Diabetes Care:
Diabetes Symptoms, Treatment of Diabetes and Articles on Diabetes Care
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Feb 5th, 2010
The largest drugstore in the nation Walgreens will be hosting diabetic wellness providing free diabetes testing at various locations during the weeks of February 5, 2010 through February 18, 2010.
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Feb 5th, 2010
HbA1c is used for diagnosing diabetes, identify pre-diabetes, and to measure how well people are doing to keep their blood glucose levels under control. A new study in the journal Lancet suggests that too tight control of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes may be as bad for survival as not controlling it.
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Feb 5th, 2010
Researchers have identified a key enzyme that destroys cells that produce insulin and lead to Type 1 diabetes. Targeting the enzyme that destroys beta cells could lead to the reversal of Type 1 diabetes.
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Jan 31st, 2010
Depression and diabetes often go hand in hand. Complications of type 2 diabetes are now found to increase in association with depression, even after other risk factors are taken into account.
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Jan 26th, 2010
If you have type 2 diabetes, the new drug Victoza (liraglutide), which just won the approval of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), may be an option for better control of blood sugar (glucose) levels. The once-daily injectable treatment is not for all type 2 diabetes patients, however.
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Dec 30th, 2009
A1C recommended by American Diabetes Association to be used in diagnosis as well as management of diabetes.
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Dec 14th, 2009
Do you love a good cup of tea or coffee, regular or decaf? Then you will probably really be happy to hear the results of a new study that appears in the December 14/28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers report that the more coffee or tea you drink, the more you reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Dec 13th, 2009
New research shows that the right combination of nutrition and supplements may be the answer to reversing diabetes. Researchers have been studying the PFKFB3 gene that regulates metabolism. Finding a way to activate the gene through the right combination of nutrition might prevent, reverse, and even cure diabetes.
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Dec 3rd, 2009
Pine bark extract, Pycnogenol®, is shown in a new study to prevent diabetic retinopathy. Past studies have shown that the extract can halt the progression of the disease. Pine bark extract was shown in a small randomized controlled study to improve blood flow vision in diabetics with early stages of diabetic retinopathy.
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Nov 27th, 2009
A new study suggests that by 2034 the rate of diabetes will double and the cost to treat it will triple.