No wonder that I'm so healthy and happy lately! I just got back the results of my omega-3 test, and they were quite satisfactory. In December I wrote in "Testing Omega 3" about the HS-Omega-3 Index that uses a standardized methodology to measure the percentage of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) plus docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in our red blood cells.... Read more
Fatty liver disease is one of the most common complications of diabetes. About 50 to 70 percent of those of us who have diabetes may have this potentially dangerous complication. But now we may have a way to treat it and stopping it from progressing to liver failure.The first time I wrote about fatty liver was in 2005 when I... Read more
Bayer Diabetes Care's A1CNow+ monitor for us to test our A1C level at home carries the highest certificate of accuracy. As I wrote here in June, the NGSP (formerly the National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program) certified this device as having documented traceability to the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial reference method, which... Read more
For people with diabetes the so-called "vital signs" that health care people talk about have to include our blood glucose level. So I couldn't think of a better name for a blood glucose meter than "Vital." Arkray in Edina, Minnesota, seems to agree. At least that's what the call their new meter. You may not be familiar with Arkray, but it is the... Read more
A few days ago an Accu-Chek Aviva blood glucose meter arrived in my mail. The meter itself was nothing new. Three years ago when Roche Diabetes Care introduced the Aviva I wrote a glowing review of it, appropriately titled "Viva Aviva!" What is new is the smallest item in all those papers that accompany a new meter nowadays. It's a wallet-sized... Read more
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