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On Health of Medicaid Patients. The program is projected to reduce diabetes-related mortality by 9 percent and microvascular disease events by 15 percent among those who completed the program.

The CDC study found that the rate of people with diabetes admitted to a hospital for a potentially preventable reason fell 35 percent between 1994 and 2002. And the rate of kidney failure in diabetes patients has fallen about 30 percent since 1996.

Exubera, an inhaled insulin powder, worked as well in a study of 226 patients as injectable insulin.

Chromium picolinate reduced weight gain associated with anti-diabetes drugs and also improved blood sugar control and insulin sensitivity.

FDA Recalls the AccuSure Insulin Syringes made by Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Moderate-intensity exercise such as light continuous jogging or cycling poses a greater risk of hypoglycemia than intermittent high-intensity exercise representative of the activity patterns of team and field sports such as soccer or hockey.

The combination of sibutramine therapy, basic counseling, and a low-calorie diet structured to include meal replacements forms an effective three-pronged approach to weight loss and maintenance.

Heartburn is noted in 42% of patients with neuropathy versus 24% patients without neuropathy.

Peripheral fat, unlike central fat, may offer protection against insulin resistance and atherosclerotic risk in healthy populations.

AMPK is an important mediator of both ghrelin and the endocannabinoids, and that both classes of agents have peripheral as well as central effects, and that they may interact at the cellular level.