New Amazing Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes –July 17,2001
Read More »Issue 96 Item 7 Risk Factors Identified For Severe Hypoglycemia During First Tri
Severe hypoglycemia occurred almost three times more often in the first trimester
Read More »Issue 97 Item 2 Beware of Meridia — Italy Already Pulled it Off the Market
Italy’ has suspended sales of anti-obesity drugs containing sibutramine after 50 reports of adverse events among people taking the medicines.
Read More »Issue 95 Item 4 Diabetes TV Coverage Lags Way Behind
We need to do a better job of getting the word out! CBS is the best and CNN is the worst. Imagine only 2 stations reported the results of the DCCT study. There were as many stories on Rezulin as on the prevalence of diabetes.
Read More »Exercise, Excuses, How to Motivate Yourself and Your Patients to
Caution: Reading this article may be harmful to your bad health. Read it at your own risk!!!
Read More »Issue 95 Item 2 Lilly Offers $12 Flat Fee Per Prescription for Millions of Needy
This may not be the answer for those that use medications not made by Lilly Don’t miss next weeks feature “DRUG COMPANIES AID LOW INCOME PATIENTS” (Next week Diabetes In Control will announce a new program available that will allow you to get a 90 day supply of your meds …
Read More »Issue 95 Item 1 Lifetime Costs of Complications From Type 2 Diabetes
What is your guess? Diabetes affects an estimated 10.2 million Americans. A study by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) estimated the direct costs of diabetes to be $44.1 billion in 1997, and as the prevalence of diabetes has been increasing, the demand for medical care will continue to increase. As …
Read More »“Because The Light’s Better Here!”
A woman offered to help a man who, on his hands and knees under a street lamp, was frantically searching for his lost key. Frustrated after several unsuccessful minutes crawling under the bright light, the woman asked, “Where were you when you lost your key?” Pointing to a dark alley, …
Read More »Issue 96 Item 10 Snoring as a Risk Factor for Type II Diabetes Mellitus
Snoring is independently associated with elevated risk of type II diabetes
Read More »Issue 95 Item 15 Few Diabetics Understand Link to Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke
A survey released Tuesday shows that very few diabetics understand they have a very high risk for stroke and heart disease.
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