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For the first survey of its kind for diabetes educators, they found that the average diabetes educator has a median salary of $64,900 per year, has a bachelor’s degree and is 51 years of age, according to the 2008 Salary Survey released during the AADE’s Annual Meeting in Atlanta. 

A drug used to remove iron from the body could help doctors fight one of diabetes’ cruelest complications — poor wound healing — which can lead to infection and amputation. 

Noninvasive imaging (MRI) may aid physicians in the early diagnosis, staging and treatment of diabetes, according to a study performed at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Scientists have identified a substance in the liver that helps process fat and glucose.

After careful consideration, Eli Lilly and Company has decided to stop producing Humulin® 50/50. Use of this insulin has been declining and it is estimated that about 3000 patients nationwide will be impacted by this discontinuation. The insulin Humalog 50/50 is still available. 

Women with diabetes, especially African American and Hispanic women, have worse cardiovascular risk factor profiles than men with diabetes do, according to a new report. 

Increased excretion of IgM foretells serious cardiovascular issues. 

Use of the Anodyne Therapy System (ATS) appears to elevate NO locally so that blood flow can be increased directly at the site of application. This increase in blood flow is the basis of the therapeutic benefits of the ATS on pain and neuropathy, as we discussed earlier. Recall that arterial AND venous dilation occur …

Diabetic patients, their physicians and health care providers, including certified diabetic educators, all recognize that diabetes is a disease in which blood flow slowly and insidiously decreases over time. The heart, kidneys, eyes, skin, and nerves all exhibit signs of reduced blood flow. One organ may show symptoms earlier than another, …

In previous articles we have alluded to the positive effects of NO on wound healing. In this article we address the overall implication of NO in wound prevention and wound healing.     Thomas Burke, Ph.D. In previous articles we have alluded to the positive effects of NO on wound healing. In this …