Type 2 Diabetes

More than 30 million Americans are living with type 2 diabetes, a condition characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance and insufficient insulin production. Learn about the signs and symptoms of this condition and get expert guidance on blood sugar monitoring, medication use, exercise, meal planning and more.

Tight Control and Cardiovascular Disease (Part 2): ACCORD

June 30, 2008

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. Read More “Tight Control and Cardiovascular Disease (Part 2): ACCORD”

What to Eat? ADA Speakers Disagree

June 25, 2008

Diabetes-care professionals don’t seem to share their patients’ vigilance about food. Out of about 1,000 presentations at the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Scientific Sessions in San Francisco, only 20 or so concerned diet. And those presenters mostly disagreed with each other. Read More “What to Eat? ADA Speakers Disagree”

Tight Control and Cardiovascular Disease (Part 1): ADVANCE

June 16, 2008

Three large studies presented at the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Scientific Sessions meeting in the last week have shed some light on the question of whether tight control of blood glucose levels helps prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people with Type 2 diabetes. None of the trials found that tight control was associated with a lower risk of CVD, and one found an increased risk of death among the participants practicing more intensive control. Read More “Tight Control and Cardiovascular Disease (Part 1): ADVANCE”

How Much (Monitoring) is Too Much?

June 4, 2008

Two just-published studies in BMJ, the British Medical Journal, suggest that people with Type 2 diabetes don’t need to monitor their blood glucose much, unless they’re on insulin. You heard it here first.

This is an old debate. I’m going to tell you what I think, but I’d really like to hear your experiences and opinions.

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

June 3, 2008

"Why," my grandson asked as he observed the sleeves of his short wetsuit flapping around on his toothpick arms, "do they assume that, just because you’re tall, you’re bigger around?"

"Why," I responded, "do they assume that, if you’re bigger around, you’re tall?"

What We’re Reading: Pesticides and Type 2 Diabetes

May 29, 2008

Earlier this month, the American Journal of Epidemiology published a study that demonstrated a link between seven types of pesticides and risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Read More “What We’re Reading: Pesticides and Type 2 Diabetes”

“National Diabetes Goal” Set

May 9, 2008

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. Read More ““National Diabetes Goal” Set”

Support Comes in Many Forums

April 22, 2008

WooHOO! I had my first "gusher" the other day! It was about time: I’ve been pumping insulin for more than nine years now and was feeling a bit left out. And, frankly, jealous. Why, one person I know had a gusher on the first set change. Read More “Support Comes in Many Forums”

Diabetes and the Brain

April 16, 2008

It’s hard enough managing diabetes when you have all your mental faculties, right? Well, for a lot of people, it’s worse. They have diabetes and mental illness, too.

Web editor Tara Dairman put me on to this story after a reader asked about it, and it turned out to be interesting enough to share.

Having Diabetes Means Coping With Change

April 8, 2008

It was 2:30 AM last Friday, and I was being bombarded with alarms. No, I wasn’t dreaming. My insulin pump was telling me it was low and my continuous glucose monitor (CGMS) was telling me I was low.

Sometimes, technology can be too much of a good thing.

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