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Yeah, yeah, yeah. I saw it, too. The American Journal of Public Health is reporting that U.S. residents are 42 percent more likely to have diabetes than those smug Canadians. It’s like that study showing the English are healthier than us, too. Countries with socialized medicine have healthier citizens than us? […]
Researchers from the University of Colorado in Denver report that children with type 1 diabetes who require multiple daily injections can safely mix rapid-acting and long-acting insulin analogs in the same syringe, according to findings published in the Journal of Pediatrics.
Dr. Rosanna Fiallo-Schare says that the ability to inject rapid-acting insulin analogues like Apidra and […]
A diagnosis of diabetes or coronary artery disease increases a patient’s chances of getting colorectal cancer to those of a person with a familial history, according to studies reported at Digestive Disease Week sessions in Los Angeles.
One study examined the colorectal cancer risk in women with type 2 diabetes, while another analyzed the risk in […]
Here are some things I’ve learned from my three months as a diabetic.
1) Aspartame makes my blood sugar go all funky.
2) Splenda makes me feel (in the best possible way) like I’m cheating on my diet, and does not appear to make my blood sugar freak out or my liver turn to stone […]
Bristol-Myers Squibb announced that it has ceased development of Pargluva (also known as muraglitazar), a diabetes drug that had shown a great deal of promise in lowering blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics who don’t respond to metformin (Glucophage).
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic found that use of Pargluva could double the risk of death, […]
We write so often about athletes and stars who are winning their fight with diabetes and other illnesses, but sometimes the stories don’t necessarily have happy ending. And so it is with former motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel.
The former stunt legend and icon of the 1970s is now 67 and suffers from more than just […]
Sorry about the disappearing act. Here’s what’s happening.
Quite simply, I had a blood sugar spike this week that defied explanation and scared us all.
As a result, my dosage of Glucophage was doubled.
And THAT, my friends, has left me feeling like a big turd for the past few days. I suffered cramps (shut up, […]
A Massachusetts company has been honored with the 2006 New England Innovation Award for its work in developing a state-of-the-art insulin delivery system.
The Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE) chose the Insulet Corporation from among 172 nominees for its development and manufacture of the OmniPod Insulin Management System, a device that combines compact, lightweight […]
University of California pitcher Brandon Morrow is a baseball player with a future.
The junior was a Cape Cod League All-Star last summer for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, during which time he struck out 24 batters in 14.7 innings with a 1.84 ERA and three saves. He was named a third-team preseason All-American and the […]
Last night, on a 55-43 cloture vote, the United States Senate failed to keep viable a bill, opposed by the American Diabetes Association, that would have resulted in “the loss os critical health care coverage guarantees for over 85 million Americans, including millions of Americans with diabetes,” according to a state on the ADA website.
“The […]
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