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Michelle Obama Takes on Obesity in America's Kids

It's no surprise that many American children have a weight problem. Being overweight or obese can hurt kids' self-esteem, but it's also detrimental to their physical health. Many kids today are developing type 2 diabetes, a diagnosis that was unheard of in children a few decades ago.

Diabetes News: Avandia and Heart Attack Risk

March brings the beginning of spring, so get your gardening clothes ready. If you are not sure about the exercise value of gardening, please read this article. Make sure that you drink lots of fresh water if the weather is hot and place your glucometer in your pocket, along with glucose tablets.

Diabetes News: Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

JDRF Research on Closed-loop Systems

Diabetes News: Depression and Diabetes

February is National Heart Awareness Month. Please make sure you know the symptoms of heart attacks, and talk your healthcare team about your cholesterol and lipid profiles. If you're not already, make this the year to become heart healthy.

Diabetes News: A1c Control for Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Preventing Night-time Hypoglycemic Events There was an article in the February 5, 2010, issue of the Lancet titled "Manual closed-loop insulin delivery in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a phase 2 randomized crossover trial." The study was done by Dr. Roman Hovorka, PhD et al.

Diabetes News: Why Don't People Take Their Insulin as Prescribed?

February has arrived, which means that Valentine's Day cannot be far behind. Please look at the Entertaining menus for this special day.

Diabetes News: New Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

FDA Approves New Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

Diabetes News: Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Research

Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Research Headlines this week start with a DNA sweep which found new links to type 2 diabetes. Two studies published online in the journal Nature Genetics this week were the results of hundreds of scientists sifting through genetic data from 122,000 people.

Diabetes News: Making Healthy Carb Decisions with Type 1 Diabetes

The new year brings resolutions for many of us. I'd encourage you to put this on your resolution list: make appointments to see all your physicians, which includes primary care, ophthalmologist, gynecologist, urologist, endocrinologist, cardiologist, dentist, periodontist, and all others you have been told that you should see on a yearly basis.

Diabetes News: Does Coffee Protect You from Diabetes?

Intense Blood Glucose Control and Cardiovascular Benefits for Type 2 Diabetes Patients One of our continuous mantras is: "Please keep your HbA1c below 7%." This is suggested by the ADA. Tight control has been linked to control of long-term complications of diabetes.

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