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Diabetes Flashpoints

What’s the diabetes world buzzing about today? Diabetes Flashpoints focuses on hot topics in diabetes, ranging from airline policies for overweight passengers to whether a higher HbA1c is healthier. So jump right in — leave a comment, send us your ideas — join the debate and let your voice be heard!


Denying Coverage = Good?

Insurance plans cover some expensive treatments found to have little value in studies. How should insurance plans decide what treatments not to cover?

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Too Mean to Paula Deen?

The celebrity chef has been under attack since she announced her diabetes diagnosis and a sponsorship deal. Is the outrage justified?

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Exercise Incentives

Two recent articles promote rival sources of motivation: enjoying the outdoors, and a fine when you skip a workout. Would either work for you?

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Diabetes and Income

A study finds that people with diabetes earn less starting at an early age. What factors are to blame?

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Driving With Diabetes

A new policy statement from the American Diabetes Association recommends evaluating fitness to drive on an individual basis. How should this be accomplished?

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Doctor Gifts & Payments

A proposed federal rule requires drug companies to publicly disclose all payments and gifts to doctors and medical schools. How important is this information to you?

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To Nibble or Not?

Shorter Exercise = Better?

Obesity Counseling: Wasteful?

Medicare Privatization

French Fries & Pizza = Veggies?

Killed Bill

Diabetes from Plastic?

The Payment Gap

Paying for Long-Term Care

Health and the Economy

The Social Networks

Should Job-Based Insurance Retire?

Telemedicine: A Smart Solution?

Obesity Screening for Kids?

Portion Perfection

Starch Clampdown!

Health-Care Cuts

Mail-Order Meds

Intensive Control Update

Serving Size Slyness

Intensive Control

Food Ads for Kids

Fighting Fatigue

Health vs. Money

Diabetic Apathy?

Meal Timing

Single-Payer Health Care

Appetite Reduction

Disparities and Decline

Old vs. New

McDonald’s = Obese Kids?

Health Insurance Mandates

Exercise and HbA1c

Drug Marketing in Court

Type 2: Autoimmune?

Sweet Poison?

No Diabetes Allowed

Controlling Carbs

Insulin Innovations

Going Vegetarian

Race and Obesity Treatment

Vitamin D for Diabetes?

Taxing Calories

Generic Drugs, Sooner?

Skipping Insulin

Accountable Care: Should You Care?

Toxins and Type 2

Asian-Americans and Diabetes

Money Talks

A Face of Diabetes

Gestational Screening

Unaware of Free Care?

Co-pays and No-pays

Snooze Blues

Lean on Protein

High-Risk Failure?

Awareness = Prevention?

For Diabetes Only

Health at the Polls

Diabetes From Education?

Cardio vs. Resistance

Wisdom of Crowds

Drugs, Data, Decisions

Avandia’s Farewell

Doctor–Patient Confusion

Britain: Scrap Avandia

CDC and FDA: Don’t Share!

Calorie Counts…Someday

Atkins vs. Low-Fat

Prescription Veggies?

Medicare and the Health Act

Mobile Management

Diabetes From the Womb?

Less Choice, Less Cost

Fructose Fracas

Snacking for Weight Control?

Medicaid Funding Limbo

Sexual Health and Weight

Going Portuguese

A Half-Dose a Day Keeps Diabetes Away

Exercise Discipline

Managing Teen Diabetes

Avandia on Trial

Bariatric Surgery For Children?

Drinking and Diabetes

Opinions for Sale?

Fast Food Fright

Prevention in the Health Act

Inhaled Insulin

Child Obesity Initiative

Supplement Safety

Pump Problems, People Problems

Higher HbA1c = Healthier?

Avandia Face-off

Salt Shake-up?

Premium Hike

Doctor–Patient Gap

Corporate = Conflict?

Artificial Pancreas?

Frozen Awareness?

Depression Treatment Deficiencies

Pharma Pay Cap

Diabetes Prevention Funding

Glycemic Education

Mobile Sharing

Sitting Targets

Rewards for Wellness

Thanksgiving “Vacation”?

Genetic Protection

ADA Supports Congress

How Sweet It Is

Smart Exit?

Pills for Pounds

Anti-Antioxidant News?

Calculations and Control

Diagnosing Diabetes

Eating Up Health Care

Smart Choices?

Food and Friends

Costs of Amputation

Creating Treatment Guidelines

All You Need Are Goals?

Drugmakers for Health Reform

Swine Flu, Round Two

Dogs for Diabetes

Southern Girth

Virtual Visits

Medicare for More?

Cupcake Clash!

Bariatric Bother?

The Case for Bariatric Surgery

Trusting Doctors

Supreme Media Coverage

Insulin in Court

Vitamin Pickle

The Promise of Type 1 Research

Doctors in Pharma’s Pocket?

Rating Medical Treatments

“United” in Discrimination?

To Approve or Not to Approve?

Perspectives on Pokes

Obama Health Reform Plans

A Faustman Bargain? — Part 2

A Faustman Bargain? — Part 1

Insulin for Type 2?

A Tax to Fight Obesity?

Who Should Give Insulin in School?

Diabetes Mind Games?

ADA Gets Behind Bariatric Surgery

Diabetes From the Air?

FDA: Stifler or Savior?

Bariatric Surgery: Beware

Diabetes: The Toxin Connection

The Carb Battle

Why I Low-Carb

Low-Carb: Not For Everyone

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