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I is for Insulin
The big question with insulin in the news now is how come we have generic sulfonylureas and metformin, but no generic insulin? After all, insulin has been on the market since 1922, while the first sulf came out years later, in 1957. Glucophage, the first brand of metformin approved in the U.S., came out more recently yet, in 1995.
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Expert & Community Posts
Diabetes, Advocacy, and You
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...is one of the most popular celebrities with type 1 diabetes. Unfortunately, I have yet to attend... Read more »
Diabetes Organizations
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health ExpertAs people interested in diabetes soon discover, there are a lot of organizations out there to help.... Read more »
Sienna's Medical History
By Kelsey Bonilla , Health ExpertFor the past fifteen years, my diabetes has been an anomaly in our family medical history. No one... Read more »
Diabetes Guilt
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...question is, “What are you doing to control your diabetes?” That’s what a leader of some... Read more »
Why We Walk
By Kim Benjet , Health Expert...Sunday I attended an awards ceremony for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation‘s (JDRF)... Read more »
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Diabetes Diagnosis Advice -- dealing with a diabetes diagnosis
Sorry to hear that you have joined us! Type 2 diabetes is a lot to live with, but it is really manageable! And if you are depressed, I can understand. Being depressed is pretty common with us,... Read more »Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...Hg) A fasting blood sugar level between 100 and 125 mg/dL Metabolic syndrome, like type 2 diabetes mellitus which it leads to, is a risk factor for arteriosclerosis. Managing diet and... Read more »Capps, Rogers Introduce Legislation To Help Americans Suffering From Pain
...severe it can be life threatening,” Rogers said. “Pain is linked to such diseases as cancer, diabetes, arthritis, HIV-AIDS, and hundreds of other illnesses. Back pain alone affects more than... Read more »The Risk of Neuropathy for Diabetics
...neuropathy. Symptoms, which may take days, weeks, or months to develop, depend on the type or types of nerves affected and on whether neuropathy affects a single nerve or group of nerves... Read more »Beyond 'I'm a Diabetic', Little Common Ground
Has the battle to cure diabetes landed Type I patients and Type II on opposite sides? That’s the question behind a recent New York Times article Beyond 'I'm a Diabetic', Little Common Ground .... Read more »Images
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