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Forget Food Labels

Everyone is trying to lose weight. We are entranced by the latest diets. You think, “Maybe after I do this diet, I can actually keep...

HELP YOUR DIABETES MEDICATION WORK

Current medications to treat diabetes are vast improvements over the past when all we had was insulin and sulfonylureas. Many...

What’s next after Metformin?

So many choices. Medications for diabetes have exploded in number over the past few years. Metformin, of course, is the first therapy...

Happy 95th Birthday, Metformin

The chemical metformin is contained in the French lilac and was used for 2000 years. In 1922, the molecule was isolated from the plant...

New Development: Smart Insulin Patch

Besides using a glucometer or one of the new technologies proposed in the past for checking blood glucose levels, the newly developed...

Eating Healthy: Try Some Of These Sweet Treats

Eating healthy will keep your blood glucose levels maintained properly. Choosing the right diet can be difficult but with the right...

Imatinib Drug To Treat Cancer and Slow Diabetes Onset

Imatinib Imatinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that treats chronic leukemia and other cancers by suppressing the immune system. Now,...

Learn How Diabetes Affects Eyesight

Diabetes not only increases your appetite, thirst, and causes more frequent urination. It can also affect people’s eyesight. Each time...

Diabetic & Still Living A Good Life

Diabetes is a serious and critical illness affecting millions of Americans today. Tackling the everyday management of your blood glucose...

Insulin Prices Overview: The ADA’s Efforts To Reduce Cost

It Costs To Stay Alive The American Diabetes Association is taking a stance against expensive insulin treatments. Since 2002, the price...

New Study Aims To Reduce Medication Frequency

With Type 2 diabetes, it is likely that you may have to take a shot of insulin every day. Relying on insulin may be the only way for Type...

Join America’s Diabetes Challenge

The American Diabetes Association has launched America’s Diabetes Challenge. The American Diabetes Association’s challenge encourages...

New Research On Gene Therapy To Treat Diabetes

The Importance Of Insulin Insulin is medicine used to treat diabetes for those unable to keep their blood glucose levels under control...

Pre-Diabetes: What You Need To Know

American Epidemic Pre-diabetes is an American epidemic. While the American Diabetes Association estimates 29 million Americans have...

Checking Blood Sugar: Apple Devices for Diabetes

Regularly checking blood glucose, also known as blood sugar, can help people control their diabetes when they are living with the...

A Diabetes Care Plan for You

Managing your diabetes can be hard, but it does not have to be. Coming up with a personalized diabetes care plan can help you to live a...