors
Still
Think
They
Can't
Afford
Medication
Drug
Card Provider Finds That Most Seniors Aren't Taking Advantage Of Low-Cost
Prescription Program
September 2002 (Newstream) --
Millions of elderly seniors do not have prescription drug coverage because
they think they can't afford medication. Despite the recent launch of
low-cost prescription cards, many low-income seniors who suffer from high
blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and other life threatening
conditions often remain untreated. Click
Here for more info.
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Type 1’s with Elevated BP at Night More Likely to Progress to
ESRD*
