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David Mendosa

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posted 07/06/2008, comments (3)

Looking AHEAD to Weight Loss

One of the biggest and most important diabetes trials is well underway. But so far it hasn't received much attention. That will change. The Look AHEAD trial began in 2001 and is scheduled to conclude in 2012. In it they randomly assigned 5,145 overweight people with type 2 diabetes to either a lifestyle intervention or to enhanced diabetes... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Bill Quick

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posted 07/05/2008, comments (5)

Dietary advice for people with diabetes

Everyone involved in the management of people with diabetes would probably agree with the ADA's Position Statement that "Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is important in preventing diabetes, managing existing diabetes, and preventing, or at least slowing, the rate of development of diabetes complications. It is, therefore, important at all levels... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/05/2008, comments (2)

diabetes and dementia

Hello, My mom has been insulin dependent for years, but now has dementia. I am trying to find a good way for her to remember to take her insulin. I have a medication system that takes care of her other pills and won't allow her to take them more than once, but I haven't found anything to deal with the insulin issue. Any ideas?

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Meg, the Noob

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posted 07/04/2008, comments (0)

Too much on my plate

I never really paid attention to portion sizes until I was diagnosed with diabetes. I now know them all, and have a handy printout in case I forget or need to look up an unfamiliar carb or protein. It's Deadline Day today, and my stress levels are soaring (and my BG is plummetting - I haven't had a hypo yet, but I'm on the edge of... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/03/2008, comments (0)

FDA Panel Calls for Stricter Standards for Diabetes Drugs

An FDA panel voted 14-2 in favor of requiring experimental diabetes drugs to show that they don't increase heart or cardiovascular risks. This is bad news for diabetes drugs in the pipeline to be submitted for approval like AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb's drug saxagliptin. Read the story from the Wall Street Journal... Read more Chevron

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