After the doctor said that I got diabetes six month ago, he prescribed metformin for twice a day. Last night I realized that my toes are changing in shape. Why? What is actually happening? Is it normal because I am older now 55 years old, or because of this disease? thanks
Diabetes UK is funding new research to determine if fermentable carbohydrates found in foods like asparagus, garlic, chicory and Jerusalem artichokes could be used to help weight loss and prevent Type 2 diabetes. The charity is funding dietitian Nicola Guess at Imperial College, London, to...
All people with type 1 diabetes, and some with type 2, need to inject or pump insulin into their bodies to survive. Figuring out how much insulin is necessary requires frequent monitoring and can be difficult, even risky. According to Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American...
New research claiming that fast food restaurants should give out statins to combat the effects of fatty food could encourage people to lead unhealthier lives and increase the risk of people developing Type 2 diabetes. Research published in the American Journal of Cardiology states that a statin...
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Spectroscopy Laboratory are working on a non-invasive way for people with diabetes to measure their glucose levels using light. The experimental device has a cable with a tiny bulb on the end which is held next to the skin on the arm...
Diabetes UK is dismayed that 'The Hospital' programme broadcast yesterday on Channel 4 misrepresented people with diabetes and missed the opportunity to educate the viewing public about the many facets of living with the condition. The charity is concerned that the programme failed to explain...
U.S. hospitals spent $83 billion in 2008 caring for people with diabetes, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In that year, nearly one of every five hospitalizations involved a person with diabetes. This amount is 23 percent of what...
Jennifer Dyer, MD, MPH, an endocrinologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital, has developed and completed a pilot study that uses weekly, customized text messages to remind adolescent diabetes patients about their personal treatment activities. At the conclusion of the study, Dr. Dyer found an...
Is the future of the science blogging blogosphere gong to look like the Early Triassic (which followed a mass extinction event)? Bora seems to think so: Science Blogging Networks: What, Why and How
Reversal of hyperglycemia in diabetic mouse models using induced-pluripotent stem (iPS)-derived...
A report by Diabetes UK and NHS Diabetes encourages all involved in diabetes care to implement the changes needed to provide appropriate emotional and psychological support and care as an integrated part of diabetes services. The 'Emotional and Psychological Support and Care in Diabetes'...
I need recipes that...
- is low in salt
- is sugar free
- has no tomatoes
- (and if possible) has little or no cheese
My dad has arthritis and can barely eat because of what he has to avoid eating.
Please give me recipes that taste good but can follow this list.
Patients aged at least 65 years who have diabetes type 2 and take Avandia (Rosiglitazone) have a higher risk of developing stroke, heart failure, and even dying compared to similar patients who take Actos (Pioglitazone), according to a new study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical...
Tethys Bioscience, Inc., a privately held company, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the Company US Patent 7,723,050. The patent is directed to the company's groundbreaking PreDx™ Diabetes Risk Score (DRS) test and relates to proprietary methods for...
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) announced that the Company will present data for its FDA-approved diabetes drugs, BYETTA® (exenatide) injection and SYMLIN® (pramlintide acetate) injection, and its investigational diabetes drug candidate BYDUREON™ (exenatide extended-release for...
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) announced that the Company will present data for its FDA-approved diabetes drugs, BYETTA® (exenatide) injection and SYMLIN® (pramlintide acetate) injection, and its investigational diabetes drug candidate BYDUREON™ (exenatide extended-release for...
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) announced that the Company will present data for its FDA-approved diabetes drugs, BYETTA® (exenatide) injection and SYMLIN® (pramlintide acetate) injection, and its investigational diabetes drug candidate BYDUREON™ (exenatide extended-release for...
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) announced that the Company will present data for its FDA-approved diabetes drugs, BYETTA® (exenatide) injection and SYMLIN® (pramlintide acetate) injection, and its investigational diabetes drug candidate BYDUREON™ (exenatide extended-release for...
A team of researchers from several collaborating Baylor University research centers and from Japan's Okayama Graduate School of Medicine have found a way to more consistently isolate pancreatic islet cells from brain dead donors using ductal injection (DI), a process that immediately cools donor...
i'm a 23 year old female who has a Family history of diabetics, my aunt mary passed away in 1997, from diabetes i was 11 years old at the time. i'm not fat but im chubby i eat unhealthy foods Drink alot of soda at least three bottles of coke a cola a day. i dont have a Regular doctor but have...