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Diabetes in the News

Jo -

del.icio.us diabetes in the news links …
(No, I’m not getting lazy, but del.icio.us makes it much easier for me to gather news articles and blog posts to note for your reading.)

Diabetes Mine: More Damaging Headlines: the FDA Disses Insulin Pumps
Another diabetes media blitz you won’t believe. Check out “FDA study: Insulin pumps linked to injuries, [...]

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Diabetes in the News

Jo -

I actually have “get gym membership” on my To-Do list!  Now I just have to DO it. 
My del.icio.us links to diabetes related news articles of interest. 

Diabetics taking TZDs at risk for fractures | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/29/2008 Researchers of Boston University and Switzerland examined 1,020 patients who had fractures matched with 3,728 people [...]

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Diabetes in the News

Jo -

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 [...]

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Diabetes in the News

Jo -

Good news on my front — I got my A1C down from 7.0 to 6.3 in four months.  You know, I really do wonder about these tests.  Sure the A1C is suppose to show a 3 month average of sugar levels, but which three months?  Okay, okay the last three months.  So, I have my [...]

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Diabetes in the News

Jo -

(Brought from my Week END Wrap post on April 12, 2008) Had a blonde moment this week, actually for two days, in my diabetic world.  Wednesday and Thursday I pushed my sugar limits too far.  I got mucho sleepy on Wednesday afternoon, but fought through it and didn’t test when I got home.  Thursday, about [...]

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Diabetes in the News

Jo -

I took Tae Kwon Do to a blue belt many years ago. I had to stop due to physical limitations (Thyroid went bonkers) and we moved. I did try Tai Chi once - but after the fast pace of TKD, I just couldn’t get it. Maybe its time to try again.
Tai Chi Improves Diabetes Control
According [...]

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Diabetes in the News

Jo -

The article below just confirms what I did in October 2005 was the right thing.
THURSDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) — Researchers report that a once-daily shot of insulin appears to control blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes just as well as injecting insulin three times a day.
The once-a-day formulation, known as insulin [...]

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Diabetes in the News

Jo -

Belly Fat …
…we’ve all experienced it or seen it.
It’s deadly.
From this article Belly Fat Booms When Activity Stops via MedicineNet.com:
Belly fat doesn’t waste any time in gathering, given the chance. And a few weeks of inactivity may be all the chance it takes.
So say researchers including Rasmus Olsen, MD, of Denmark’s [...]

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Diabetes in the News

Jo -

The news that was heard around the world in the entertainment industry was the devistating report that beloved actor Patrick Swayze has been battling pancreatic cancer. 
Can cancer be prevented?  I do not believe so.  We all know people who have gotten lung cancer and never smoked a day in their lives.   But there is thought [...]

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Diabetes in the News

Jo -

Teenagers who regularly eat breakfast tend to weigh less, exercise more and eat a more healthful diet than their breakfast-skipping peers, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Magically Delicious: Breakfast Keeps Teens Lean
The study involved 2,216 adolescents in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota whose eating patterns, weight and other lifestyle issues were tracked for five years. [...]

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