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AskMen.com
April 29, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Do You Have Diabetes? Diabetes is not contagious; people cannot "catch" it from one another. However, certain factors can increase one's risk of developing the disease...   |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2004 |
Taking Steps to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Information on type 2 diabetes: detection, who is at risk, and prevention. |
Nursing Management
January 2012
Lawrence et al. |
Type 2 Diabetes: Growing to Epic Proportions Affecting all age groups and all aspects of a person's life, diabetes is a major public health issue worldwide, requiring lifelong behavioral and lifestyle changes and support. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2001 |
Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes -- What's Available? What are the different steps in managing my diabetes? What are the different types of medicines used to treat type 2 diabetes and how do they work? |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2006 |
Type 1 Diabetes: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is type 1 diabetes?... What should I do if I have type 1 diabetes?... How do I control my blood sugar level?... What if my blood sugar level gets too low or too high?... etc. |
AskMen.com
Alex Santoso |
What You Should Know About Diabetes Not many men understand what diabetes is, why it's very bad for them (it is one of the leading causes of impotence), what they can do to avoid getting it or how to treat it. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2003 |
Diabetes and Heart Disease I have diabetes -- why should I worry about heart disease?... What are the ABCs of diabetes?... Where can I learn more about diabetes and heart disease?... What can I do to reduce my risk for heart disease? |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2000 |
You Have Diabetes--But You Don't Have to Get Heart Disease Too People with diabetes are more likely to get heart disease because diabetes can have a bad effect on your blood vessels. Some of your lifestyle habits may also raise this risk. Here are some things you can do about your lifestyle habits... |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2005 |
Diabetic Nephropathy A patient handout on the disease, it diagnosis and treatment options. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2004
Rao, Disraeli & Mcgregor |
Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Impaired Fasting Glucose Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose form an intermediate stage in the natural history of diabetes mellitus. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2004 |
Your Insulin Therapy A patient guide to managing diabetes with insulin. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2005 |
Chronic Kidney Disease A patient hand out on kidney disorders and illnesses, their diagnosis and treatment options. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2005 |
Diabetic Ketoacidosis: What It Is and How to Prevent It An informative patient hand-out on the condition, its causes, triggers, prevention and instructions on what do if the conditions presents. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2003
Turok et al. |
Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Although the disorder affects approximately 2.5 percent of pregnant women and has been the subject of extensive research, its diagnosis and management continue to be debated. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2005 |
What Should I Know About Cholesterol? A patient hand-out on how cholesterol levels effect the likelihood of heart attack and stroke. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2006
Havas & Donner |
Tight Control of Type 1 Diabetes: Recommendations for Patients Physicians play an important role in helping type 1 diabetes patients make essential lifestyle changes to help reduce the risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2000 |
Diabetes: Flexible Insulin Regimens for People with Type 1 Diabetes What is insulin?... How do I use insulin?... What is a flexible insulin regimen?... When should I take insulin?... |
AskMen.com
Jen Woodward |
Men's Health Red Flags There are plenty of men's health red flags that should not be ignored. Read on for some common ailments that often start out as minor issues. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2000
Matthew Neff |
Conference Highlights Lifestyle Modifications Can Prevent Onset of Type 2 Diabetes... Efficacy of Metformin Is Similar in Children and Adults... Glycemic Control Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes... Test Strip Proves Effective, Less Painful Alternative to Fingerstick... |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2001 |
Insulin Resistance Syndrome A simple overview of a condition that occurs for some people where tissues stop responding to insulin. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2003
Gavin et al. |
Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes By increasing patient awareness of the link between diabetes and heart disease, family physicians can encourage patients to take medications (including aspirin), stop smoking, lower blood pressure, and lower cholesterol and blood glucose levels. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2003 |
Gestational Diabetes and Nutrition What is gestational diabetes?... How does gestational diabetes affect my baby and me?... Why is it important to follow a special diet during pregnancy?... What foods should I eat?... etc. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2006 |
High Blood Pressure: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is high blood pressure?... What if I have heart or kidney problems or diabetes?... What can I do to help lower my blood pressure?... etc. |
Science News
April 14, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Cinnamon and Diabetes--Disease Type Appears to Matter Many teens with type 1 diabetes need help maintaining tight control of their blood sugar. Cinnamon isn't the answer, a new study finds, even though the spice appears to help moderate blood sugar in persons with type 2 diabetes. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2004 |
Heart Failure-What Do I Need to Know About It? A patient bulletin discussing what heart failure is, its most common causes, treatment options, ways to prevent the disease, etc. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2001 |
