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Tips In Buying Glucose Meter

April 27th, 2010

A diabetic must be knowledgeable about the equipment and paraphernalia he or she needs in monitoring blood glucose or blood sugar levels. One very important device used to measure a diabetic’s blood sugar level is the Glucose Meter.

If you try to search the market, you’ll find a long list of different brands and types of glucose meter. Trying to decide which one to use can be confusing. How do you know which glucose meter is best? What are the factors that you must consider before buying your glucose meter? Read more…

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Diabetic turns his life around (Detroit News)

February 3rd, 2010

Four years ago, Jeff Pietila, 47, of Ann Arbor was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. He did nothing about it. He kept eating and lying around the house.

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The Dangers of Sugar in Diabetes

January 5th, 2010

You may probably well know that high sugar levels in the blood can pose a danger to a diabetic. According to health experts, sugar does not cause diabetes but excessive caloric intake and unhealthy lifestyle can lead to Type 2 Diabetes. Although sugar in itself does not cause diabetes, people with this disease must closely monitor their blood sugar levels.

In this article, we’ll talk about the basic things that you need to know about sugar. Hopefully, after reading this article you will be able to make better food choices to prevent diabetes as well as to treat diabetes: Read more…

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Depomed files second Para IV infringement suit against Lupin on Glumetza patent (PharmaBiz)

December 30th, 2009

The US-based Depomed Inc has filed one more Para IV patent infringement suit against the Mumbai-based Lupin Pharmaceuticals and its US subsidiary alleging infringement of four patents on its anti-diabetic pill Glumetza in the District Court of Maryland.

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Signs and Symptoms Of Hypoglycemia

December 21st, 2009

According to surveys conducted by the American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Mellitus is considered to be one of the ten deadliest diseases in the world. It ranks 5th as the leading cause of death in the US and the 7th leading cause of death in Canada.

The 2005 national statistics report that over 21 million Americans have diabetes and 54 million have a pre-diabetes condition. People with a pre-diabetes condition can develop Type 2 diabetes at any point in their lifetime.   Read more…

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