July 17th, 2008
Now here is one I have never seen linked previously. TB and diabetes.
The Harvard School of Public Health has completed 13 studies and concluded that having diabetes increases your risk of acquiring active TB by three fold.
Ultimately, if this study is true with what it suggests, controlling diabetes would in turn help control worldwide TB.
via Science Daily
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July 13th, 2008
I found this a bit interesting…
Trans-fatty acids have been the topic of a lot of negative health news, but a new dietary study in rats suggests that trans-fats do not increase the risk of insulin resistance and diabetes, which may ease at least one area of concern.
This shows that our muscles can utilize the trans fats and that they will not put a person at higher risk for diabetes. To read more…
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July 13th, 2008
Tell the truth- what has your average bloodsugar been in the last month?
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July 11th, 2008
Raynor Country Day School in Long Island, New York, USA has settled on a law suit and is now admitting diabetic students.
The Raynor School allegedly denied requests to permit children with diabetes to attend the camp and denied requests for the school to supervise the children in daily monitoring of their diabetes, including personal testing by the children of blood glucose levels and administering insulin to themselves using a personal insulin pump.
Craziness! I honestly can not believe that a school in this day and age would attempt to deny admission based on anything medical or otherwise. I do give credit to the Raynor School for working cooperatively with the Department of Justice to rectify their original decision and ensure that children with diabetes will have the opportunity to attend the school.
To read more
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July 11th, 2008
Specialists in diabetes, neurology, pain management and rehabilitation have begun a ground breaking study of peripheral nerve surgery to help patients with long-standing pain and numbness in patients with diabetic neuropathy.
About one-third of patients with diabetic neuropathy have overlying compression of certain nerves in the leg that may worsen the pain and cause loss of sensation at the bottom of the foot. Several studies have demonstrated that the nerves may increase in diameter in diabetic patients. In this study, UT Southwestern investigators are hoping to show that by releasing pressure from the specific nerves of these patients, pain may be decreased and sensation improved.
Similar to carpal tunnel surgery- this surgery would alleviate the pressure on the inflamed nerve area and decrease the pain and suffering that these patients have to live with on a daily basis. The scientists and doctors leading the study are hopeful that they will be able to restore the protective sensation thus decreasing the risk for cuts, ulcers and ultimately amputations.
via Southwestern Medical Center
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July 9th, 2008
Male fertility and diabetes… Scientists told the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology that diabetes in men has a direct affect on infertility. The large increase in the amount of diagnosed diabetics led to this research.
This will have large implications for many of couples that are struggling with infertility and the worries that correlate with such problems. Just how did the scientists come to this conclusion when years in past sperm looked no different under the microscope? They had to look further…
“But when we looked for DNA damage, we saw a very different picture,” said Dr. Mallidis, adding that this is not part of a routine semen analysis. “Sperm RNA was significantly altered, and many of the changes we observed are in RNA transcripts involved in DNA repair. And comparison with a database of men of proven fertility confirmed our findings. Diabetics have a significant decrease in their ability to repair sperm DNA, and once this is damaged it cannot be restored.”
via Science Daily
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July 9th, 2008
Hooray!!! I lost 5 pounds and my A1c was 4.0! What a good week for the diabetic me. The doctor was happy with this and so am I. I honestly didn’t believe it. But I will take it.
So yes the scale finally moved. 5 whole pounds- honestly I think it is stress of recent. But again… I’ll take it. :)
My food has consisted of yogurt a lot of fruit, corn on the cob, salads and a heck of a lot of tuna and Cheerios as of lately. Oh how I love summer. For lunch the girls and I open a few cans of all white tuna and grab some lettuce and a tomato from the garden and we have lunch. Love it!And dinner last night was Cheerios and watermelon- shhh- hubby was away so we did what worked and it was great!
How is your summer going? Have you had success with your nutrition?
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July 6th, 2008
A Pacemaker like device to help one lose weight? This type of machine/mechanism has been around since 2005 and has been hit or miss in the past. This summer Dr. Ikramuddin plans to implant a device like such in up to 30 volunteers as part of an international research study.
In this case, a pacemaker-like device is inserted just beneath the skin near the rib cage. It sends electrical impulses to block the vagus nerve, which tells the brain when the stomach is empty. The idea, in effect, is to trick the brain in order to curb the appetite.
New studies on obesity have been examining just how much your brain has to do with losing weight among the obese.
Would you be willing to try this technology?
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July 5th, 2008
Diabetic medications are expensive and essential in good treatment and plans of care…
The Together Rx Access® Program, a free prescription savings program created by leading pharmaceutical companies that is enrolling about 10,000 people every week, has reached its 1.5 million cardholders milestone. The Program, introduced in January of 2005, allows cardholders to access immediate and meaningful savings on hundreds of brand-name prescription medicines and products. Those who have used their Together Rx Access cards have collectively saved more than $66 million on their prescription medicines necessary to stay healthy and to treat many common conditions such as high cholesterol, diabetes, depression, and asthma.
If you are interested in finding out more information on this vastly expanding program Together RX Access please visit Together RX Access or call 1-800-966-0407.
Thank you Paula Gould
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July 5th, 2008
I shared over at A Hearty Life so I will also share here…
Here is a little update on why thing shave been so slow around Diabetes Notes lately. I had been having issues with migraines, numbness and eye pain over the last few months/years really. Everything came to a head last month and my vision slowly worsened and my left hand and left leg didn’t want me to feel that they were there as well as my speech sounding more then a bit off- long and short is they are working me up for MS- I have hot spots/flare ups.
I am having another round of scans and more follow up appts with doctor/numerologist/ophthalmologist. So with all this new normal around here I have been just keeping afloat! I am feeling so much better today and am actually looking at the screen of the computer without having to take a break and lay down in between- small miracle in itself. I went to work, nursing, the other day for the first time in about 10 days and it felt good! I will keep you updated and will keep on writing all about heart health and everything related- might just have a new schedule for writing.
Have a great night everyone- Kendra
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