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Happy New Year to all of you from all of us here at Diabetes In Control.
This is the time of year that most of our patients get back to taking care of themselves. They have put away the decorations and wrapping paper, finished off the holiday leftovers and are ready to start on their New Year’s resolutions. This is also when many of our patients get new health insurance and find out that they have to change clinicians, new formularies have gone into effect and drugs will have to be changed. Healthcare will be on top of the minds of some of our newest legislators as we go through 2011 with the potential for even more change by the end of the year.
We will continue to bring you the most important information in Diabetes Research and Care for 2011. A lot is going on with new products as well as new methods for prevention, therapy and the treatment of complications. Our feature this week is a brief summary of some of the best of 2010.
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Many of you have helped patients avert diabetes disasters and we can all learn from them. If you have a “disaster averted” then send it in and if we use it in our new Diabetes Clinical Mastery Series you will receive a Visa Gift Card worth $50.00. Thank you again and congratulations to our readers who have been sent gift cards for their contributions! Click here to let us know the details. (You can use your name or remain anonymous if you prefer.)
Announcements:
dLife.com: January 2, 7PM ET on CNBC
Topics: dLife celebrates the best in athletic and diabetes achievement with the All-Stars of Diabetes team, presented by NBA veteran Chris Dudley. Plus, Dr. Emily Senay gives guidance on assembling a healthcare team; and in the dLife kitchen, Chef Michel Nischan shows you how to make a low-carb appetizer favorite. Special Guest: Chris Dudley. Sundays on CNBC at 7 PM ET, 6 PM CT, and 4 PM PT. Catch up on dLife.com.
Please answer this week’s poll (in the right-hand column): Should metformin be given to patients newly diagnosed with pre-diabetes? Or should we first try diet and exercise?
Check out this week’s “Test Your Diabetes Knowledge” question!
Dave Joffe, Editor-in-chief