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New Diabetes Screening Guidelines Released

Routine screening for type 2 diabetes in adults at low and moderate risk is not recommended, although it is recommended for people at high and very high risk of the disease.

Menopause Does Not Cause Weight Gain but Increases Belly Fat, Major Review Finds

A comprehensive review by the International Menopause Society has found that going through the menopause does not cause a woman to gain weight.

Boost willpower with spoonful sugar, Literally

According to a new research, just a spoonful of sugar can make your willpower go up.

Thinking Positively About Diabetes

When people with diabetes are successful and happy, their situation is often viewed as having been achieved despite the obstacle of diabetes.

IBG Star: New Smartphone App Monitors Diabetic Levels

A device called IBG Star is one of a handful of new meters connected to smartphones.

ASweetLife: Tight Blood Glucose Control in a Child with Diabetes: Is it Necessary?

What are the best choices that parents can make when it comes to controlling glucose levels in a child with diabetes?

Glucose Buddy app review. Price? Free

Glucose Buddy by Azumio Inc. is a Diabetes logbook manager with syncing, blood pressure tracking and weight tracking app.

Diabetes Mine: Is There a Conspiracy Preventing a Diabetes Cure?

For as long as there has been research to cure diabetes, there have been people who believe that a cure will never happen because treating this disease is simply far too profitable.

A Sweet Life: Our Most Popular Diabetes Blog Posts of the Year

A Sweet Life compiles the most popular blog posts from October 2011 until October 2012.

Nuts for Nuts: A Great Food for People With Diabetes

Ask a diabetes educator about what you can have as a snack and inevitably (s)he will mention nuts.

Q&A: How to Lower your Blood Sugar when it’s Over 200 mg/dl

Q: How do I lower my blood sugar when it goes over 200 mg/dl? I have Type 2 diabetes.

Glooko connects several glucose meters to Iphone devices

Palo Alto, California-based Glooko, which offers an app and a cable that connects various blood glucose meters to the iPhone, announced an updated version of the Glooko Logbook app and support for an additional six blood glucose meters.

Diabetes Daily: Is it OKAY to Struggle with Diabetes?

Doesn’t it make sense that at some point, somehow, we might struggle a lot or a little in this tremendous job of managing diabetes?

Diabetes screening study finds no reduction in mortality rates

The randomised trial assessed the number of deaths over ten years in a group of more than 20 000 patients.

From Diabetes Self-management, How to deal with low blood glucose levels?

Do you struggle with low blood glucose levels? What do you do to prevent them and get them back up? Let’s look at what some experts suggest.

How to adapt a moderate carbohydrate style of eating? – On DiabetesHealth.com

There are two principles to be very useful for this lifestyle: eating foods with a low energy or calorie density, and eating foods with a low glycemic impact.

Program gets diabetes under control

Registered dietitian Vineeta Shah was specific in her advice to the adults who accompanied her around the grocery store. But she was also trying to make it easy to remember.

Best Diabetes Blog Posts – September 2012

Another month has come and gone, and with that we are changing seasons. This final month of summer-turned-autumn was a busy one for our Diabetes Online Community, and it brought out some truly amazing — and also heartbreaking — posts.

DiabetesDaily: Sick and Tired of Diabetes?

In a disease that never lets up, it’s only natural that you just get tired of dealing with diabetes. Here are 6 simple actions you can take to move through your diabetes exhaustion.

Medical Devices Vulnerable to Hacking Need Oversight

Wireless medical devices are potentially vulnerable to being remotely controlled by hackers and should be tracked more closely, according to a Government Accountability Office report.