Wednesday, February 15, 2012

All People Who Are Interested In "type 2 diabetes"

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Taking Drugs

One thing I hear a lot from people who have just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is, "I don't want to take drugs."   I can understand this point of view, because I felt the same way when I was diagnosed. I'd been unusually healthy until then, and the only drugs I took were occasional antihistamines in hay fever season and the occasional... Read moreChevron
posted 02/14/2012, comments (0)|
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Physician who is living with diabetes.
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Planning a Pregnancy with Diabetes (continued)

A recent newspaper story from the UK reported that a British study has concluded that the risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes. The authors of the study found that "the rate of non-chromosomal major congenital anomaly in women with diabetes was 71.6 per 1,000 pregnancies..., a relative risk of 3.8... Read moreChevron
posted 02/13/2012, comments (0)|
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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog
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Natto is a Low-Carb Food

When I decided in 2007 that it was healthy and safe to eat nothing but low-carb meals, I wasn’t sure if I could do it for a long time. I wondered if my diet would have enough variety to remain interesting.After all, I had stopped eating more than half the products that all our supermarkets sell. No more bread, bagels, croissants, pasta,... Read moreChevron
posted 02/09/2012, comments (3)|
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Director, Child/Adolescent Diabetes Program at Children's Nat'l
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Metformin Therapy: Versatility in Action

Metformin (generic) or Glucophage (brand) has become a very popular therapeutic agent in multiple medical conditions. According to David McCulloch (UpToDate 19.3- January, 2012) two classes of oral hypoglycemic medications directly improve insulin action: biguanides (metformin) and thiazolodinediones. Metformin is widely considered to be the first... Read moreChevron
posted 02/09/2012, comments (0)|
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Greek Weblog about Diabetes

Take a look! A nonprofit greek medical blog about diabetes mellitus and its complications like the diabetic foot @ http://blog.diabeteswatch.gr/   Thanks
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