In a recent randomized study published in America, participants with HbA1c > 7.5, attended an educational session about diabetes, and then one group of patients was divided into pairs and encouraged to talk to each other on the phone, the other group was just assigned a nurse care manager. After six months it turned out [...]
Read MoreAccording to a new and alarming research at the US Center for Disease Control (CDC), by 2050 one in every three US adult could be diabetic. Today “only” one in ten people is diabetic, but this is expected to dramatically increase (double or even triple) due to a number of demographic factors. And American figures [...]
Read MoreI recently met a very nice woman, let’s call her Debra. She is overweight (BMI 34) and diabetic. Oral drugs are not really working for her, and she talked to her physician about her options. Insulin is of course the first suggestion, but starting on insulin is not going to cure Debra. On the contrary: [...]
Read MoreAVENDIA has been taken off the market in Europe, and severely crippled in the US. While it is an effective drug to treat diabetes, it turns out that it is not as safe as previously thought, and in fact it is estimated that between 1999 and 2009, more than 47,000 people taking it, needlessly suffered [...]
Read MoreOverweight and Diabetes are known to go together. Even better: by controlling their weight, most patients can control their diabetes. But you probably heard it and tried it before – weight control is just difficult… There is an alternative: weight can be controlled by surgery. There are many types of weight control surgery, most of [...]
Read MoreYou’ve been struggling with diabetes for a while. You’ve tried Metformin or other oral medications. Now the Doctor is saying that this is not enough and that you may need to start on Insulin. Did you know that Insulin involves injections? You will need to inject it frequently, and prick yourself every time. Insulin also [...]
Read MoreMany diabetics know this. The doctor has been talking about it a lot. You need to eat less, you need to exercise more. And the doctor is right, but it is so HARD to make the change… DIAMOND can help. It is implanted and becomes your internal assistant. Whenever you eat – it knows and [...]
Read MoreDiabetes can be treated either by drugs, or by an implantable device. Drugs were earlier to develop, (insulin has been in clinical use since 1922) and as a result are more well known, but devices have several advantages to the patient: No chemicals are added to the body Fewer side effects (in fact, with over [...]
Read MoreI am living with the DIAMOND – so far with very good experience. The implantation was in December 2008 – I would like to share very much with other people and / or patients about their experiences with the DIAMOND and all interested parties provide information on the effect of DIAMOND – also my personal [...]
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