A recent news story described “6 Common Myths and Misconceptions About Diabetes.” In the article, Sue McLaughlin, president of healthcare and education at the American Diabetes Association, listed “the six most common myths and misconceptions about diabetes” and gave a detailed commentary on each. But her list, in... Read more
With the well-known fact that blood glucose levels (BGL) fluctuate moment-to-moment, and certainly day-by-day, it might be a bit surprising to hear that a diabetes medication could be developed that only needs once-weekly administration. But it's true -- Amylin and Eli Lilly have developed a once-weekly formulation of Byetta (exenatide), their... Read more
Hypoglycemia unawareness is a very awkward phrase, but it describes a very serious medical problem. It's one that I think everyone with diabetes should know about, and also every family member, spouse, or partner of a person with diabetes.
The term is used to describe a situation in which a person with diabetes is no longer experiencing the... Read more
Anytime I'm at a big diabetes meeting where there are lots of exhibitors, there's probably one or more exhibitors who offer free A1C testing. And that was true again this week, at the IDF meeting in Montreal. As usual, I took advantage of the freebie and had my A1C done, at an exhibit sponsored by a company that makes an A1C machine for use in... Read more
Recently I received an e-mail with the following question, and think it's worth some commentary: "I have type 2 diabetes and it's like a yo-yo. I'd like to know exactly what a good number is."
I've always had a simple answer to whether blood glucose (BG) numbers are "good" or "bad:" they are neither! They are simply numbers: high, in the... Read more
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