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Jan Chait, Type 2 Diabetes Patient-Expert
May 13, 2008

One More Reason to Manage Our Diabetes

Jan Chait

As if we didn’t have enough reasons to keep our diabetes under control, here’s another: In case of a widespread medical disaster, such as pandemic flu, people with poorly controlled diabetes could be left to die.

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Amy Campbell, Dietitian, C.D.E.
May 12, 2008

High-Fructose Corn Syrup: The Controversy Continues

Amy Campbell

Last week (in "A Foray Into Fructose"), we learned how fructose, or fruit sugar, may be linked to certain health conditions, such as high lipid levels, gout, kidney stones, and irritable bowel syndrome. What we haven't looked at yet, but will this week, is a substance that has just about as bad a reputation as trans fat, or pesticides, or even global warming: high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS, for short).

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Tara Dairman, Web Editor
May 09, 2008

"National Diabetes Goal" Set

Tara Dairman

On Wednesday, a group of diabetes advocacy and business organizations, under the umbrella of Novo Nordisk's National Changing Diabetes Program (NCDP), announced an ambitious goal: By 2015, they want 45% of Americans who are at risk for Type 2 diabetes to know their blood glucose level and what actions they can take to lower their risk of developing diabetes.

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Web Team, Editorial Staff
May 08, 2008

What We're Reading: Insulin Pump Safety

Web Team

The Associated Press's coverage of a new FDA study about insulin pump safety in adolescents has elicited strong reactions from several members of the diabetes blogosphere. We've been reading about this controversy from the following sources:

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Eric Lagergren, Newly Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes
May 08, 2008

"It Turned Everything Upside Down"

Eric Lagergren

For those of you who’ve followed my blog throughout the past eight months, if you've read with any regularity you have no doubt encountered my discussions about the Family Centered Experience (FCE) program at the University of Michigan Medical School. My most recent FCE blog entries are April 3 ("A Year of Helping Medical Students") and April 10 ("Breaking Bad News"), but I also wrote about this great program back in December ("Before They Are Doctors").

So, do you want more? I hope so, because you're going to get more.

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David Spero, Registered Nurse
May 07, 2008

Insurance Tips from the ADA

David Spero

If you’ve read my most recent book (Diabetes: Sugar-coated Crisis), you know I’m not a big fan of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) when it comes to medical or dietary advice. I think that they’re too close to the drug companies and the food industry.

But the ADA does some wonderful things.

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