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Day-to-Day Control of Diabetes

The simple daily, often routine parts of diabetes care are the most important when it comes to protecting and enhancing your overall health. Here are some suggestions and checklists you can use to gauge your diabetes care routine.

Diabetes Weighs Heavily on Feet

11/14/08 Disease Basics

Feet are surprisingly susceptible to damage caused by diabetes. Effects of diabetes on feet range from changes in skin to foot ulcers, and even amputation. Learn how to care for your feet and avoid complications like diabetic foot ulcers.

Diabetes Treatment More Complex, Costly

11/12/08 General

From the Archives of Internal Medicine

Treatment for type 2 diabetes is becoming more complex and costing more according to research. This trend is only expected to continue since experts project an increasing number of Americans will be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Read more.

Drug-Eluting Stents Increase Survival for Diabetes Patients

11/10/08 Research

From the American Heart Association

Drug-eluting stents, or stents that are coated with a drug to prevent narrowing of the vessel, may increase survival rates among people with diabetes who have blocked arteries. The coated stents may also decrease risk of subsequent heart attack and revascularization. Read more.

Obesity Associated with Diabetes Spike

11/03/08 Disease Basics

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate. In fact, the number of new cases of diabetes nearly doubled in the last decade. Researchers attribute this sharp spike in diabetes to obesity and inactivity. Read more.

Transparency

10/27/08 General

By Eric Devine

Transparency is a principle Eric Devine would like to apply to his diabetes care. If he could see the ingredients of baked goods and know their caloric breakdown, or if he could compare others' blood sugar levels to his own, it might make diabetes management easier.

November is American Diabetes Month

10/24/08 Events

From the American Diabetes Association

American Diabetes Month, sponsored by the American Diabetes Association, is coming up in November. This is a month in which volunteers can help inform the American public about the importance of carefully managing diabetes and the seriousness of the disease.

Show Me How to Live

10/22/08 General

By Eric Devine

Living with diabetes is often a process of trial and error, especially for many people who are newly diagnosed and do not have a mentor to turn to. Eric Devine suggests that having someone to look to and model in diabetes care may be one of the most effective treatment plans.

Vision Loss More Common Among People with Diabetes

10/17/08 Research

From the Journal of the American Medical Association

Damage to the retina is one of the most common complications of diabetes, and contributes to increased vision loss among people with diabetes. Researchers analyzed rates of vision loss and impairment in groups of people with diabetes as well as people without the disease.

Change: The Only Constant

10/16/08 Type I Diabetes or Juvenile Diabetes

By Eric Devine

Even with careful diabetes management, there is no way to predict daily blood glucose levels. Truly, change is the only constant in diabetes; each day holds new challenges.

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Day-to-Day Control of Diabetes

Diabetes Weighs Heavily on Feet

Diabetes Treatment More Complex, Costly

Drug-Eluting Stents Increase Survival for Diabetes Patients

Obesity Associated with Diabetes Spike

Transparency

November is American Diabetes Month

Show Me How to Live

Vision Loss More Common Among People with Diabetes

Change: The Only Constant

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