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Medical schools beginning to understand lifestyle and certain diseases are related.

Preprandial Lispro more effective then postprandial Lispro

Children do not understand diabetes or its consequences.

Analysis of all children born in Denmark between 1990 and 2000 shows no causal relation between childhood vaccinations and development of type 1 diabetes.

The longer people with diabetes have the disease, the greater their risk of developing heart disease, new research shows.

People under 30 who are admitted to hospital for diabetes type 1 are at substantially increased risk of dying from natural causes and suicide.

People under 30 who are admitted to hospital for diabetes type 1 are at substantially increased risk of dying from natural causes and suicide.

The reduction in plasma free fatty acids (FFA) and insulin resistance that occurs with metformin therapy appears to improve sympathovagal balance in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes.

Since diabetics can encounter many health issues, often a multi-disciplined approach is needed to treat them. “Diabetes has many, many factors,” Dr. Driver advised. “We became very aware of the eye problems, the kidney problems, the glucose issues, but we were seeing the amputation level continuing to rise. Last year …

I was recently asked by an interviewer to discuss common myths patients have about their eyes and vision, and it got me thinking. Over the years, I have compiled a mental list of patient (and physician) misunderstandings about diabetes and its effects on the eyes, and thought I might share …