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Jan Chait

It’s Not Over ’til Somebody Sings

I had a bit of a disappointment over the weekend involving a social event but, on the plus side, was so wiped out afterwards that I collapsed into my recliner for hours of feet-up rest. With my foot up for a long period of time, the pain was much abated. If only that were realistic with work and such to be done…

Diane Fennell

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…

David Spero

Pollution and Diabetes

In response to my blog post on thin Type 2s, Robinhood wrote, “According to the Veteran’s Administration, [my type 2] was brought on by exposure to Agent Orange.” The VA could be right. Chemical pollution may be a major cause of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

Diane Fennell

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…

Diane Fennell

Weight Loss Dramatically Improves Sleep Apnea

Losing weight can significantly improve — and possibly even eliminate — symptoms of sleep apnea in obese people, according to research recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. People who have sleep apnea are more than twice as likely as those who don’t to have diabetes, and 50% of men with Type 2 diabetes have sleep apnea…

David Spero

Thin Type 2s?

We’ve all read about people with Type 1 climbing mountains, dancing ballet, or playing professional football. But all people with Type 2 are thought by many to be overweight and sedentary. Last week I learned different. It’s an interesting story…

David Spero

Where Does Type 2 Come From?

Diane Fennell

Syringe Recall; Mediterranean Diet May Delay Need for Drugs

Jan Chait

Eating Out

David Spero

Sleep, Stress, and Diabetes

Diane Fennell

Culprit Found for Pancreatic Damage

David Spero

Are We an Epidemic?

David Spero

Are People with Diabetes Sweeter?

Jan Chait

There’s a Hospital Stay in My Future. Yikes!

David Spero

Tight Control OK if You Want It

Diane Fennell

Research on Rosiglitazone

Diane Fennell

New Findings on Cardiovascular Risk

Tara Dairman

Novel Diabetes Drug Cycloset Approved

Tara Dairman

Fibrate Drug May Lower Heart Risks in Some

Tara Dairman

Diabetes Alert Day Brings Free Tools and Tips

David Spero

Insulin, Fat, And Doctors

Jan Chait

Bias Weighs on My Mind

Jan Chait

Careful, Your Prejudice is Showing

Tara Dairman

HbA1c Test to be Used for Diagnosis

David Spero

Not So Fast With the Insulin?

Tara Dairman

Salsalate Study Now Recruiting

Tara Dairman

Higher HbA1c = Lower Brain Function?

Tara Dairman

Zetia May Help Protect Arteries in Type 2’s

Tara Dairman

Fibrate Drug Alone Doesn’t Cut Heart Risks for Type 2’s

Eric Lagergren

The Stigmata of Diabetes

Jan Chait

The Great Thanksgiving Buffet Disaster

Tara Dairman

The Rising Costs of Treating Type 2

Tara Dairman

Updated Guidelines for Treating Type 2

Tara Dairman

Early Blood Glucose Control Protects Years Later

Tara Dairman

Is Online Diabetes Education For You?

Jan Chait

It’s About Time

Tara Dairman

Byetta and Pancreatitis: What You Should Know

David Spero

An Epidemic of Pain

Amy Campbell

One of the Most Effective Diabetes Drugs

Tara Dairman

Drug Combo Linked to Increased Health Risks

Jan Chait

Things That Bug Us

Tara Dairman

Knocking Out Prediabetes

David Spero

Are Your Meds Making You Fat?

Tara Dairman

New Combination Drug Approved

Jan Chait

Blast It! Starting on Multiple Meds Makes Sense

Tara Dairman

Tight Control and Cardiovascular Disease (Part 3): VADT

Tara Dairman

Tight Control and Cardiovascular Disease (Part 2): ACCORD

David Spero

What to Eat? ADA Speakers Disagree

Tara Dairman

Tight Control and Cardiovascular Disease (Part 1): ADVANCE

David Spero

How Much (Monitoring) is Too Much?

Jan Chait

A Little Glitz, a Little Glam, to Give My Diabetes Stuff Some BAM!

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Pesticides and Type 2 Diabetes

Tara Dairman

"National Diabetes Goal" Set

Jan Chait

Support Comes in Many Forums

David Spero

Diabetes and the Brain

Jan Chait

Having Diabetes Means Coping With Change

Amy Campbell

Caffeine: Friend or Foe? (Part 2)

Tara Dairman

Actos May Help Slow Heart Disease

Tara Dairman

Two Lipid Drugs May Be Better Than One

David Spero

Weight, Prejudice, and Type 2 Diabetes

Tara Dairman

FreeStyle Navigator CGMS Approved

Tara Dairman

ADVANCE Study Contradicts ACCORD Findings

David Spero

ACCORD Travesty

Tara Dairman

Gastric Banding May Help Reverse Type 2

Tara Dairman

The ACCORD Trial Findings: What You Should Know

Tara Dairman

Caffeine May Affect Blood Glucose Levels

Tara Dairman

Cholesterol Drug Can Now Treat Type 2

Tara Dairman

Symlin Now Available in a Pen

Jan Chait

When Progress Isn’t a Positive Thing

Tara Dairman

Study Finds New Risks for Avandia

Tara Dairman

Avandia: New Warning and Findings

David Spero

Native Americans, Love, and Diabetes

Tara Dairman

National Diabetes Month, Week 1: Caregivers

Jan Chait

Byetta Garners Pancreatitis Warning

David Spero

Depression and Type 2 Diabetes—Symptoms or Disease? (Part 2)

Jan Chait

Your Treatment…Or Your Life?

David Spero

Depression and Type 2 Diabetes—Symptoms or Disease?

Tara Dairman

Actos Tops Avandia in Heart Safety Studies

Tara Dairman

Panel Recommends That Avandia Stay on the Market

Tara Dairman

More Trouble for Avandia; Alternative Drugs Reviewed

David Spero

Is it Type 2 or is it LADA?

David Spero

Type 2 Diabetes—An Environmental Illness

Tara Dairman

New Data on Avandia; New Warnings for TZD Drugs

Jan Chait

"Fat and Lazy," or Type 2 Diabetes—Which Came First?

Tara Dairman

Avandia Update

Jan Chait

Pondering the Intensity of Preventing Type 2 diabetes

Tara Dairman

Type 2 Drug Avandia Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attacks

Jan Chait

The Best Medicine?

Tara Dairman

Psychological Technique Helps Women With Diabetes Lose Weight

Tara Dairman

Low Testosterone Levels and Type 2 Diabetes

Tara Dairman

What We’re Reading: Arthritis Drug Researched for Treating Diabetes

Tara Dairman

New Combination Diabetes Drug Janumet Approved

Tara Dairman

Second Diabetes Drug Linked to Increased Fractures

Tara Dairman

Diabetes Drug Linked to Fracture Risk

Jan Chait

Type 1 Envy

Tara Dairman

Byetta Approved for Use With TZDs

Amy Campbell

Treating Diabetes with Diet and Exercise

Jan Chait

Freedom at the End of a Leash

Jan Chait

Everything I Knew About Diabetes, I Learned From My Grandmother

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