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Should we Debate Diet for Diabetes?


23rd August 2006
As we're all aware, type II diabetes is a progressive, degenerative disease, that takes its toll over the long-term; leading to blindness, amputation of limbs, kidney failure, cardiovascular disease and more. Management of the disease is time consuming a… more »
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ADA Consensus Statement Admits Recommended Lifestyle Intervention Fails; Solution: Medication


23rd August 2006
In the August issue of Diabetes Care a new consensus statement was published, Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: A Consensus Algorithm for the Initiation and Adjustment of Therapy: A consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association… more »

Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes - Differences Explained


22nd August 2006
Diabetes is a very serious and widespread disease that affects most of the systems in the body. It is currently the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. It is responsible for a staggering 210,000 deaths annually and steadily rising. What e… more »
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Vegan Diet Bests ADA Plan at Diabetes Control


10th August 2006
Action Points Explain to patients with type 2 diabetes and their families that this study shows that both an ADA diet and a low fat vegan diet can significantly improve glycemic control, reduce the risk for cardiovascular and other risk factors, and pre… more »

Weight lifting lowers diabetes risk in adolescents


04th August 2006
Resistance training program protects adolescents from developing type 2 diabetes. Researchers from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles analysed overweight Latino 15-year-olds who worked out with weights twice a week for 16 weeks. This s… more »