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Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult OnsetGoverner Ed Rendell is worried. An estimated eight percent of Pennsylvanians have diabetes. Nearly 800,000 people. We all know money talks, and what has caught the attention of state politicians is the tremendous cost to manage chronic diseases.
Governor Rendell recently shared that about 78 percent of the state’s health care costs are linked to 20 percent of chronic diseased patients. The Governor has announced The Pennsylvania Diabetes Action Plan to improve how Pennsylvanians with chronic disease benefit from future health care.
In an effort to prepare Pennsylvania to educate the public about diabetes and diabetes prevention, and improve management of the disease to reduce complications…

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Filed under: Type 2, Adult Onset, Drugs, Research, Daily News
Remember learning about “checks and balances” in U.S. History class? When state leaders gathered in 1787 to draft the Constitution, they established three branches of government (legislative/executive/judicial) to protect individual freedom and prevent government from abusing its own power. Now, Congress is questioning the balance of powers over at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate have called for an investigation into the FDA in the wake of the New England Journal of Medicine study which suggests the popular diabetes medication, Avandia, significantly increases the risk of heart attacks. A House hearing is set for June 6.
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Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Events, OpinionDrug giant Novo Nordisk’s big white bus will soon roll into the USA. Officially known as the Novo Nordisk Changing Diabetes Bus, the vehicle is scheduled to visit a selection of towns in the USA between June and November. First, though, it’s the turn of those lucky Canadians. The tour kicked off in Denmark back in September 2006 and goes under the banner “Changing Diabetes.” Since Denmark, the bus and its crew have visited the following countries: Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, South Africa, Australia, China, Japan, and Canada. (Cool job, huh?) The Canada sojourn will last a few more days - ’till June 12, to be exact - then it’s time to cross the border into the US. Last stop is New Yo…

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Filed under: Type 2, Adult Onset, Diet, Lifestyle, Daily News, Products, SupportThe lords of coffee have spoken and they’re saying less fat. Starbucks plans to make all espresso-based drinks with reduced fat milk, switching from whole.
This new standard is planned to take effect by the end of the fiscal year, 2007 and will affect locations in the United States and Canada. The company stated that the new conversion would establish reduced fat milk, also known as 2% milk, as the standard dairy in all beverages served in its North American coffeehouses. Never fear - the company said customers can still request whole milk, but if no request is made, consumers will receive 2%.
The fat trimming decision warrants applause. Starbucks is consciousl…

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President Bush on Friday signed a $120 billion fiscal year 2007 supplemental appropriations bill (HR 2206) for military operations in Iraq that also includes funding for nonmilitary programs, such as SCHIP, the [click link for full article]Original post by The Diabetes Blog

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Presidential candidate and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Tuesday in Iowa City, Iowa, plans to announce a proposal that would expand health insurance to all U.S. residents by the end of his first term, the Des Moines Register reports (Clayworth [1], Des Moines Register, 5/29). [click link for full article]Original post by The Diabetes Blog

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Eighty-nine percent of California parents — regardless of their political and religious views, level of education and residence — support comprehensive sex education programs in schools, according to the first statewide survey on the subject released on Thursday, the McClatchy/San Jose Mercury News reports. [click link for full article]Original post by The Diabetes Blog

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Good news!  The SF Chronicle reports that charges against Mr. Universe related to a hypoglycemic episode have been dropped.
According to the story, “prosecutors initially insisted Burns needed to provide more medical evidence that he was a Type I diabetic suffering from insulin shock at the time. “  Come on!  A history of Type 1 diabetes, taking insulin, and ER documentation of a glucose of 29…I’d say that pretty much cinches the diagnosis. 
I hope the end result of this fiasco is that the San Mateo police get  a lesson from the local American Diabetes Association Leadership Council on manifestations of low blood sugar.  How about it guys?
Pat Salber, MD (Source: The Doctor Weighs In)Original …

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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute’s Dr. Lodovico Balducci will receive the B. J. Kennedy Award and Lecture for Scientific Excellence in Geriatric Oncology at the 6th Annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Conference June 1-5 in Chicago. Balducci is the Program Leader of Moffitt’s Senior Adult Oncology Program and Chief of the Division of Geriatric Oncology. “I feel proud to have my name associated with B. J. Kennedy,” said Balducci. [click link for full article]Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today

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Mental health can take a serious blow among mothers with young children if they lack some basic daily support. Researchers found that poor maternal mental health can result if women lack emotional or hands-on support with parenting, spend what they feel is too much time with a child or have difficulty paying for childcare. Facing one of those obstacles tripled a woman’s risk for poor mental health, while struggling with two or more such obstacles increased the risk 12-fold. [click link for full article]Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today

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