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Dr. Sheri Colberg’s new book came out this month. 50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes. is just what the title says. This week she lets us know about Gladys Dull, a Walla Walla, Washington resident who has been using insulin since 1924. Although the Cleveland brothers’ (Bob …

The results are in for the inset™ 30 feedback study that many of you had patients participate in. See below to learn how well your patients liked the product.

Our new product this week the TrackRecordTM Data Management Software, comes with an extra caveat. Katie Neff, PharmD candidate, University of Florida College of Pharmacy has used the software and prepared a review for you.

Excerpted from 50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes   By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM     There are certain benefits to be had from doing more intense exercise that some old-timers have recognized. Increasing exercise intensity even briefly works for everyone. For instance, in one study, unfit …

Paul Chous, M.A., O.D. and Type 1 diabetic since 1968 brings us an update on the Management of Diabetic Retinopathy in the 21st Century

Each and every day more kids are diagnosed with diabetes. It seems that the incidence of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes is growing at alarming rates. Laura Plunkett., BA Psychology, has made our jobs easier by writing The Challenge of Childhood Diabetes: Family Strategies for Raising a Healthy …

Researchers have concluded that your diet does play a role in preserving your mental function as you age, and so do health conditions. Dr. Sheri Colberg, author of The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan: Living Well and Being Fit with Diabetes, has found that diabetes can also affect mental function. …

There was a great deal of hubbub when the FDA asked Amylin Pharmaceuticals to notify prescribers about the small incidence of pancreatitis associated with Byetta®(exenatide). As usual the lay press and many medical papers went for sensationalism and overreacted. My intern Harine Sampaio, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, University of Florida …

It seems that there has to be more and more justification to do a lab test these days. To help you understand The Underutilization of Diagnostic Blood Tests in a Primary Care Setting, Dr. Brian P. Jakes, Jr., ND, Ph.D., has prepared a review of tests reasons. By Dr. Brian …

One of the purported emotional benefits of exercise is related to the release of hormones in your brain called endorphins Dr. Sheri Colberg, author of The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan: Living Well and Being Fit with Diabetes has found that increased endorphins can actually improve your diabetes. Lean how …