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Editor’s Note, DCMS #231

We have always been very focused here at Diabetes in Control on the value of physical activity for the prevention of diabetes and reduction of obesity. We offer apps for your patients and we even have our own physical activity guru, Dr. Sheri Colberg. The reason that we do all …

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Peter Katzmarzyk, PhD: Focusing on the Health Effects of Sedentary Behavior

Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Ph.D, goes into detail on the nature of his research, explaining that, although we have had around 60 years of research of physical health and we understand the benefits moderate and vigorous physical activity, we seem to know very little about sedentary behavior. With our society becoming increasingly sedentary, it’s …

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Practical Diabetes Care, 3rd Ed., Excerpt #6: Type 2 Diabetes: General Introduction

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David Levy, MD, FRCP Introduction: Type 2 Diabetes as a Progressive Condition Glycemia in type 2 diabetes progressively deteriorates with time, usually thought to be related to progressive beta-cell failure. This was demonstrated dramatically in the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS 1998), but the glycemic trends have been less marked …

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