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Friday, October, 23, 2009

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'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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Straight from the Womb: Are we dooming our children?
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert

...risk of obesity in childhood was just published in Diabetes Care by the American Diabetes... Read more »

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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 »

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Diabetes Incidence On The Rise
By GingerVieira , Health Expert

"Estimates of the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) show an increase in incidence... Read more »

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Hydroxychloroquine May Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...hydroxychloroquine and a decreased risk of developing type-2 diabetes. Hydroxychloroquine has... Read more »

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I is for Insulin
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...yet, in 1995.The current (June-July 2007) issue of Diabetes Health covers the question in Linda... Read more »

Health Guide

Meet David Mendosa
...of Hispanic Business magazine for about four years. However, when David was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in February 1994, he began to write entirely about that condition. His articles and... Read more »
Meet Amy Tenderich
Learn a little, laugh a little with Amy Tenderich of Diabetes Mine. Amy Tenderich is a freelance journalist based in San Francisco, CA. She holds a BA in Journalism from Cal State Long Beach and an... Read more »
Questions about Diabetes and Nutrition
I have a family history of Type 2 Diabetes, if I reduce my sugar intake will I reduce my chances of getting the disease? If you have not been diagnosed with Diabetes than your body is making... 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 »
Type 2 Diabetes
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 noninsulin-dependent... Read more »

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Insulin pump photo. Information on how an insulin pump works for people with 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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...to control high blood sugar in people 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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...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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