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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Managing Diabetes

RA med Kineret may also treat Type 2 diabetes

October 02, 2008
A medication used to treat juvenile rheumatoid arthritis may also help manage Type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers found that treatment with Kineret helped Type 2 diabetes patients manage their glucose and insulin levels better than those given a placebo. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Teacher’s Guide to Management of Diabetes at School
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

As school begins shortly, school forms for diabetes management are piling up in the nurse's office.... Read more »

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Managing Diabetes and the Flu
By Ann Bartlett , Health Expert

...recover.   I've written about taking quick action for diabetes care by heading to an ER and... Read more »

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Managing Diabetes the Morning of a Race
By Anna , Health Expert

...have learned that all athletes, even those without diabetes, need to be aware of their meal... Read more »

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Get Away this Summer to Diabetes Camp!
By Svati , Health Expert

...sleepaway camps are awesome! Some people I know who have diabetes have not been able to go away... 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 »

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 »
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
...Prevention Maintaining an ideal body weight and an active lifestyle may prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. Currently there is no way to prevent type 1 diabetes. References ... Read more »
Diabetic nephropathy
... Prevention Blood glucose levels should be controlled as closely as possible in people with diabetes. Controlling blood pressure, cholesterol, and weight is just as important. Read more »
Diabetes
Diabetes is a life-long disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Diabetes can be caused by too little insulin (a hormone... 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 »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A little intervention may go a long way in helping youth with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes management includes blood sugar... Read summary »

Drugs, Surgery Produce Similar Death Rates in Diabetics With Heart Disease
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For patients with both Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, choosing drug therapy or surgery produces similar death rates,... Read summary »

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