In comparison with results in adults with diabetes, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) testing in younger patients doesn’t have the same level of discrimination….

In a study published in Archives of Internal Medicine, healthcare professionals were asked to draw up a total of 5, 10, or 30 units of insulin as either human insulin 70/30 premix or a combination of regular + NPH….

Last week I took two of my interns to USF to watch a laser photo-coagulation procedure. The patient had very bad retinopathy and the physician was working hard to save what little vision she had left. Retinopathy is the number one cause of blindness in this country and the microvascular …

Long-Term Complications and Treatments Steve V. Edelman, MD Robert R. Henry, MD Microvascular Complications Retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy are the major microvascular complications of Type 2 diabetes. Prevention, early detection, and aggressive treatment are essential to reduce associated morbidity and mortality. Good metabolic control has been clearly shown to prevent the …

Typically whenever I hear something on TV or the radio about diabetes my ears perk up and I listen carefully. This past week there were a few things that caught my attention. First I heard a slew of commercials for a mail-order diabetes supply company touting that they had a …

Aspirinpod For those who are at risk for a heart attack, Aspirinpod has recently launched its Aspirinpod emergency aspirin container — a small heart-shaped container that can be carried on a key chain. Aspirinpod is a reminder to have aspirin with you at all times in the event of a …

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  By Sheri Colberg, PhD     You can’t avoid all the latest headlines about the rapidly growing diabetes epidemic –there are just too many. A recent report by health insurer UnitedHealth Group estimated that more than half of Americans will have diabetes or prediabetes by 2020 if current trends …

Tomatoes Found to Contain Nutrient Which Prevents Vascular Diseases: They are the most widely produced fruit in the world and now scientists have discovered that tomatoes contain a nutrient which could tackle the onset of vascular diseases. The compound, 9-oxo-octadecadienoic, was found to enhance fatty acid oxidation and contributed to …

Diagnostic Value of HbA1c for Type 2 Diabetes: A1c test was investigated for its use as screening parameter for diabetes in a cohort at increased risk for the disease. The oral glucose tolerance test classified 1,523 individuals as normal glucose tolerant (NGT), 387 as impaired glucose tolerant (IGT) or having …