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Diane Fennell
Diane Fennell has been an editor at Diabetes Self-Management magazine since 2003. She is currently the Web Editor for Diabetes Self-Management E-News and DiabetesSelfManagement.com.
Daily Aspirin: Do Risks Outweigh Benefits?
Taking a daily low-dose aspirin can help prevent heart attacks or clot-related strokes in people with heart disease or a prior heart attack or stroke, but a recent report suggests that the risks of a daily aspirin regimen might outweigh the benefits in those without a history of these conditions…
Cardiovascular Risk Decreased by Intensive Lifestyle Intervention
Intensive lifestyle interventions designed to achieve and maintain weight loss over the long term lead to improvements in a variety of cardiovascular risk factors, including weight, fitness level, blood glucose control, blood pressure, and HDL cholesterol, according to four-year results from the Action for Health Diabetes (Look AHEAD) study…
Exercise Wards Off Dangerous Form of Fat
As little as 80 minutes a week of aerobic or resistance exercise can prevent the regain of dangerous visceral fat, a type of fat that is stored around vital organs, according to a study recently published in the journal Obesity. Increased visceral fat is known to raise the risk of various diabetes-related conditions, including heart disease and heart attack…
Syringe Recall; New Treatment Recommendations Released
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily issued a nationwide recall of all Accusure Insulin Syringes sold between January 2002 and October 2009 due to the possibility of the needles detaching from the syringes. This expands an earlier recall that affected only certain lots of the syringes…
Study Links Depression and Early Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
According to a study recently published in the American Journal of Kidney Disease, one in five people with chronic kidney disease is depressed, even before beginning long-term dialysis or developing end-stage kidney disease. The National Kidney Foundation reports that 26 million people have chronic kidney disease, and that millions more people, including those with diabetes, are at increased risk of developing the condition…
Insulin Effective and Accepted in Newly Diagnosed Type 2s
Insulin therapy is often resisted by people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes because of fears of weight gain, low blood glucose (hypoglycemia), and a declining quality of life. But according to research recently published in the journal Diabetes Care, insulin-based treatment is safe, effective, and well tolerated in those newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and additionally it does not cause greater weight gain or more episodes of low blood glucose than oral diabetes treatments…
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