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- The Starfish Story, Diabetes, and the Poorest Nation in the World
Even drops in the bucket make a difference
- Flying on Insulin
It has been 22 years since Air Canada pilot Steve Steele was grounded with type 1
- Following Dr. Bernstein on Holiday
A traveling couple tries to stick to low carbs
- Sleep Apnea and Diabetes
Here’s something to make you sit up and take notice (maybe 100 times a night): 23 percent of type 2s have obstructive sleep apnea.
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Diagnose Your Own Sleep Apnea
A small, portable device used for the home diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea has been deemed very reliable, according to new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in Chicago, Illinois.
0 comments - Sep 29, 2008 -
Scrawny Boy With Type 1 Diabetes Becomes Mr. Universe
These days, Doug Burns is a modern Sampson. The reigning Mr. Universe, he’s two hundred pounds of sheer muscle and the picture of good health. Of the skinny little boy with type 1 who used to work out in the woods alone, all that remains are a wry sense of humor and an attractively self-deprecating manner. They’re unexpected in a man who’s triumphed in the uber-masculine world of bodybuilding, but there’s a lot that’s unexpected about Doug Burns.
21 comments - Sep 22, 2008 -
Top 10 Patient Gripes
Most people with diabetes will tell you this: Everything about having it is a hassle, an annoyance and sometimes utterly overwhelming. Endless worrying over meal plans, carbohydrate counting, finger-stick checks, pills, injections, lab tests, prescriptions, supplies and doctors’ appointments are nobody’s idea of fun.
6 comments - Sep 22, 2008 -
When Diabetes Leads to a Lazy Stomach: The Goods on Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis doesn't sound good, and it isn't. Literally "stomach paralysis," it is a form of diabetic neuropathy, or nerve damage, that is a common complication of diabetes. The damaged nerve in question is the vagus nerve, named for its vagabond-like wandering nature.
14 comments - Sep 22, 2008 -
If You’re Type 2, Remind Your Doctor to Check You for Symptoms of Depression
A recent study from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, said that patients with type 2 diabetes run a 52 percent higher risk of suffering depression than nondiabetics.
2 comments - Sep 18, 2008 -
More on the Sleep Apnea/Diabetes Connection: Doctors Urged to Take It More Seriously
Despite the fact that 94 percent of doctors are aware of the association between sleep apnea and diabetes, only 47 percent of them screen for the condition in their patients with diabetes.
2 comments - Sep 4, 2008 -
Vitamin C May Lower Diabetes Risk, While Gum Disease May Indicate It
Abundant dietary vitamin C may lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, say researchers from the Institute of Metabolic Science at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, England.
1 comment - Sep 4, 2008 -
Sleep Apnea and Diabetes
Imagine someone pressing a pillow over your face while you sleep. You wake up and struggle for air. After 10 seconds, you're allowed to breathe again. But pretty soon, the pillow goes back over your face.
2 comments - Aug 28, 2008 -
Can Surgery Cure Type 2? Interesting Newsweek Article Examines Raging Pros and Cons
In March, Diabetes Health reported on Dr. Francesco Rubino, a surgeon who claims that the origin of diabetes is in the digestive system, not the gut, and that gastric bypass surgery cures type 2 diabetes.
0 comments - Aug 28, 2008 -
10 Warning Signs of Kidney Disease
Last week was Kidney Disease Awareness and Education Week. Kidney disease is considered a "quiet disease," and many people don't recognize its early warning signs.
1 comment - Aug 20, 2008 -