Free screening by trained volunteers can pick up cases of dysglycemia and other diabetic conditions in the general population….
Read More »Gout Linked to Increased Risk for Diabetes, Renal Disease
Two studies show that uncontrolled serum uric acid levels are associated with a nearly 20% increased risk of developing diabetes and a more than 40% increased risk of developing renal disease….
Read More »Psychology in Diabetes Care, 2nd Ed, Part 3: Diabetes In Children
Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers Psychological development and the impact of diabetes: ages 2-5 years Diabetes during the second to fourth years of life continues to have a profound effect on the parent-child relationship.
Read More »Incretins, Part 6 of 7
This week’s slide set includes slides on GLP-1 and the Central Nervous System, the Cardiac Actions of GLP-1, and the Emerging Roles of Bioactive GLP-1 Metabolites, plus more….
Read More »The Didit
The Didit The Didit will help your patients take their medications when they are supposed to. The Didit is a tool to eliminate the guesswork and confusion out of taking medications. Patients can simply take their medicine, and then push down the tab to keep track. No More Double Dosing, and …
Read More »Team Type 1-SANOFI Running Team Begins 3,000 Mile Cross Country Run
Oceanside, CA – On Thursday, October 25, ten members of the Team Type 1-SANOFI running team embarked on the journey of a lifetime. The athletes, who all have Type 1 diabetes, will run 3,000 miles across America in an effort to spread the message of better health through proper diabetes …
Read More »Weight-Loss Surgery and the New Addiction, Part 2 of 2
By Tricia Greaves, President of The Nelson Center For Part 1, please click here. In order to break the cycle of addiction, regardless of the “drug of choice,” it is essential that a person address the underlying causes of their addiction. Obviously, a person isn’t born morbidly obese. He or …
Read More »Diabetes Drug Also Reduces Inflammation
A GLP-1 drug prescribed to help patients with type 2 diabetes improve blood-sugar control also has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect, and the effect was observed within 2 hours following a single dose.…
Read More »Pyridoxamine May Slow Early Diabetic Nephropathy
Pyridoxamine (vitamin B6) is known to be an effective scavenger of reactive oxygen species and a potent inhibitor of advanced glycation end products. A new study demonstrated the benefits for patients with Type 2 diabetes….
Read More »New Treatment Shows Promise for Treating Cardiovascular Disease
A new therapy being studied demonstrated a rise in HDL cholesterol by 55% in 5 weeks, and lowered triglycerides.…
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