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February
26, 2003 Issue 144  This
week
In
the beginning, there were thirty-one food groups.
Then there were seven. Marilyn Porter, RD, CDE explains
how this fits with the future in Refining,
or Rather, Redesigning, the Food Guide Pyramid
Diabetes
in Control is participating in the JDRF Walk for a Cure in
Tampa Bay. If you would like to help support our team with a
donation to JDRF, please email me at editor@diabetesincontrol.com
Because
of the response, we are extending the Fiber Study II one more week to
allow you to register your patients.
Over 100 educators have registered and we will choose 25 to
participate. Click
here for more information.
Next
week we will report on the results of the 10,000 Step Study.
Thanks to our educators who participated.
Check
out this weeks Tools for Your Practice and print out the “Diabetes
Self-Management Patient Handout”
Dr.
Fred Pescatore
gives
us part 3 of his series:the
link between Dietary Habits, cardiovascular health And how to test risk
reduction
This
weeks overview:
Item
#2 how HRT can help to prevent diabetes.
Item#5
talks about total
cholesterol minus HDL cholesterol
should be a major focus. Item#9
says that the average A1c for African Americans with Type 2. is 9.9%. Item#12
tells us that an A1c of 5.6% puts us at risk for CVD.
Item#14
shows a remarkable improvement
in insulin resistance using Amaryl®
(glimepiride).
Do
you know what is needed to maintain homeostasis during exercise for
people with diabetes? Check out this weeks “Test Your
Knowledge” question. Click
Here
Dave
Joffe, Editor-in-Chief
News
Flash - News Flash
Diabetes
Deaths in Los Angeles County Jump 50%
Even
with the reputation for grazing on salads and spending long hours at the
gym for Californians, new data on diabetes paint a different picture of
their health.
See
Item #15
1.
Diabetes Prevention Efforts Achieving Good Results
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Here
2.
HRT Shown to Reduce Diabetes Rate in Some Women*
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Here
3.
Protein Processing Problems May Contribute to Diabetes
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Here
4.
Autoantibody Kits for Diagnosing Type I Diabetes
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Here
5.
Focus Shifting to 'Non-HDL' Lipids*
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Here
6.
Exercise-Induced Hypertension Flags Risk of Vascular Disease*
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Here
7.
Lack of Diabetes Patient Education Standardization Responsible for Poor
Outcomes
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Here
8.
Pancreatic Beta Cell Destruction Prevented by Natural Killer T Cells
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Here
9.
Obesity & Poor Glycemic Control Common for African-American Type
2’s
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Here
10.
Rosuvastatin Reduces LDL Cholesterol and Improves Lipid Profiles
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Here
11.
Beta-Cell Death Outpaces Replacement in Type 2 Diabetes
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Here
12.
Macrovascular Risk and Diagnostic Criteria for Type 2 Diabetes*
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Here
13.
Rate of Diabetes is Three Times Greater in Cheboygan Michigan
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Here
14.
Remarkable Improvement In Insulin Resistance with Amaryl®(glimepiride)
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Here
15.
Diabetes Deaths in Los Angeles County Jump 50% in a Decade
Click
Here
Product
Update
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