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Kimberly West, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, University of Florida College of Pharmacy recently reviewed Know Your Numbers, Outlive Your Diabetes written by Richard Jackson, MD and Amy Tenderich. To find out why she thought this would be an excellent resoue

Dr. Sheri Colberg, author of The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan: Living Well and Being Fit with Diabetes, has great information on Exercise Concerns with Use of Newer Diabetic Medications. Be sure to read this and all of Dr. Colberg’s Articles

Screening for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) should be performed routinely in all elderly patients and younger ones with cardiovascular risk factors, and should be aggressively treated just as coronary artery disease (CAD).

Consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks, not including 100 percent fruit juice, may be associated with insulin resistance, even in otherwise healthy adults

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a single gene might control whether or not individuals tend to pile on fat, a discovery that may point to new ways to fight obesity and diabetes.

Treatment with the amylin analog pramlintide has been shown to reduce weight in obese patients, according to researchers.

A simple imaging technique has revealed fat buildup in the hearts of pre-diabetic people long before symptoms of heart disease or diabetes appear.

If the benefits seen in the study were applied to just half the population with diabetes worldwide, more than a million deaths would be avoided over five years.

Diabetics have twice the risk of developing hearing loss as are nondiabetics.

Accumulating scientific evidence indicates that light to moderate drinking done on a daily basis may significantly reduce the risks of coronary heart disease (CHD) and all-cause mortality.