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June
11 2003 Issue 159
This
Week...
 Paul
Chous, M.A., O.D. Doctor of Optometry, and Type
1 diabetic since 1968, will be joining our writing staff
to share information on Diabetic
Eye Disease. His first article, The
Many Faces of Diabetic Retinopathy, brings the different
types of retinopathy to our attention.
As President
Elect of the Tampa Bay chapter of JDRFI, I was in Dallas
last week for the Annual
International Board Meeting. We were briefed on the
latest research and I have put together an overview of the
promising work being done in the area of complications.
Melissa
Diane Smith, Dipl Nutr, author of the soon-to-be-published
User’s Guide to Preventing and Reversing Diabetes
Naturally brings us part 3 of her series New
Nutritional Agents for People With Diabetes and Pre-diabetes.
We will
be attending the ADA in New Orleans Friday through Monday
and will be bringing you the latest information on all the
new products and discoveries that will be announced. Watch
for next week’s special ADA issue and stay informed
Lawrence
A. Wheeler MD, PhD, is introducing his latest Computer
Planned Nutrition Program and we are seeking 25 medical
professionals who see patients regularly, to use the program
and advise us on its functionality.
The
results are in for the Formula II Skin Cream Feedback
Study. Click
here to find out why this could be one of the best skin
products we have ever tried.
 This
weeks Photo: Click to enlarge and then tell
us what’s unusual about this photo? If your correct
answer is chosen, you will receive a Medic Alert Diabetes
Watch.
This
week’s overview:
Item#2:
New Diabetes Model: Treatment in a Group Setting
Item:#12:
Color Vision Test Detects Diabetic Retinopathy
Item
#15: Walking Less Then 20 Minutes A Day! Reduces Risk
of Heart Disease 61%*
Check
out this weeks “Test Your Knowledge” question.
Click Here
Dave
Joffe, Editor-in-Chief, CDE, FACA
Consider
making Diabetes in Control Your home page.
NewsFlash:
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ST.
PAUL, MINN. – June 10, 2003 – Deltec introduces
the CozMore™ Insulin Technology System, the first
all-in-one smart insulin pump and blood glucose monitoring
system that helps people with diabetes take charge of their
daily diabetes management. The system will be introduced
at the American Diabetes Association’s 63rd Scientific
Sessions, June 13-17, New Orleans (Deltec Booth #2259).
Read More.
1. New
Method for Delivering Genes in a Pill to Induce Production
of Insulin
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Here
2. New Diabetes Model: Treatment in a Group Setting
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Here
3. A Dog’s Nose for Sniffing Out Signs of Diabetes….Can
it replace the OGTT?
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Here
4. Topiramate’s Side Effects Stops Weight Loss Study
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Here
5. High Protein Diets More Effective At Maintaining Weight
Loss*
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6. Novel Drugs for the Treatment of Diabetes
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7. Modified Pig Pancreas Cells Reverse Diabetes
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8. Reversing Early Kidney Damage in Diabetics*
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9 Walking Reduces Risk of CVD, CV Death and Total Mortality
in Diabetic Men & Women
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10. Tight Glucose Control In Diabetes Lowers Risk Of Atherosclerosis*
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11. Edmonton Protocol Shows Safety, Efficacy of Islet-Alone
Transplantation
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12. Color Vision Test Detects Diabetic Retinopathy Before
Vision is Lost
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13. Fasting And Post-Challenge Hyperglycemia Indicates Distinct
Pathways in Progression Of Type 2 Diabetes
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14. New Target for Antidiabetic Agents Identified
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15. Walking Less Then 20 Minutes A Day! Reduces Risk of
Heart Disease 61%*
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Patience and perseverance have
a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and
obstacles vanish"
John
Quincy Adams
Congress
looks at drug costs for senior citizens
 Congress
is set to start debate in earnest this week on prescription
drug legislation that would help seniors meet their
soaring drug bills.
Congressional leaders aim to pass a bill by the July
4th recess.
But while the legislation would treat the symptom
of a national problem - painfully high drug prices
for senior citizens on fixed incomes - it wouldn't
deal with the underlying causes by stemming a persistent
upward trend in drug prices and health care spending
overall. Read
More...
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Author
of the soon-to-be-published User’s Guide to Preventing and Reversing
Diabetes Naturally brings us part 3 of her series 
A
Council for the Advancement of Diabetes Research and Education (CADRE)
Chromium Summit, held April 2003 in Boston. 
Diachrome®
Visit
Sherri Shafer's Archives 
Will
be joining our writing staff to share information on 
Evan
D. Rosen, M.D., Ph.D 
Check
out Dr. Bernsteins Corner for Insights for Controlling Blood Sugars
Why
Focusing On Intensive Glucose