November 7th, 2007
America’s tweens more than doubled their use of type-2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase. The likely cause: Obesity, which is closely associated with Type 2 diabetes.
This is so darn scary! Oh, we have to do something now about this epidemic […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments
November 7th, 2007
Here is how it went down…
Ms. Ignorant- Oh, you’re diabetic. My Dad died of diabetes. (y’all know how I feel about that statement)
Me- Oh, that’s a shame. I am sorry. He must have had complications. I have type 2 diabetes, I just eat right and exercise and have been fairly lucky so far.
Ms. Ignorant- Oh, […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment
November 6th, 2007
Yet another reason to get the sleep you need at night. I should so not be preaching this since I am not good at the whole sleep thing, but my kids sure are. I have a 3, 5 and 7 year old and they all have a bedtime of 7:30-8:00 PM and get up around […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments
November 5th, 2007
We are getting closer to cracking the code on gestational diabetes and thus providing more treatment options for all diabetics. Researchers out of Stanford University School of Medicine have been closely examining the protein called menin in the pancreas. It is already known to help prevent cancer in the pancreas as well as other organs […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments
November 2nd, 2007
Ok, so I was correct a few weeks back when I wrote about Halle Berry being a type 2 diabetic. And it seems that even though she has been a type 2 diabetic for quite some time, it doesn’t mean she is a very swift diabetic… It seems that Ms. Berry has ticked off many […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment
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