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The Right Diet For Type 2 Diabetes

The Right Diet For Type 2 Diabetes
The best diet for people with type 2 diabetes stresses healthful eating and is one that the whole family can follow. Learn how diet can help you manage diabetes.
By Dennis Thompson, Jr.
Medically reviewed by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MPHPrintE-mailPeople newly diagnosed with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes must make lifestyle changes. The one that draws the loudest groans from most people? The... read more

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Illustrated Guide to Type 1 Diabetes

This article is exactly what the title says it is. The illustrations and short clips are excellent. They are easy to read and understand and provide the viewer with good educational advice.

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Should You Join a Research Study? 9 Tips for Volunteers in Clinical Trials

Medical research advances by leaps when enough people volunteer for clinical trials, experts say. And many potential therapies lag because patients are unfamiliar with how these clinical trials work. In this article from U.S. News and World Report, researchers discuss which patients are most likely to benefit from the free medications and supervised care of a clinical trial, and they talk about which patients should not consider becoming a volunteer. They also detail information on... read more

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Tylenol May Weaken Effectiveness of Kids' Vaccines

Giving analgesic to prevent fever at shot time could be counterproductive, researchers say

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What Causes Type 1 Diabetes?

What Causes Type 1 Diabetes?
In this type of diabetes, the body's own immune system is a primary culprit. But what researchers don't yet know is what sets off the immune system to begin with.
By Dennis Thompson Jr.
Medically reviewed by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MPH Print Email Doctors know how type 1 diabetes occurs. The body's own immune system attacks and destroys beta cells in the pancreas that are... read more

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Salt: An Unsuspecting Diabetic Culprit?

Table salt has been linked to hypertension (high blood pressure), but there may be another side to salt that can make it more ominous for those who either are or may become diabetic.

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Insulin therapy effective, accepted in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

A new study shows that insulin-based therapy was safe, effective, well accepted and did not cause greater weight gain or hypoglycemia in patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

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Misunderstood Prediabetes

Misunderstood Prediabetes
Learn how prediabetes leads to type 2 diabetes and how fat plays a role.
Arthur Agatston, M.D., author of The South Beach Diet Print Email Most people mistakenly associate all diabetes with a lack of insulin, the hormone produced by the pancreas that clears sugar (glucose) and fat out of the bloodstream and moves it into the cells after meals. Type 1 diabetes, formerly called juvenile diabetes, is characterized by the... read more

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Early H1N1 Vaccination Saves Lives, Cuts Costs: Study

Projects that inoculating 40% of population in October, November would blunt pandemic

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Could Nerve Damage Be Affecting Your Digestion?

A potential complication of diabetes is nerve damage, which can affect several areas of your body, including your digestive system. When this happens, a condition known as gastroparesis can set in, making blood sugar levels even more difficult to control.
Stomach Issues
Gastroparesis, also called delayed gastric emptying, is a disorder in which the stomach takes too long to empty its contents. Normally, the stomach contracts to move food down into the small... read more

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