Diabetes Expert David Mendosa shares Diabetes management news and commentary at MyDiabetesCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17 en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/ http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/32656/viva-aviva Wed Jul 02 12:40:00 -0400 2008 David Mendosa Messages from two correspondents this week got me looking at and thinking about the Accu-Chek Aviva meter again. When it hit the market three years ago, I wrote a positive review of it for Diabetes Health magazine. But with the multitude of new meters to check out since then, I haven't been using my Aviva lately. That was a good thing. "The Aviva meter will not let you use expired strips," Kevin wrote me a few days ago. "It is also smart... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/32656/viva-aviva http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/32397/low-carb-weak Sun Jun 29 21:10:00 -0400 2008 David Mendosa This is the low-carb year, not week. At the start of this year the American Diabetes Association finally gave its limited endorsement to a low-carb lifestyle. It's good for weight loss for up to a year, they maintain.Going low-carb for a week just won't cut it. But you might feel weak when you start.When I started very low-carbing last year, I didn't ever feel weak. But I had been on a rather low-carb diet for a couple of years, ever since... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/32397/low-carb-weak http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/32119/reversing-diabetes Thu Jun 26 21:09:00 -0400 2008 David Mendosa Lots of people write books about diabetes (myself included). Few have made diabetes movies. But only Gabriel Cousens, M.D., did both this year. First came his book, There is a Cure for Diabetes (North Atlantic Books, ISBM 978-1-55643-691-8). Then on June 5 the Newport International Film Festival previewed his documentary, "Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days." Scott Mader, one of the film's executive producer, subsequently sent me a... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/32119/reversing-diabetes http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/31673/beautiful-meter Sun Jun 22 20:07:00 -0400 2008 David Mendosa Today I review the most beautiful blood glucose meter ever made. Not only does it look beautiful but it also works beautifully.It's the Bionime Rightest GM100. The Bionime Corp. in Taiwan makes it. Its appearance reminds me of Apple products, especially some of their iPods and remotes. When I Took This Picture, My BG was Too Low After a Strenuous Hike for Me to Remember to Set the Date This meter is as beautiful in its own way -- and perhaps... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/31673/beautiful-meter http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/31205/pycnogenol-diabetes Thu Jun 19 19:00:00 -0400 2008 David Mendosa Just as I was about to stop taking Pycnogenol, along comes a high quality study that convinced me to keep on using this supplement.I have my suspicions about all supplements and have announced them here. My most recent previous article here shows that short list of those remaining in my favor.But the journal Nutrition Research last month published a high-quality study that is keeping me on board. While I obtained the entire research report, only... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/31205/pycnogenol-diabetes http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/30966/supplements Sun Jun 15 20:25:44 -0400 2008 David Mendosa One of the questions that readers ask me the most is what supplements I take. While I respond to individual email requests answering their questions, until now I have resisted writing generally on this topic.I do study supplements, but am no expert. Eventually, however, I've realized that no one is. Certainly not our doctors, most of whom don't know or care the first thing about supplements.Most doctors will tell you that supplements are... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/30966/supplements http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/30650/obesity-tips Thu Jun 12 00:06:00 -0400 2008 David Mendosa Santa Cruz, California -- Shortly before I came back to California to cover the American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions in San Francisco from June 6 to 10, I had the opportunity to listen to talks by the endocrinologists in my town, Boulder, Colorado. Like the emphasis on obesity at this year's ADA, one of those doctors has the same focus.That doctor was in fact my wife's endo before my wife died last year. That doctor is still... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/30650/obesity-tips http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/30479/ada-day-5 Tue Jun 10 13:17:00 -0400 2008 David Mendosa San Francisco -- For the past five days people with diabetes have taken over downtown San Francisco. More than 20,000 diabetes professionals have been here for the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association. Those of us wearing ADA name badges not only filled the exhibition halls but also San Francisco's already crowded sidewalks.The city was a gracious hostess, providing the best possible accommodations and weather. We met in in... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/30479/ada-day-5 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/30396/ada-day-4 Mon Jun 09 18:08:00 -0400 2008 David Mendosa San Francisco -- Some numbers that the American Diabetes Association told me today can give you a sense of the scale of its meeting here at San Francisco's Moscone Center. Its 68th Scientific Sessions started Friday and ends tomorrow. The ADA's press office says that so far they have counted 15,630 attendees. Most of these are medical professionals. But when they include exhibitors at the many booths, they've counted 20,912 people here so... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/30396/ada-day-4 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/30306/ada-day-3 Sun Jun 08 23:14:00 -0400 2008 David Mendosa Read updates from Day 1 and Day 2 of the Scientific Sessions.   San Francisco -- The best thing about going to the annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association is to visit with old friends and to listen to the top doctors and professors in the field. The next best is to see and use the new technology exhibited by the companies making products for people with diabetes to use.This year more exhibitors than ever are... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/30306/ada-day-3