Text message prompts improve diabetes self management
Cell phone-based text message prompts help patients better manage their diabetes, according to a report at CMIO.net on a recent clinical study.
Sisters Start "Diabetic Angels" Group
Sisters work together to educate people about diabetes through their organization Diabetic Angels
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FDA adds diabetes warning to cholesterol-lowering medications
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is adding a diabetes risk warning to the safety information on cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins.
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New diabetes drug has lower risk of hypoglycemia
A new type 2 diabetes medication called TAK-875 significantly lowers the risk of hypoglycemia than the conventional diabetes drug glimepiride, according to a study conducte
Doctors Important in Battling Diabetes
A diabetes-themed event held by journal Health Affairs talked about how physicians could help in battling the diabetes ep
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Resistance training, aerobic training improve insulin sensitivity, glucose control
Resistance training and aerobic training improve insulin sensitivity and glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in Diabetes Care
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Green tea compound may improve blood glucose tolerance
A compound found in green tea improves glucose tolerance and increases insulin secretion in laboratory mice with diabetes, according to the journal Nutrition & Meta
Foods to Fight Diabetes
Learn about foods that you can swap out in your daily diet to help prevent diabetes
Seniors and Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes can affect older people, find out how to best manage it in seniors
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Type 2 diabetes may originate in intestines
Type 2 diabetes and problems controlling blood glucose may originate in the intestines, according to researchers at