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Letter from the Editor #598

Last week we had an item about the water consumption and glucose levels and there was a tip on how to get your patients to drink more. Now there is a study in this month’s International Journal of Obesity that confirms that drinking ice cold water increases metabolism and burns …

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The Didit

Didit

The Didit The Didit will help your patients take their medications when they are supposed to. The Didit is a tool to eliminate the guesswork and confusion out of taking medications. Patients can simply take their medicine, and then push down the tab to keep track. No More Double Dosing, and …

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New GDM Diagnosis Criteria and Testing

International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group have proposed new guidelines to test for GDM with a 2 hour 75 gram oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). GDM can be diagnosed if the woman exceeds any one of these glucose thresholds: fasting: more than 92 mg/dl (5.1 mmol), one hour: …

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To Burn Calories, Try Ice Water

Drinking cold water causes the body to burn more calories and could be an effective weight-loss method for overweight children, according to research. Studies have suggested that drinking water has a thermogenic effect in adults that significantly increases their resting energy expenditure (REE), the calories required to maintain normal body …

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