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March
05, 2003 Issue 145  This
week
We
often tell our patients that even a little bit of exercise is better than
none but they never seem to believe us. Recently we completed the 10,000
Step Study. The
results prove that every little bit does help. Click here to find out what
happened 30
MILLON STEPS &15,000 Miles LATER!
You might consider
starting your own 10,000 Step Program.
The
University of South Florida
is having their 18th annual Obesity Conference April 4-6, 2003
at the Sheraton Sand Key, Clearwater Beach, Florida click
here to see the schedule If you want to see the highlights of
last year’s conference, click
here.
The
Registration for the Fiber II Study is over.
Those that registered will be hearing from us shortly.
Check
out this weeks Tools
for Your Practice:
You can download and printout 28 Patient Fact Sheets.
Leonard
Lipson, M.A., Psychology brings
us part 2 of his series on the Mind and Diabetes:
Why Examine Your Urge??
This
week’s overview:
Item
#1 Find out how much it costs to treat a patient with diabetes, new
figures from ADA. Item#5
HHS to Launch Disease Management
Demo and Applicants
will have 90 days to submit proposals.
Item#12
tells us why dietary counseling is a must.
Item#14
does cranberry juice work?
Do
you know the clinical features of extreme insulin resistance?
Check out this weeks “Test Your Knowledge” question.
Click Here
Dave
Joffe, Editor-in-Chief
News
Flash - News Flash
HHS
to Launch Disease Management Demo
Applicants
will have 90 days to submit proposals.
See
Item#5
FDA
Approves Use of Rosiglitazone With Insulin
Both
Avandia and Actos indicated for use with insulin.
See
Item #13
Mar
3, 2003 -- Novo Nordisk announced today that NovoLog(R) (insulin
aspart, (rDNA origin) injection), the company's rapid-acting insulin analog,
is now available nationwide in the new NovoLog(R) FlexPen(R) prefilled
syringe for the treatment of diabetes.
Safety
Alerts
 Potential
Cracks in Accu-Chek Strip Vials
Users
of Accu-Chek Comfort Curve and Accu-Chek Advantage test strips are being
asked by Roche Diagnostics to check the bottom of the test strip vials for
cracks. The cracks could moisture to enter the vial, which can cause
inaccurate test results on the strips in the vial. The number of vials with
cracks being reported is very small, but all Accu-Chek users should check
their vials.
1.
Diabetes Costs in US 2002 – UP, UP and AWAY*
Click
Here
2.
Severity of Diabetic Neuropathy Predicts Charcot Foot Risk
Click
Here
3.
Pioglitazone Worsening Autoimmune Thyroid Eye Disease*
Click
Here
4.
Why Protein-Rich Diets Aid Weight Loss
Click
Here
5.
HHS to Launch Disease Management Demo
Click
Here
6.
How Many Drugs, Which Drugs -- to Treat Hypertension?*
Click
Here
7.
Statin Therapy Cuts Coronary Mortality By 24% in Elderly
Click
Here
8.
Oral Insulin Controls Postprandial Glucose in Type 2 Diabetics
Click
Here
9.
Whole-grain and Fiber Intake Associated With Incidence of Type 2
Diabetes
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Here
10.
Aggressive Multifactor Risk-Reduction Treatment Approach Immediately
Upon Diagnoses of Diabetes*
Click
Here
11.
Dietary Fat Predicts Coronary Heart Disease Events in Subjects With Type
2
Click
Here
12.
Dietary Counseling a Must for High-Risk Patients
Click
Here
13.
FDA Approves Use of Rosiglitazone With Insulin
Click
Here
14.
Does Cranberry Juice Prevent or Treat Urinary Tract Infection?
Click
Here
15.
Quality of Care for Diabetic Patients Varies Within the Same Hospital
Click
Here
Product
Update
Let
your Patients Check Their Own A1c Levels.
It will motivate to better control.
www.a1cnow.net
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DID
YOU KNOW: Do
you know: The clinical
signs of high insulin levels?
- Elevated
Weight
- High
Blood Pressure
- Elevated
Cholesterol
- Diabetes
High
Fasting Serum Insulin Levels (above 5)
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