Most Recent Diabetes Related News & Articles

Why People With Type 2 Diabetes Need Sugar-Substitute Savvy

Low-calorie or no-calorie sugar substitutes can be an easy way to cut carbohydrate and caloric intake. And food companies have introduced low-sugar desserts such as ice cream and candy bars, aimed straight at the waistlines and wallets of people with diabetes.
What you may need to know and look for in such products.

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Diabetes-Friendly Desserts

a 5 slide show displaying 5 sweet treats which diabetics may have without a terrifying rise in BG levels.

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The 7 Most Common Diabetes-Related Medical Emergencies

Diabetes care generally focuses on day-to-day living to prevent complications, such as eating right and exercising, but it's also important for you to know how to get help if you have one of these medical emergencies.

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Eat These Foods And Fight Diabetes

a 4 slide show regarding eating to minimize diabetes and complications. Slide 4 has an interesting suggestion for treatment of Brown rice before cooking to awaken a compound to help reduce blood vessel and nerve damage.

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5 Healthy Snacks for People With (or Without!) Diabetes

a six slide show regarding healthy snacking

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Apple Cider Vinegar

There have been reviews of apple cider vinegar on this website.
While many of the folk medicine uses of vinegar are unproven (or were disproved), a few do have a medical research backing them up. Some small studies have hinted that apple cider vinegar could help with several conditions, such as diabetes and obesity.
So what do the editors of WebMD have to say and warn us about the possible side effects of... read more

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Could A Dog Save Your Life

Dogs being trained to respond to hypoglycemia. Such dogs are expensive but several training programs are now extant.

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Diabetes drug Byetta tied to kidney problems, says FDA

People with type 2 diabetes who are taking the blood-sugar-lowering drug Byetta may be at increased risk for kidney problems, including kidney failure, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported this week.

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Risks of daily aspirin may outweigh the benefits

Taking a low-dose aspirin every day can help prevent heart attacks in people who've already had one. But if you've never had a heart attack (or stroke), the risks of taking a daily low-dose aspirin outweigh the benefits, according to a U.K. report published in Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.

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ANODYNE THERAPY AND DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY

If you have peripheral neuropathy, you are not alone. An estimated more than 20 million people suffer from its complications, which can include pain, numbness, balance problems and slow-healing foot wounds and amputations.

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