Some people just can’t catch a break. For years now, physicians have been telling patients that normal blood pressure is anything below 140/90, and if you fell below this number you were A-OK in the blood pressure department. Well, some of these folks probably got a rude surprise if they …
Read More »Issue 123 Item 1 Diabetes Nurses Use PDAs in Patient Care
Patients with diabetes get faster attention with fewer potential errors thanks to nurses with personal data assistants (PDAs).
Read More »“An Ace in the Hole” From HOPE to DREAM with Less Diabetes at the End of the Ra
ACE inhibitors, are used to reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension. ACE inhibitors are also known to reduce the likelihood of developing diabetic kidney disease, and it is for this reason that many physicians (myself included) use ACE inhibitors liberally in people with both diabetes and high blood pressure. …
Read More »Vegetarian Diets
Vegetarian diets can be very healthful if well planned. Vegetable-based diets tend to provide more fiber, less cholesterol, and less saturated fat than meat-based diets. For these reasons, vegetarians tend to be at lower risk for getting several diseases, including heart disease, some forms of cancer (breast and colon), hypertension, …
Read More »The Diabetic Insensitive Foot “From Callus to Amputation”
Diabetes and its complications are the leading cause of non-traumatic lower extremity amputations in the United States. Neuropathy, a common complication of diabetes, is a major contributing force leading to lower extremity amputation. Neuropathy leads to an anesthetic foot with increased pressure on the sole of the foot. This increased …
Read More »Issue 121 Item 15 EASD: Resistance Training Improves Glycemic Control in Elderly
Effect is not maintained if the program continues in a home-based environment, without supervision.
Read More »Issue 122 Item 15 Insulin Raises Homocysteine Levels
Overweight children with high levels of the hormone insulin in their blood are also likely to have high levels of homocysteine.
Read More »High Blood Sugar Linked To Aging And Disease
Advanced glycation end products And Antioxidants Is it possible that by eating too many metabolically active dense carbohydrates, you are much more likely to accelerate aging and disease?
Read More »Issue 124 Item 15 Diabetes Contributes to Cholesterol Metabolism Regardless of O
Study shows that diabetes modulates cholesterol metabolism more than obesity alone.
Read More »Issue 125 Item 15 Sankyo Pharma Announce Availability of the GlucoWatch® G2™ Bio
Sankyo Pharma and Cygnus announced that the GlucoWatch® G2™ Biographer is now available.
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