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Tara Dairman


Tara Dairman, Web Editor

Tara Dairman has been an editor at Diabetes Self-Management magazine since 2002. She is currently the Web Editor for Diabetes Self-Management E-News and DiabetesSelfManagement.com.

Jul 18, 2008

New Combination Drug Approved

Tara Dairman

On June 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new pill that combines two older drugs for Type 2 diabetes. Called PrandiMet, the pill is a combination of repaglinide (brand name Prandin) and metformin (Glucophage and other brand names).

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Jul 11, 2008

Diabetes Linked to Hearing Loss

Tara Dairman

If you have diabetes and have trouble hearing, you're not alone. A new study has found a higher rate of hearing loss in people who have diabetes than in people who don't. While other small studies have found links between the two conditions in the past, this new study has found that hearing loss is quite common in people with diabetes.

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Jul 03, 2008

Tight Control and Cardiovascular Disease (Part 3): VADT

Tara Dairman

The VA Diabetes Trial, or VADT, was the third large study of tight blood glucose control and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Type 2 diabetes that was presented at the June 2008 ADA Scientific Sessions. You can read about the results of the other two major studies in this vein, ADVANCE and ACCORD, in "Tight Control and Cardiovascular Disease (Part 1): ADVANCE" and "Tight Control and Cardiovascular Disease (Part 2): ACCORD."

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Jun 30, 2008

Tight Control and Cardiovascular Disease (Part 2): ACCORD

Tara Dairman

This is my second report on the large studies of tight blood glucose control and cardiovascular disease risk in Type 2 diabetes that were presented at the ADA Scientific Sessions earlier this month. You can read about the results of the ADVANCE trial in "Tight Control and Cardiovascular Disease (Part 1): ADVANCE." This week, I'll discuss the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes, or ACCORD, trial.

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Jun 20, 2008

What's Your eAG? You'll Know Soon…

Tara Dairman

If you've ever wondered how your HbA1c level relates to the numbers you get on your blood glucose meter, help may be on the way. A recent study has found a more accurate way to "translate" HbA1c results into average blood glucose levels. In the near future, therefore, doctors and labs may be reporting HbA1c test results both as a percentage (the old way) and as an "estimated average glucose" (or eAG) number.

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Mar 25, 2008

Keeping the Weight Off

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Dec 07, 2007

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Jun 01, 2007

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