Worldwide research shows that the A1c test and Quality of Life are related
Read More »Issue 93 Item 1 A1c Refrigerator Poster Lowers HbA1c 25%
Posting the results of a patients A1c on the refrigerator with their goals becomes an effective tool to help self-manage a patient with diabetes
Read More »Issue 92 Item 1 Diabetes Study Critical for Young Blacks
Diabetes is a fact of life for more than 2.3 million blacks, yet fully a third of those afflicted don’t know they have the disease.
Read More »The Human Side of Diabetes. The Why Questions
Earlier this month I was a guest speaker at a sales training meeting for a major diabetes supplies distribution company. This is a really nice company with a national sales force and people who really care about people with diabetes. I have been impressed with their concerns about how to …
Read More »The Zone Diet Explained
The Zone diet is often described as a high-protein, low-carbohydrate program. In the March 2002 issue of Diabetes Forecast it is part of a feature by Anne Daly entitled “The diet craze: Setting the record straight on high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet”. Our readers may remember that in the May 2001 issue …
Read More »Issue 92 Item 15 Stomach Surgery Improves Health of Obese Diabetes Patients
Stomach surgery improves health of obese diabetes patients
Read More »Issue 93 Item 14 Metabolic Control Improved by Nutrition Education in Elderly
Nutrition education improves metabolic control in older adults, according to a new study.
Read More »Issue 92 Item 14 Do You Need – Kidney Tests? Do You Know Your GFR? What are You
There are 3 tests recommended now for those at risk for kidney disease.
Read More »Issue 93 Item 13 Aspirin Alone Works Fine for Heart Patients
A huge scientific study has found that aspirin alone is just as effective as aspirin and the anti-clotting drug warfarin in preventing death, second heart attacks and stroke.
Read More »Issue 92 Item 13 ¾’s of Adult Diabetics In United States Have Hypertension
Only one in eight (12 percent) had mean blood pressure below 130/85 mmHg
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