Alpha Lipoic Acid: The Multi-Tasking Supplement

(NaturalNews) If there is one highly competent, yet underrated supplement, it would have to be Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA). ALA is not to be confused with the alpha-linolenic acid (also called ALA) found in flax, canola oil and walnuts. Lipoic acid, or thioctic acid is slowly being recognized for its ability to assist the body in a number of significant energy production and physiological functions. For this reason it deserves the title of a multi-tasking... read more

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Tips for Managing Diabetes Over the Holidays Offered Online via Mediasite

MADISON, Wis., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Managing diabetes successfully depends in large part on personal lifestyle choices, and online education is making that easier this holiday season. Health centers across the nation are providing education to health professionals and their patients with Mediasite by Sonic Foundry, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management.

"We want to make sure people are getting the correct information and know that... read more

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Mind-Shifting: A Valuable Tool To Control Diabetes

The day I heard "Diabetes is not the leading cause of heart attack, blindness, kidney disease, and amputation," my life changed. I had believed the opposite to be true for the 32 years I'd been dealing with diabetes. Complications had always hung like a knife over my head.

The moment I heard this new message, the knife disappeared and my head cleared.

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Stabilize Blood Glucose with Oats

Oats are warm and comforting -- and good for you, too. They've grabbed banner headlines for their heart-healthy goodness, but did you know oats also help stabilize blood glucose?

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Dining Out Healthfully: Breakfast

Whether you're dashing to work or relishing a weekend breakfast, the right morning foods can help you control blood glucose and focus on good nutrition. The keys are choosing wisely and controlling portion sizes.

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W.Va.'s office of American Diabetes Association closes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The American Diabetes Association closed its only field office in West Virginia this week, citing an expected slump in fundraising activities next year.

Roberta Duffer, who served as the ADA's last representative based in West Virginia, is one of 60 ADA employees losing their jobs across the nation. The association also has eliminated another 20 unfilled positions as part of budget cuts for the upcoming year.

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Tips offer holiday dinner options

FAIRMONT - Hosting a holiday meal can be the culmination of a perfect holiday gathering; family and friends sitting around your table, oohing and ahhhing over food you lovingly prepared, guests laughing and enjoying themselves.

But if those being served have health problems - and lets face it, who doesn't? - making sure the meal is delightful for everyone can be an arduous task.

Some of the biggest health challenges facing those sitting down to... read more

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Top 10 Patient Gripes

Most people with diabetes will tell you this: Everything about having it is a hassle, an annoyance and sometimes utterly overwhelming. Endless worrying over meal plans, carbohydrate counting, finger-stick checks, pills, injections, lab tests, prescriptions, supplies and doctors’ appointments are nobody’s idea of fun.

But of course, we must soldier on. And we can take some comfort in knowing that if we do all these things, we can avoid the devastating effects of this particular... read more

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Take This Test on Insulin: You May Be Smarter Than a Doctor!

Take this test on insulin and see if you can get a higher score than hospital doctors and nurses.

When you first heard about the game show “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” maybe you thought, “Of course an adult will be able to answer a first-grade science question, or a second-grade geography question.”

Then you watched the show.

“Which of the Great Lakes lies farthest east?” Um… Erie? “In the Northern Hemisphere, the... read more

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"Hundreds Dead" in Failed Diabetes Drug Trial

The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has announced the early cancellation of one part of a major diabetes and cardiovascular disease study after discovering that patients undergoing that treatment were more likely to die from heart attacks and strokes.

The Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) study included 10,251 adults with Type 2 diabetes who were considered to be at especially high risk of heart attacks and... read more

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