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Swine flu (H1N1 influenza) and diabetes

The news reports about the H1N1 influenza pandemic (popularly known as "swine flu") keep coming, but one aspect of the story is constant: although the majority of the cases are mild, the H1N1 influenza virus is occasionally a killer.   This morning's news report is that the first doses of the vaccine should be available in early October,... Read moreChevron

A very expensive antibiotic

Until last week, I really hadn't heard of the antibiotic Zyvox (linezolid). But when a bug-bite on my left calf got inflamed, and my leg turned red and swollen, my physician recommended it for me to use. According to the label, it seems a good choice for diabetic foot infections: the cure rates in one clinical trial were 83% (159/192) and 73%... Read moreChevron

FDA warning about certain glucose testing strips

The FDA recently issued an alert for people with diabetes and their caregivers, Advice for Patients: Serious Errors with Certain Blood Glucose Monitoring Test Strips.The warning applies to only certain people, and only to certain BG strips, those which use a technology called GDH-PQQ (glucose dehydrogenase pyrroloquinoline quinone). Such strips... Read moreChevron

Nine Drugs

I recently received an e-mail alerting me to a webpage discussing "9 Common Drugs That Every Diabetic Should Avoid Mixing With Their Meds." It was such an intriguing title that I Googled the phrase, and found that several websites had exactly the same list!   I totally disagree with the author's premise that people with diabetes (PWD)... Read moreChevron

Types of Diabetes: are there more than two?

I recently received an e-mail inquiring about "type 3 diabetes." The writer stated "It's very confusing! People are now mistaking type 1.5 and type 3, even I had a hard time gleaning whether type 3 is type 1.5 and Alzheimer's linked, is it type 1 and type 2 with a twist? "   Yes, it's confusing. As Wikipedia points out, "Various... Read moreChevron

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