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Quick Quiz: Do You Know Your Diabetes Complications and Their Symptoms?

The American Diabetes Association warns that diabetes increases your risk for many serious health problems, from nerve damage to organ failure. Managing the disease means... Continue Reading
0 comments | Date Posted 08/06/2010 09:33 am | by mhodzic

ACCORD Eye Study Finds Two Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease Progression

Closely monitoring and controlling your blood sugar, or combining fibrate and statin medications to control lipids may slow the diabetic eye disease called diabetic... Continue Reading
0 comments | Date Posted 08/06/2010 08:55 am | by kglatzer

What the Experts Say about Alternate Site Testing

In an effort to reduce the pain that frequents finger-pricking gives diabetics, researchers have introduced Alternate Site Testing (AST) meters to the spectrum of tools for... Continue Reading
0 comments | Date Posted 08/06/2010 08:54 am | by LeighAnne

Blood Glucose Meters: 5 Trends to Watch

Although consistent blood sugar monitoring is necessary for people with diabetes, it is not always enjoyable. In the past couple of years, new blood glucose meter technology... Continue Reading
0 comments | Date Posted 08/06/2010 08:50 am | by malkandari

Choosing a Blood Glucose Meter That’s Right for You

For proper diabetes management, it is essential that diabetics perform effective, accurate blood glucose monitoring. There are many types of monitors to choose from talking... Continue Reading
0 comments | Date Posted 08/04/2010 09:47 am | by ann

6 Sweet Snacks Without Sugar Alcohols

In your quest to satisfy your sweet tooth with diabetic-friendly snacks, you’ve probably encountered a lot of sugar alcohols like erythritol, isomalt, maltitol, mannitol,... Continue Reading
1 comments | Date Posted 07/23/2010 12:46 am | by Jessica H

What Diabetics Taking Avandia Need to Know

If you’re taking Avandia, you may have noticed that the popular diabetes drug has been making headlines lately. Here’s what you need to know: After much debate over... Continue Reading
0 comments | Date Posted 07/23/2010 12:42 am | by ale39211

3 New Diabetic Cookbooks to Try

Does it feel like you’re eating the same old stuff over and over? Spice up your diabetic diet with recipes from three new diabetic cookbooks.. Continue Reading
0 comments | Date Posted 07/22/2010 2:34 pm | by KerwinSmith

Emailing Doctors May Result in Better Health Outcomes for Diabetes Patients

Take this now and email me in the morning. A recent study of more than 35,000 people with diabetes, hypertension or both indicates that being able to contact your physician... Continue Reading
0 comments | Date Posted 07/20/2010 1:56 pm | by TR

What Diabetes Patients Need to Know About Glaucoma

As baby boomers grow older, African-American and Hispanic populations expand and the obesity epidemic spreads, glaucoma cases are expected to rise in number. Age and race are... Continue Reading
0 comments | Date Posted 07/20/2010 1:43 pm | by WPowell