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Diabetes Flashpoints

Corporate = Conflict?
A recent essay questions whether corporate funding corrupts scientific results.

Diabetes Self-Management Blog
Amy Campbell

Nonnutritive Sweeteners: Help or Hindrance? (Part 1)

The use of nonnutritive sweeteners (also known as artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes) among people with diabetes is pretty common. But not all that long ago, there weren’t a whole lot of sweeteners to choose from…

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Diane Fennell

Syringe Recall; Depression Raises Severe Complications Risk

Nipro Medical Corporation has voluntarily issued a nationwide recall of all GlucoPro insulin syringes due to the possibility of the needles detaching from the syringes. Were such detachment to occur while a syringe was being used, it could cause the needle to become stuck in an insulin vial, to push back into the syringe barrel, or to remain in the skin after an injection. The recall affects all product codes and lot numbers with expiration dates prior to 2011-11 (November 1, 2011)…

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Eric Lagergren

Doctors, Doctors, and More Doctors

Let me preface this week’s blog by letting you know this is another diabetes-free entry. The great thing about my Type 1 diabetes (yes, I did say that, “the great thing about my diabetes!”) in all of this thyroid cancer surgery stuff that’s been predominant in my life for the past few months is that in the past month, since I had my total thyroidectomy, I haven’t had any instances of high blood glucose…

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David Spero

Neither 1 Nor 2

In response to my recent blog entry asking what people wish health professionals knew about diabetes, Michael Barker commented about “ketosis-prone diabetics,” of which he is one. Thank you, Michael. Ketosis-prone diabetes, or “KPD,” as it’s called, is an important and growing problem…

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Jan Chait

Victoza Approved for Use. Should You Take It?

My plans for getting out of town are not going well this year. Because my friend Sandy works in the medical field, she takes continuing medical education (CME) courses here and there and I sometimes tag along…

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Amy Campbell

Boosting Brain Health: What Can Food Do?

Over the past few weeks I’ve highlighted various dietary supplements that may (or may not) play a role in slowing cognitive decline. Supplements can be “iffy” in that they’re not always well researched, side effects can be a concern, and they can be expensive. So, that leads to the question, “Can eating a particular food or foods promote brain health?” Let’s take a look…

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Diane Fennell

New Drug Approved

 
Eric Lagergren

Endo Chooses Thyroid Over Diabetes

 
Ingrid Strauch

Metformin and B12

 
David Spero

What Do You Wish They Knew?

 
Jan Chait

Bouncing BGs Lead to New Awareness

 
Amy Campbell

Boosting Brain Health: Do Supplements Really Help? (Part 3)

 

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