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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Dangers Of Diabetes

Q&A: Cortisone, other meds may spike blood sugar

October 03, 2008
A reader wants to know how corticosteroid shots (or cortisone shots) and other medications affect blood sugar. According to Dr. Mary Pickett, corticosteroid shots, pills, and many other medications can raise or lower blood sugar in a way that may be dangerous for diabetics. Pickett includes a list of meds that may adversely affect blood sugar, including drugs for depression, bipolar disorder, and some antibiotics. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Type 1 progress
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

I tend to write mostly about type 2 diabetes, because that's what I know best. But lately, there... Read more »

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Diagnosing Diabetes
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

Upon perusal of the diabetes sections of the MyDiabetesCentral.com, it appears that many people... Read more »

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Diabetes, Pregnancy and Halle Berry
By Kelsey Bonilla , Health Expert

...recent news of Halle Berry's pregnancy, the issue of diabetes and pregnancy hit the mainstream.... Read more »

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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 »

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 »
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy. Diabetes is when your blood glucose level is too high. According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, between three... 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 »

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

Diabetes Before Pregnancy Doubles in Women, Teens
May 09, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More women and teens are developing diabetes before they become pregnant. A new study from Kaiser Permanente looked at 175,249... Read summary »

Arsenic Linked to Diabetes?
August 27, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be more health dangers linked to arsenic. A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds... Read summary »

Predicting Type 1 Diabetes Better
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(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
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(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 »