Diabetes in the News

Jo - May 12th, 2008

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, [...]

Diabetes in the News

Jo - May 5th, 2008

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 [...]

Diabetes in the News

Jo - Apr 28th, 2008

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 [...]

Diabetes in the News

Jo - Apr 21st, 2008

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 [...]

Diabetes in the News

Jo - Apr 14th, 2008

(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 [...]

Diabetes in the News

Jo - Mar 3rd, 2008

Mark the day - March 25th. Get tested for diabetes.
Diabetes is a devastating disease that affects nearly 21 million Americans. Of them, over 6 million American are unaware they have diabetes. An additional 54 million Americans have pre-diabetes, which puts them at greatest risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Among the primary risk factors for [...]