Jan 09, 2009

Diets Do Work?

Tara Dairman

Does eating fewer calories help people keep extra weight off? Or does it just make people feel deprived, leading to a "boomerang" effect of more binge eating and weight gain down the road? A new study published in the American Journal of Health Promotion has examined these questions and found that cutting calories may actually be a good way for middle-aged women to keep the extra pounds at bay.

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Jan 08, 2009

Send Us Your Recipes!

Ingrid Strauch

After 12 years of editing Diabetes Self-Management magazine, I am adding "blogger" to my resume and joining the DiabetesSelfManagement.com bloggers for occasional posts. My role will be to keep Web readers up to date on what’s happening in the magazine, and to share with magazine readers what’s being discussed on the Web.

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Jan 08, 2009

I’m Doing Fine, Really, But…

Eric Lagergren

In 10 days, I go to the endocrinologist for my quarterly checkup. I’m sure that all systems (my endocrine system, of course) will, relatively speaking, be fine. And here, today, you’re reading my pronouncement: I’m predicting that my HbA1c will be 6.4%.

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Jan 07, 2009

Diets Don’t Work?

David Spero

See, I told you I was right! Exercise is important! A WebMD article by Carolyn Wilbert recently reported on a Danish study of 154 overweight people. First, they lost weight on a strictly controlled diet. Then they were followed for six months on diets containing varying amounts and types of fat and carbs.

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Jan 06, 2009

2008 is Gone. Good.

Jan Chait

A-n-d, 2008 ended with a miserable cold. If I lay down, I started coughing and my head stuffed up so that I felt as if I was drowning. I could sleep in my nice, soft, comfy, oversized chair. However, even when I started out with my feet on the ottoman, they somehow found their way to the floor on their own and I would wake up with ankles the size of New Jersey.

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Jan 05, 2009

A New Year, A New Start

Amy Campbell

Happy New Year! I hope you all had enjoyable and restful holidays. I was fortunate enough to have almost two weeks off from work. But vacation is over — it’s back to work for me this week.

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Dec 30, 2008

2008: The Year in Diabetes

Tara Dairman

Dec 19, 2008

Zetia May Help Protect Arteries in Type 2's

Tara Dairman

Dec 18, 2008

Here's What I Was Going To Do

Eric Lagergren

Dec 17, 2008

Food Politics

David Spero

Dec 16, 2008

It Can Only Get Better From Here

Jan Chait

Dec 15, 2008

Healthy Holidays To All

Amy Campbell

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