I don’t mind so much people linking to any post I have on this site - BUT only if they give proper due to me, the author (or Tre when she posts). Recently I have been dealing with folks stealing the Diabetes in the News posts via RSS and attributing them to someone else, even if they do link here in the end, they are basically stealing my work. So if you are reading this outside of an RSS reader, American Conservative Daily or RightyBlogs.com - Alabama, then someone has probably taken the liberty of being too lazy to write their own posts and have stolen from someone else.
My doctor put me on high blood pressure medicine, Lisinopril. I have not felt right since. My sugar levels have been bouncing around, I’ve caught a cold in my chest, leg cramps, dizziness, heart burn that I normally never have and major fatigue. I found out that this medication (thanks Julie) has numerous side effects and can cause Fatal Angioedema. I have cut the dose in half and that seems to have helped the majority of the symptoms, but I am going to ask to be taken off this medication ASAP!
From my del.icio.us booksmarks:
- Getting Health Insurance :: Diabetes Self-Management
Next to our obsession with drugs, our insurance system is the number one way American medicine hurts people. And which people get hurt the most? According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and other experts, it’s usually people with diabetes.
- Large waist may raise death risk for women
Women with large bellies may die earlier of heart disease and cancer than other women, regardless of their weight, a large U.S. study suggests.
- Diabetes News - American Diabetes Association
A biopsy of the bone can help doctors determine what antibiotic is the best to use in treating diabetic patients with serious foot infections, according to findings published in the journal Diabetes Care. This approach may help patients avoid surgery.
- GlaxoSmithKline suffers from poor sales of diabetes drug Avandia - Telegraph
The UK’s biggest drug company, GlaxoSmithKline, saw profit before tax fall 12.5pc to £1.9bn for the first quarter of the year as it continued to struggle against reduced sales of its diabetes drug Avandia.
- MedlinePlus: ‘Low glycemic’ diet helpful in diabetic youth
In children and adolescents with type 1, or insulin-dependent, diabetes, consumption of a low glycemic index diet may improve blood sugar control, according to results of a National Institutes of Health-sponsored study.
- HealthScout-Fat Raises Risk of Kidney Disease
Fat cells may have something to do with why people get kidney disease.
- “Life For A Child” Diabetes Documentary
The documentary film Life for a Child, produced by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Eli Lilly and Company to raise awareness of the devastating impact of diabetes in the developing world, has been selected to compete for the honor of Best S
Have a great day!
Tags: Diabetes in the News, Type 1, Type 2
