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A hospital in Mineola begins a Pre-Diabetes Intervention Program, designed to promote lifestyle change among individuals with pre-diabetes.

NovoLog has now been given a pregnancy category B rating, indicating that adequate studies in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes have demonstrated that NovoLog does not increase risk to the unborn baby.

This week Dr. Phil Wood’s article, Nutrigenetic testing: Is it ready for prime-time?, looks at the one goal of modern genetics and medicine is to provide “individualized medicine,” or medical care based on an individual’s genotype. Nutrigenetics is one example of the developing potential for meeting that goal.

Our patients often give up physical activity because of aches and pains. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM explains why Warming Up, Cooling Down, And Doing Aerobic Workouts is so important to keep our patients on track.

Study Finds Which BP Meds Can Cause and Prevent Diabetes -Patients on thiazide diuretics and beta blockers, will cause 250 000 cases of new-onset diabetes, accounting for about a quarter of the new cases of diabetes occurring every year in the US.

A new study suggests that a mother’s stem cells could be stored and used to treat her diabetic child.

Minor elevations in glucose during pregnancy are associated with a significantly increased risk of having an infant with an abnormal testicular descent, also known as congenital cryptorchidism, the results of a case-control study suggest.

Certain non-diabetic patients with major depressive disorder show improved insulin sensitivity following treatment with amitriptyline or paroxetine.

One less excuse not to exercise. Having a caffeine supplement, equivalent to about two cups of coffee, an hour before exercise may reduce muscle pain afterwards by 48 per cent, says researchers. More effective then aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen

Colestimide, a resin that binds and eliminates bile acids, seems to be an effective treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes — according to a new report.