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New
comment on Glycosmedia |
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Some very good articles including about the
relationship between carbohydrate and the diabetes epidemic appear
in Glycosmedia … well done (Ron Raab, B.Ec, OAM. President, Insulin
for Life Australia - Past Vice-President (2000-2006), International
Diabetes Federation) |
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Israel/Rambam/Peres
Centre/Insulin for Life |
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Professor Hochberg and Dr Eideh asked Ron Raab
if Insulin for Life Australia could donate some blood glucose monitoring
strips ... Supplies are now being donated regularly by Insulin for Life, Australia (Ron Raab, President, Insulin for Life, Australia) |
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Injection
Impact Report |
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The American Association of Diabetes Educators
(AADE) has just released results from an innovative new survey
entitled the “Injection Impact Report” that highlights the level of communication between patients and healthcare providers
relating to insulin injections and also spotlights how those injections
can impact patients’ daily lives and treatment adherence (Patton Medical Devices) |
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Insulin
treatment in pregnancy |
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Due to the teratogenic potential of many oral
hypoglycemic agents, insulin injections are the primary treatment
for diabetes in pregnant women. There has been insufficient study
of insulin glargine in pregnancy (Drug Development Research) |
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Insulin
Therapy for Older Adults with Diabetes |
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Insulin therapy can be used safely and effectively
if diabetes management plans are formulated with consideration
of the clinical, functional, and psychosocial contexts of an older
adult (Geriatrics and Aging) |
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Defining
human diabetic nephropathy on the molecular level: Integration
of transcriptomic profiles with biological knowledge |
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In this review we summarize current understanding
of how to link comprehensive gene expression data sets with biomedical
knowledge and present strategies to build a transcriptional network
of DN (PubMed) |
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The
European perspective of type 2 diabetes prevention: diabetes
in Europe |
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The development of efficient screening strategies
for type 2 diabetes risk as well as the development of core intervention
strategies for the primary prevention of type 2 diabetes should
significantly enhance the ability of health care professionals
to respond swiftly to the drastic increase of T2D and its burden
to the society (PubMed) |
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Vitamin
K Supplementation May Reduce Progression of Insulin Resistance
in Older Men |
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Vitamin K supplementation for 36 months at doses
that could be achieved through dietary intake may reduce progression
of insulin resistance in older men (Medscape) |
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New
website for young people with diabetes |
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The new website 'myD'
delivers information that specifically targets the online information
needs of young people aged 16-25 years who are living with diabetes
(Diabetes Australia) |
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Diabetes
Buzz Day: 19 September 2008 |
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Diabetes Buzz Day, the annual fundraising event
for Diabetes Australia-NSW will be held on Friday, 19 September
(Health Insite, Australia) |
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Insulin
Aspart (NovoLog) Linked to Low Risk for Systemic Hypersensitivity
Reactions |
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On March 14, the FDA approved safety labeling
revisions for insulin aspart [rDNA origin] injection (NovoLog;
Novo Nordisk, Inc) to warn of the risk for systemic hypersensitivity
reactions in patients receiving this and other insulin products
(Medscape) |
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