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David Mendosa

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Medical journalist living with diabetes

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posted 05/11/2008, comments (0)

The Carbohydrate Brain Fuel Myth

We distort knowledge faster than things. Some things are so easy to assemble that "even a child can do it" in outer space. But even children know that information disassembles all too readily.Children learn by playing the game of telephone that information gets garbled as it gets passed along. Too bad that medical writers don't know that basic... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Bill Quick

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posted 05/08/2008, comments (2)

Not worth a pile of beans

The American Academy of Pediatrics' journal, Pediatrics, recently published a review of adverse events reported in teens (ages 12-21 years) using insulin pumps (Adolescent Use of Insulin and Patient-Controlled Analgesia Pump Technology: A 10-Year Food and Drug Administration Retrospective Study of Adverse Events). The media picked it up, and... Read more Chevron

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Gretchen Becker

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posted 05/07/2008, comments (0)

Could Metformin Actually Protect the Kidneys?

The drug metformin is not recommended for people with kidney disease. For this reason, some people think that metformin causes kidney disease. But new evidence suggests that metformin might actually protect the kidneys. For many people with type 2 diabetes, metformin is a very effective drug. In everyone, the liver is a sort of... Read more Chevron

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Amy Tenderich

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posted 05/06/2008, comment (1)

More Diabetic Moms-to-Be Than Ever

Republished with approval from DiabetesMine.com. Now here's a study near and dear to my heart: just this morning, Kaiser Permanente released results of the largest study ever to examine trends in diabetes and pregnancy. They looked at both pre-pregnancy Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, as well as gestational diabetes (GDM) in... Read more Chevron

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Craig Stoltz

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posted 05/05/2008, comments (0)

Type 1 and Athletes: Broncos QB Jay Cutler Diagnosed

When Denver Broncos Quarterback Jay Cutler announced that he had been diagnosed two weeks ago with type 1 diabetes, he created another "teachable moment" for the public who don't understand diabetes very well. Three things to know about athletes and type 1 diabetes 1. Not all people with type 1 diabetes are diagnosed as kids.... Read more Chevron

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