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Nicer than needles: Insulin pills are finally in clinical trials.
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Tag Archives: Diabetes
Medical Breakthroughs: Past and Present
Throughout its long history, the Saturday Evening Post magazine has featured breakthrough advances in medicine and science that revolutionize health care and transform people’s lives, helping them live longer, happier lives.
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Diabetes Exchange
In the diabetes exchange system, foods are grouped into starches, fruits, milk, meat, sweets, fats, and free foods. You can exchange or trade foods within a group if they are similar in nutrient content and the manner in which they affect your blood sugar. Here’s how.
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Night Sweats Return
For the past two months I’ve had profuse sweating every night and wake up soaked. I had the problem in 2002, but it vanished without treatment. Can you cast some light on this?
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Six Tricks for Kids with Diabetes
Tricks (and treats) can help parents make sure that kids have fun, stay safe, and enjoy their Halloween candy—even when diabetes is a part of their lives. To make the most of the upcoming festivities, here’s a checklist from experts at Fit4D, a personalized diabetes coaching service:
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Growing Up Mary
A tireless advocate for diabetes research, Mary Tyler Moore tells us how she could make it after all.
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9 Travel Tips: On the Road with Diabetes
People with diabetes need more than just an extra set of clothes and a toothbrush to enjoy a late summer family reunion or fall festival. Here’s how to have a great time—and manage your glucose levels.
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Nicole Johnson: Getting Real with Diabetes
Crowned Miss America in 1999 and now a busy wife, mother, and leading advocate for diabetes research and education, Nicole Johnson recently answered questions about living with diabetes and her hopes for the future.
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Saving Sight
An affordable diagnostic camera could help save the vision of millions of people with diabetes.
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Diabetes Prevention
Recent study links eggs to a higher risk of developing Type II diabetes.
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Zinc and Women
What’s the connection to diabetes?
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Workouts, Meals, and Tips for Living with Diabetes
What does exercise do for diabetes? Check out five effects of physical activity and new resources for managing diabetes.
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Diabetes: Foot Care
A new bathroom scale with illuminated mirrors may help people with diabetes rise to the challenge of managing the disease and avoiding its big time complications. Daily foot exams and meticulous foot care help detect and treat minor problems before they develop into major ones. The Insight Foot Care Scale allows for thorough and safe ... More
More About Lactulose
To A.M., Lactulose (a combination of sugars not readily absorbed by the body) draws water into the bowel where it softens the stool and stimulates the bowels to move. In general, an initial dose produces a bowel movement within 24 to 48 hours. Taken daily thereafter, a bowel movement will usually occur in about four ... More
What Men with Diabetes Need to Know
A new campaign addresses often-overlooked issues affecting men with diabetes. Dealing with the day-to-day aspects of diabetes—blood glucose, nutrition, and lifestyle management—is a formidable challenge for all people with the disease. However, American men living with diabetes also grapple with unique physical, emotional, and sexual health issues, according to recent survey findings from the American ... More
Diabetes and Foot Problems
Dear Dr. SerVaas, My feet hurt and feel swollen inside. They get worse when I lay down. I am a diabetic and on Glucotrol, Glucophage, and insulin. My sugar count still runs above the 120 limit. Is there anything I can do for my feet? Regina Niangua, Missouri It is very important for you to ... More
Healthy Life: Just a Bowl of Cherries?
Tart cherries may be just what your doctor and your fitness trainer ordered. University of Michigan researchers recently found rats fed a diet high in freeze-dried whole cherries reduced their body fat by almost 10 percent, most of it off their bellies where the most dangerous fat for heart disease in humans is found. The ... More
