http://diabetes.about.com/ Diabetes http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/07/01/need-joint-replacement-surgery-good-glucose-control-lowers-risks-of-complications.htm An article that appeared in this month's Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, cites a study that shows that diabetics who undergo joint replacement surgery have fewer complications afterwards if... http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/07/01/need-joint-replacement-surgery-good-glucose-control-lowers-risks-of-complications.htm 2009-07-01T23:25:17Z http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/07/01/chromium-picolinate-study-shows-no-improvement-in-metabolic-syndrome.htm A study from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine investigated the effectiveness of chromium picolinate on insulin sensitivity in obese adults who had metabolic syndrome. The 63 participants took... http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/07/01/chromium-picolinate-study-shows-no-improvement-in-metabolic-syndrome.htm 2009-07-01T23:10:37Z http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/07/01/possible-cancer-risk-with-lantus-insulin-use.htm The FDA has issued an advisory stating that four recently-published observational studies have shown an increase in cancer risk for people with diabetes who use Lantus insulin (insulin glargine). According to... http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/07/01/possible-cancer-risk-with-lantus-insulin-use.htm 2009-07-01T22:52:35Z http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/06/24/unfit-at-20-type-2-diabetes-at-40.htm According to a press release from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, scientists have discovered that young adults, between the ages of 18 and 30 years old, who have low... http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/06/24/unfit-at-20-type-2-diabetes-at-40.htm 2009-06-24T11:58:12Z http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/06/21/medicare-offers-free-diabetes-screening-just-askscreenknow.htm Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis and her husband, actor Louis Zorich, have joined forces with Novo Nordisk, to get the word out about free diabetes testing offered by Medicare. Adults... http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/06/21/medicare-offers-free-diabetes-screening-just-askscreenknow.htm 2009-06-21T09:55:05Z http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/06/16/fda-warning-for-levemir-insulin.htm The FDA has issued a warning that stolen vials of Levemir insulin, a Novo Nordisk Inc. product are currently being sold in the United States. These vials may not have... http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/06/16/fda-warning-for-levemir-insulin.htm 2009-06-16T23:23:24Z http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/06/12/swine-flu-named-a-pandemic-by-who.htm The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that the swine flu (H1N1) virus is now being considered a pandemic. The virus first appeared in Mexico in April of this year... http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/06/12/swine-flu-named-a-pandemic-by-who.htm 2009-06-12T21:44:03Z http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/06/08/new-dpp-4-inhibitor-may-cut-cardiovascular-risk.htm Saxagliptin, a new DPP-4 inhibitor, which has not been approved yet for diabetes, has shown to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events by as much as 55% in a metastudy done... http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/06/08/new-dpp-4-inhibitor-may-cut-cardiovascular-risk.htm 2009-06-08T17:25:19Z http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/06/03/healthy-lifestyle-choices-on-the-decline.htm In an article that appeared in the American Journal of Medicine this month, it was shown that obesity is on the rise, while exercise and eating right are on the... http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/06/03/healthy-lifestyle-choices-on-the-decline.htm 2009-06-03T21:48:18Z http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/05/29/is-sonia-sotomayors-diabetes-an-issue.htm Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday by President Obama. Sotomayor, 54, would be the first Hispanic Supreme Court judge in history.Since her... http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/05/29/is-sonia-sotomayors-diabetes-an-issue.htm 2009-05-29T12:32:16Z