Preventing Heart Attacks: What Women Need to Know Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States. American women are four to six times more likely to die of heart disease than of breast cancer. Here are some ways you can lower your risk of having a heart attack... |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004
Koenigsberg et al. |
Facilitating Treatment Adherence with Lifestyle Changes in Diabetes Healthy eating and increased physical activity can prevent or delay diabetes and its complications. Techniques that facilitate adherence to these lifestyle changes can be adapted to primary care. |
AskMen.com
November 10, 2002
Joshua Levine |
Common Diseases That Affect Men The diseases that target large percentages of men deserve to be openly discussed and dealt with in order to inform, educate and prevent. There are certain scary illnesses that you should be on the lookout for. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2001
Goutham Rao |
Insulin Resistance Syndrome Insulin resistance can be linked to diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease and other abnormalities. Because resistance usually develops long before these diseases appear, identifying and treating insulin-resistant patients has potentially great preventive value... |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2004 |
Chronic Kidney Disease An informative bulletin outlining the disease and treatment options. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
October 1, 2005 |
Changing Diabetes An interview with Novo Nordisk's president of U.S. operations Martin Soeters on how a nation that leads the world in diabetes research does such a poor job of treating it. Here, he offers some solutions. |
Managed Care
May 2006
Fadia T. Shaya & Deshpande |
New Treatment Approaches To Diabetes The goal of diabetes management is maintaining glycemic control while targeting quality of life improvements. |
BusinessWeek
October 10, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Is This Disease For Real? Metabolic syndrome may put you at higher risk for heart disease and diabetes, but many doctors question the diagnosis. |
Nursing
September 2010
Margaret M. Bolton |
Sounding the alarm about metabolic syndrome Any health problem that affects a third of American adults is sure to impact your nursing practice. Metabolic syndrome, a growing and commonly silent condition, poses a significant public health crisis. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2006 |
Cardiovascular Disease: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is cardiovascular disease?... How can I tell if I have CVD?... What can I do to prevent CVD?... Where can I get more information?... |
AskMen.com
April 29, 2013
Chris Aung-Thwin |
Intermittent Fasting Study There's been a lot of debate over the benefits of intermittent fasting. Some health experts swear by it, while others are wary of the actual results. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2005 |
Diabetic Neuropathy A patient hand-out on the condition, its causes, diagnosis and treatment options as well as tips for keeping your feet healthy. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Profit From the United States of Diabetes Half the country could have an early form by 2020. |
Managed Care
March 2001 |
A Comparison of Diabetes Patients' Self-Reported Health Status With Hemoglobin A1c Test Results There were substantive differences noted between diabetes patients' self-reported health status, their level of satisfaction with the care they received, and the actual care they received... |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
May 2001 |
Keeping a Lid on Blood Sugar Here's evidence on three dietary supplements that some people take to help lower their blood sugar... |
Nursing
May 2010
Debra Castner |
Understanding the stages of chronic kidney disease This article will help you to recognize CKD and understand its stages so you can help your patient to modify risk factors, prevent further kidney damage, and manage complications. First, consider the scope of the problem. |
Managed Care
June 2007 |
Seventy Percent Surge In Diabetes Spending Spending on endocrine and diabetes therapies could surge nearly 70% in the next two years, according to research. Diabetes treatments were the second leading contributor in total dollars to prescription drug spending growth in 2006. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
October 2001 |
Read My Lipids How to lower your risk of a heart attack... |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2000
Alan J. Garber |
Attenuating Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes All cardiovascular risk factors except smoking are more prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes. In addition to exercise, weight control, aspirin therapy and blood pressure control, therapy to modify lipid profiles is usually necessary... |
Food Processing
April 2006
David Feder |
Well Noted: My Twenty Cents Creators and manufacturers of foods designed either directly or indirectly to prevent the development of obesity and diabetes, are bringing more and more ammo to the battle every year. |
Food Processing
August 2013
Mark Anthony |
The Condemnation of Carbohydrates: A Food Manufacturers Guide to Understanding Diabetes The commonly held notion that sugar intake equals diabetes is a kind of unofficial dogma. But like many dogmas, this one falls apart upon closer examination. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004 |
Sticking to Lifestyle Changes: Increasing Physical Activity How do I pick activities I can stick with?... What will help me stick with increased physical activity?... How do I keep from getting bored?... What if I get off track?... |
Nursing Management
August 2008
Jill R. Quinn |
Women and Heart Disease: An Update A look at statistics regarding coronary heart disease in women as well as related risk factors and prevention. |
AskMen.com
Jasper Anson |
The Dangers of Being Overweight Everybody has a healthy weight range, but if you're outside of the range, there can be significant physical consequences. |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2003 |
Kidney Failure What is kidney failure?... How do you get kidney failure?... How can my doctor tell if I have kidney failure?... Will my kidney failure get better?... etc. |
