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Can You Get Rid Of Diabetes

'Double diabetes' is growing more common

October 02, 2008
Patients who have Type 1 diabetes and are overweight are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes as well. This problem--called 'double diabetes'--is becoming more common. Doctors say it is difficult to treat both types of the disease at once, since drugs that treat Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes work differently. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Types of Diabetes: are there more than two?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...recently received an e-mail inquiring about "type 3 diabetes." The writer stated "It's very... Read more »

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Innovative Research and Type 1 Diabetes: “Of Mice and Men”
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...you my vision for a potential treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus. I proposed that a... Read more »

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Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol: How One Condition Impacts the Other
By Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

I was diagnosed with Diabetes Type II in 1999. Prior to that date my blood pressure readings... Read more »

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Type 1 and Athletes: Broncos QB Jay Cutler Diagnosed
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...that he had been diagnosed two weeks ago with type 1 diabetes, he created another "teachable... Read more »

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Thinking About Genes
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...because, according to the latest news buzz, people with diabetes are apt to have "cognitive... Read more »

Health Guide

What do I need to know about diabetes?"
Diabetes is called a disorder of metabolism. More simply put, diabetes keeps your body from properly utilizing the sugar obtained from food. Your body changes most of the food you eat into a form of... Read more »
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
What is gestational diabetes mellitus?Pregnancy has typically been viewed as a statement of health, as it should be. In the midst of morning sickness, heartburn, exhaustion, and the excitement of... Read more »
Pre-Diabetes Risks, Symptoms & Prevention
Pre-diabetes is a health condition that carries no symptoms. Commonly referred to as "impaired glucose tolerance," approximately 54 million people in the United States twenty years and... Read more »
Stanford University Seeks Help in Patient Study
Self-Management@Stanford Healthier Living with Diabetes is a workshop and study given on the Internet. Researchers at Stanford University are currently recruiting participants with type 2 diabetes... Read more »
Diabetes Diet: Introduction
The two major forms of diabetes are type 1, previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset diabetes, and type 2, previously called non-insulin-dependent... Read more »

Medications

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...high blood sugar. It is used in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »

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...(ex-EN-a-tide) Uses Exenatide is used along with other oral diabetes medications (e.g.,... Read more »

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...to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »

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...control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes). It... Read more »

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...control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »

Related News

Predicting Type 1 Diabetes Better
March 18, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have uncovered a fourth antibody that can better predict who is at risk for type 1 diabetes. Type-1 diabetes is an... Read summary »

Genes and Diabetes Increase Heart Problems
December 03, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Type 2 diabetes is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It increases a person's risk of having a major cardiac event... Read summary »

Type 2 Diabetes Often Follows Gestational Diabetes
August 12, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women who experience diabetes while they're pregnant are significantly more likely to develop type 2 diabetes following the... Read summary »

Aspirin and Diabetic Cardio Risk
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Low-dose aspirin has been recommended as a primary prevention strategy for patients with an increased cardiovascular risk, but... Read summary »

Some Diabetics at Higher Risk for Heart Disease
December 15, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The combination of genetics and glycemic control may make some diabetics more likely to have heart disease. A new report from... Read summary »