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Type 2 Diabetes News

Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic condition involving high blood sugar levels and reduced production and responsiveness to insulin.     

We have all heard about small changes reaping huge benefits to achieve a healthy lifestyle, but the question is usually "How?” America on the Move is all about helping...
ADA Clinician of the Year 2007 shares insights on insulin use and blood glucose monitoring.
The 2008 meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA), bringing you the latest on the link between heart disease and diabetes.
Kelly tries out the new DexCom SEVEN PLUS CGM.
James S. Hirsch profiles Anna Balogh, who took the State Department to court to fight against diabetic job bias.
Do you have type 2 diabetes and not take any medication? Is diet and exercise alone failing to keep your blood sugar under control? If so, there is now a new drug option...
Let your voice be heard
Most people with diabetes should be familiar with the term A1c—a measure of the glycosylated hemoglobin in blood that gives an estimate of glycemic control over a period...
NovoLog users may find comfort in the FDA’s recent label change of this rapid-acting insulin. NovoLog’s label now recommends that it can now be kept in pump reservoirs...
Gary Scheiner compares the latest in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).
As we covered in the diaTribe #39 Learning Curve and the diaTribe #38 Letter from the Editor , the FDA recently released its much awaited draft guidance on the...
Beyond the Basals - Part II
While disposable pumps may be the future of insulin pumping, many OmniPod users can’t help but envision the mountains of Pods crowding our landfills in years to come. In...
diaTribe #20 – a special reunion issue and a time for reflection.
In February, diaTribe visited Prague to attend the 2008 Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) conference. This was truly a global conference, with...
The Tour de Cure is a series of cycling races held by the ADA each year to fund diabetes research. As we pointed out in Issue 13’s New Now Next , there are many ways for...
The Diabetes Technology Society Meeting 2008
diaTribe friend Amy Baker writes about her experience taking the Tethys diabetes risk test.
We love seeing new technology that's easy to use - and the new Bayer Contour USB meter simplifies testing and data downloading.
We're always praising the virtues of good record keeping in diabetes, but where do you go from there? Keeping track of your sugars is time-consuming, and it might...

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