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A chemical used to preserve meat has been implicated in New Zealand’s type 1 diabetes epidemic.

Patients with diabetes and lower extremity disease have an increased risk of mobility limitation in adults 40 years of age and older.

In 2004, the median estimated age-adjusted percentage of dentate adult diabetics who visited a dentist in the preceding year was 67%.

In patients with type 2 diabetes, 14 weeks of a high-carbohydrate diet modestly raises blood pressure compared to a diet high in cis-monounsaturated fat.

Nearly 75 percent of respondents said the boards helped them cope with diabetes, while 71 percent said participation helped them feel more hopeful.

People exposed to high levels of pollutants found in oily fish such as salmon are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

Cold storage of potatoes and the addition of vinegar reduced acute glycemia and insulinemia in healthy subjects after a potato meal.

As a medical professional, you need to be aware of these important changes to the new CPR guidelines. It took more than 36 months and includes input from 380 international experts.

If it comes to market, it will reduce the cost of insulin by 40%.

This Weeks Cartoon by Theresa L. Garnero, ARNP, CDE.