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This Weeks Newsletter
April
3, 2002, Issue 98
From the Editors
Desk:
The government is
finally addressing IGT (Impaired Glucose Tolerance). By giving it
the new title “Pre-Diabetes”. There are over 16 million
Americans in this category. We can prevent the development of
Diabetes by exercising 30 minutes 5 days a week and losing 7% of
our weight. See item 4 for more info.
Check
out Item 4 below
Our Item revisited is
from September 2000, and predicted the government’s concern about
pre-diabetes:
“Study shows that complications can
occur even with “Pre-Diabetes” according to the UK Diabetes Informational Analysis and Benchmarking Service
see
item 3
Sherri Shafer’s feature
“Weight
Matters” is a perfect primer on helping your patient’s lose
that 7%.
Dr. Bernstein
shares his insights with you on “How to Treat Low Blood Sugars for
those with Gastroparesis”
Do family physicians and
internists have a negative attitude about the importance of tight
control in type 2 diabetes? The answer may surprise you.
See
item 10
Watch for our upcoming 100th Anniversary Special
Edition Issue in 2 weeks.
DIABETES IN CONTROL will be walking for a cure in Tampa
Bay. Learn how you can be part of the JDRFI Walk for a Cure next
week
Consider making Diabetes in Control Your home
page.
Dave Joffe,
Editor-in-Chief
Steve Freed
Publisher
1. Exercise in a Pill
Fools Body, Has the Effect of Active Exercise
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Here
2. A Case of Liver Injury
Reported After Pioglitazone Use
Click
Here
3. ITEM
Revisted: September 25,
2000 Issue
19
Diabetes Signs Start
Sooner Than Expected
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Here
4. Government Labels IGT
as “Pre-Diabetes”
Click
Here
5.
Metformin
Found Safe and Effective for Children
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Here
6. Intensive
Lifestyle Changes Are Necessary to Improve Insulin
Sensitivity
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Here
7. The Diabetes
Team Works, Saves $27,000 per Patient
Click
Here
8. A Low-Sodium
Diet Potentiates the Effects of Losartan in Type 2
Diabetes
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Here
9. Sexual Dysfunction in
Women With Type 1 Diabetes
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Here
10. Attitudes of Internal Medicine
Physicians Toward Type 2 Diabetes
Click
Here
11. Alcohol Linked to
Decreased Hypertension Risk in Young Women
Click
Here
12. New
Combination Diabetes Treatment Soon to be Launched
Click
Here
13. First
Clinically Proven Therapy for the Complications of Peripheral
Neurophathy
Click
Here
14. Hypoglycemia a Defense for
Manslaughter
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Here
15.
Delaying Disability in the Elderly with
Diabetes
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Here
RELAXATION TRAINING
AND ITS ROLE IN DIABETES AND HEALTH
Birgitta I. Rice, M.S., R.Ph., CHES
Coming Soon: For those
of you who have registered to participate, you will be receiving an
Email, please watch for it. This series of
articles will provide information on the benefits of relaxation on
health and wellness, with a focus on peripheral circulation problems
in diabetes patients. Click
here
NEWS FLASH
A Case of Liver Injury
Reported After Pioglitazone Use
Make
sure that liver tests are ordered for your patients!
After
6 months of pioglitazone therapy, a 49-year-old diabetic man
developed serious liver injury that appeared to be caused by use of
the drug, according to a report published in the March 19th issue of
the Annals of Internal Medicine.
For complete story and
what is happening in the US. Click
here or go to item #2
OPEN
STUDIES
FOR
YOUR PARTICIPATION
NEW Study #15
WarmFeet®
Relaxation Study Ready to Start! (Educators who applied will be
notified shortly)
Will use the biofeedback
assisted relaxation training program WarmFeet®, to reduce pain
and/or help in improving wound healing in the feet of a population
with limited peripheral blood flow?
Patient Benefits:
non-invasive; it puts
the patient in charge of his/her well-being; increases blood flow to
the periphery of the body; increases healing; reduces pain;
increases sensory function over time; may lower blood pressure;
non-pharmaceutical and it does not interfere with prescribed
medications.
More information and
to learn how to participate click below: Over 50 educators have
signed up more than 125 patients; if you are interested, act NOW!
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Here
Study #12
LAST 2 WEEKS TO ENROLL
The Patient Experience Program
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The Patient Experience Program (PEP) seeks to bridge research
and educational programs to healthcare professionals, patients and
their families through a collaborative effort to promote public
health and to help people with Type 2 diabetes improve their quality
of life. Click
Here
ITEM REVISITED
Revisited
from September
2000.
“Study shows that
complications can occur even with “Pre-Diabetes” according to the
UK
Diabetes Informational Analysis and Benchmarking Service
See Item
#3
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