“Once the providers who will participate in the SMA pilot have been selected, each has chosen their SMA model, and steps have been taken to customize promotional materials for participating physicians, then it’s time to hold a meeting with the entire SMA team.1,3 Following are general tasks that need …
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If you take insulin or another blood glucose-lowering medication, you are at risk for low blood sugar (usually defined as blood glucose < 65 mg/dl), or hypoglycemia, which can occur during or following physical activity. Low blood sugar can cause trembling, sweating, dizziness, blurred vision, impaired thinking, and even seizures …
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Two key components of the Symphony tCGM are the Prelude SkinPrep System that works a bit like an electric razor, using micro-dermabrasion to shave away the dead outermost surface of the skin in a dime-size spot on the body, and a glucose biosensor that is applied to that spot (generally …
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A pill taken once a day in the morning prevented Type 2 diabetes in more than 70 percent of individuals whose obesity, ethnicity and other markers put them at highest risk for the disease….
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The increased use of fibrates contrasts with results from clinical trials showing no benefit of fibrate therapy in diabetic patients already taking statins….
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In 450 BC, Hippocrates stated that, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” So what have we learned over the last 2461 years?…
Read More »Potential New Non-Insulin Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers have discovered a hormone pathway that potentially could lead to new ways of treating Type 1 diabetes independent of insulin….
Read More »Plant Oil Possible Key to Reducing Obesity
A University of Missouri researcher has found a plant oil that may be able to reduce belly fat in humans….
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Do a Google search for the word “diabetes” and you will get 170,000,000 results. How should you determine, which ones are accurate and reliable…?
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