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| IRON (Fe) | 13 Apr 2007 06:22 GMT | 1 |
iron [AS. iren; L. ferum] A metallic element widely distributed in nature. Compounds (oxides, hydroxides, salts) exist in two forms: ferrous in which iron has a valence of 2 [Fe++] and ferric in which it has a valence of 3 [Fe+++].
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| Stupidest hypo treatment ever | 13 Apr 2007 02:50 GMT | 2 |
Some here seem to be criticizing others for suboptimal hypoglycemia treatments. I will offer up, as my personal LEAST APPROPRIATE hypo treatment: A BOWL OF UNSHELLED PEANUTS WITH MILK POURED ON THEM.
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| Job For Nurses | 13 Apr 2007 02:08 GMT | 1 |
Find Your Nurse Job Vacancy and resources here --> http://www.jobbankdata.com/job-nurse.htm
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| Hip Fracture Risk High in Older Diabetics | 12 Apr 2007 23:35 GMT | 1 |
http://diabetes.org/diabetesnewsarticle.jsp?storyId=14827941&filename=20070410/r euters20070410health00000006reutershealthewEDIT.xml or http://tinyurl.com/32vcdn (excerpt)
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| Insulin Resistence | 12 Apr 2007 23:23 GMT | 3 |
I'm hoping someone here might clarify something for me: I have read that insulin resistence is a factor of poor physical conditioning plus large fat reserves. My question: Is it only the fat_inside_the abdominal cavity that is a
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| New Type of Drug Helpful in Type 2 Diabetes | 12 Apr 2007 22:52 GMT | 2 |
http://diabetes.org/diabetesnewsarticle.jsp?storyId=14838277&filename=20070411/r euters20070411health00000021reutershealthEDIT.xml or http://tinyurl.com/36klcm (excerpt)
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| Postprandial Numbers | 12 Apr 2007 22:44 GMT | 4 |
Doc said they should be under 130 after 2 hours. ADA says under 180.
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| Medtronics Real Time Glucose Monitoring System | 12 Apr 2007 22:37 GMT | 1 |
Finally got training on the sensor/transmitter part of this system yesterday. I was a little scared of inserting the sensor (dang that needle looked big!) but it wasn't bad at all. Didn't hurt a bit and it's as comfortable as any infusion set. I'm still a little confused about ...
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| Worries over Simvastatin | 12 Apr 2007 22:30 GMT | 10 |
Cut-price statins linked to increase in patient deaths "Health chiefs are reviewing evidence which apparently shows a link between a cut-price statin and an increased risk of death among heart patients. The drug, simvastatin, is taken by more than a million people to combat high
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| opened byetta shelf life | 12 Apr 2007 21:21 GMT | 8 |
Because of some difficult life circumstances I've experienced over the past few months, i stopped taking my byetta (10 mcg, twice a day.) Since this was before they lifted the refrigeration requirement, for convenience I opened two pens, one at work in the fridge and one at
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| Easier way to control if not reverse diabetes | 12 Apr 2007 21:18 GMT | 9 |
If you are tired of having to keep up with all the medications that your taking and seems as though everytime you go to the doctor there is some new wonder drug that he/she wants you to try then you should consider implementing a natural herbal supplementation to help control
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| Association of Television Viewing with Diabetes | 12 Apr 2007 18:31 GMT | 1 |
Higher levels of television watching were positively associated with an increased risk of having abnormal glucose levels in women http://diabetes-new.blogspot.com/2007/04/association-of-physical-inactivity-with.html
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| Question About Taking Medication | 12 Apr 2007 18:22 GMT | 20 |
I'm taking 1000MG metformin twice a day. I take the first one after I get up, and the second one before I go to bed. Here's my question... is it ok to take the second pill before my last meal of the day? This would only leave an 8 hour gap between the two
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| Joslin article - T2 Insulin Resistant Study | 12 Apr 2007 17:31 GMT | 1 |
http://joslin.org/1083_3981.asp (excerpt) BOSTON - April 2, 2007 - A new Joslin-led study has identified the insulin receptor as an important protein that promotes islet cell
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| scientists Say Dieting does not work | 12 Apr 2007 13:53 GMT | 1 |
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=67422 Perhaps most of us knew this already, but the summary is good. Key line: "dieting is actually a consistent predictor of future weight gain."
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