Diabetes Bulletin

BERLIN — The diabetes rate on the Eastern Shore is almost twice as high as Maryland’s overall rate, according to results of a Lower Shore community health survey.

Darby Schaub, head of the Diabetes Education Office at Atlantic General Hospital, said she thinks perhaps the large population of retired and elderly citizens could be the reason.

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The Bega Old Time Dance Club is holding a dance on Saturday, August 5 in the Bega RSL auditorium, all welcome, tea and coffee available. Bring a plate, bring a friend, bring your dancing shoes and have a great night dancing the night away. Ever popular Black Rose Band playing, lucky door and Monte Carlo prizes as well. Children are welcome to come along.

IMLAY SPECIAL NEEDS GROUP

After school care Monday to Friday from 3pm to 6pm, craft, games, cooking etc. Also active after school care commencing on July 31, bookings are essential, activities include multi skills and palates. For more information please contact Pat or Nicole on 6496 1918.

EDEN EVENING VIEW CLUB

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But others experience “a conscious or unconscious block against becoming regularly active,” referred to as “exercise resistance” by registered dietitian Francie White, MS, RD.

If exercise has become a punishment for excess weight or overeating, it is hard to find joy in it. This is a real concern, because research now points to exercise as one of the best steps we can take to stay healthy. Keeping active can lower risk of cancer, heart disease and diabetes; lessen the burden of stress and depression; and perhaps even prolong healthy brain function. Yet less than one-third of American adults exercises regularly.

Some people need to hear how important exercise really is in order to make it more of a priority. Yet for others, each time they hear about why they “should” get more active, it becomes harder to do so. (To continue this article, please go to http://calorielab.com/news/2006/07/18/punching-through-exercise-resistance/)

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Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. (TPNA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug Application (NDA) for duetact(TM) (pioglitazone HCl and glimepiride), pronounced “Duet Act,” for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Duetact combines ACTOS(R)(pioglitazone HCl) and glimepiride, two widely used diabetes medications with complementary actions, in a single tablet. ACTOS directly targets insulin resistance, a condition where the body does not efficiently use the insulin it produces; and glimepiride, a sulfonylurea, acts primarily by increasing the amount of insulin produced by the pancreas. These medications work in combination to help patients with type 2 diabetes manage their blood glucose levels.

According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes affects more than 18 million people in the U.S., and type 2 diabetes is the most common form of the disease. (To continue this article, please go to http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=48405)

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When I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes four years ago, I immediately adopted a new diet, carefully following Canadian Diabetes Association guidelines. But despite sticking to the regimen, my blood sugar was still off the charts. I feared blindness, a stroke. Or perhaps the loss of a leg.

Then I heard about Richard Bernstein. The endocrinologist is often described as a “maverick” for his diabetes treatments.

Flying in the face of guidelines set by the American Diabetes Association (and, by extension, the Canadian Diabetes Association), the 72-year-old advocates a radical decrease in blood-sugar levels through major carb-cutting. So major in fact, that one could say Dr. Bernstein “out-Atkins” Atkins, recommending a sustained ultralow-carb diet, rather than easing diabetics off and back onto their bread baskets. (To continue this article, please go to http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060728.diabetes29/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home)

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THE benefits of an antioxidant rich diet are well documented and most people agree that a healthy, well balanced diet is the first line of defense against a host of degenerative diseases.

But what may surprise some people is that among the wide variety of antioxidant rich foods, coffee has been found to be one of the most significant sources of antioxidants in many people’s diet.

To provide some perspective on these findings, Nestlé nutrition champion Aleli Elizabeth Gana suggests first understanding how antioxidants work and putting it in the context of the Filipino diet.

An introduction to antioxidants

Gana explains that, “the oxygen we breathe also causes harmful toxic reactions with free radicals in our body. These free radicals attack cell tissue and can trigger visible signs of ageing as well as different diseases such as cancers and cardiovascular problems.”

According to Gana, the role of antioxidants is to interact with these free radicals and break the destructive chain reaction that damages tissues. (To continue this article, please go to http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife03_aug02_2006)

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BELGRADE — The Health Ministry will fund in the first stage 31 projects that deal with the development of Roma health care.

Altogether 93 project proposals arrived for the competition that was announced in June this year. In the first stage the Health Ministry will fund 31 projects that deal with the improvement of reproductive healthcare for Roma women, the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and other frequent, non-contagious diseases common in adult Romas.

These projects also deal with the improvement of dental health for the Romany children, the vaccination of those children that have not been vaccinated as of yet or are not even registered in the health care institutions. There are also projects for treating parasitic and contagious diseases, for rebuilding Roma settlements and for water and food inspection. (To continue this article, please go to http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2006&mm=07&dd=31&nav_category=109&nav_id=35912)

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In early 2005, Mary and Joe Taylor were in North Carolina visiting their daughter and son-in-law when they decided to drive to a nearby town to check out the antique shops.

“We drove 70 miles,” says Mary. “My husband didn’t even want to get out of the car. He couldn’t even walk one city block without huffing and puffing and getting out of breath.”

The experience got them thinking.

Joe had Type 2 diabetes and had suffered two heart attacks but hadn’t made any lifestyle changes. His heart surgeon had refused to see him because he had become a “non-compliant” patient.

“I was a good-time Charlie,” says Joe. “I would eat and drink and have a good time with everybody.”

Mary had watched her weight climb but chalked it up to getting older. (To continue this article, please go to http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/lifestyle/sfl-lifptaylorjul30,0,5170971.story?coll=sfla-features-headlines)

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(NewsTarget) New Australian research has shown that consuming fish oil high in omega-3 fatty acids and exercising moderately can result in significant weight loss.

A team of researchers from the University of South Australia studied 68 obese and overweight people who were at risk of cardiovascular disease and showed signs of metabolic syndrome, which often results in diabetes. The subjects were split into four groups: The first consumed fish oil and walked or ran for 45 minutes, three times a week; the second only consumed fish oil and did not exercise; the third consumed sunflower oil, which does not contain omega-3s, and exercised; and the fourth group only consumed sunflower oil and did not exercise.

The researchers found that the only group that lost any weight at all was the first group, which exercised and took fish oils, resulting in an average weight loss of 4.5 pounds over three months. (To continue this article, please go to http://www.newstarget.com/019814.html)

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BOSTON, MA — August 3, 2006 — Study results presented today at the World Transplant Congress (WTC) demonstrated that investigational drug, once-daily Prograf MR(TM) (Modified Release) (tacrolimus or TAC) and twice-daily standard Prograf(R) (tacrolimus or TAC) are as effective as Neoral(R) (cyclosporine or CsA) in de novo kidney transplant recipients.

Prograf MR is a modified release version of the FDA-approved twice-daily formulation of Prograf, which is a leading immunosuppressive agent used to treat patients who have received kidney, liver or heart transplants. Both formulations of Prograf also showed significantly less treatment failure and better renal function than patients treated with Neoral.

Additionally, studies in adult kidney, adult liver, adult heart and pediatric liver transplant recipients have demonstrated continued maintenance of the efficacy and safety of milligram-to-milligram conversion of twice-daily Prograf to once-daily Prograf MR. (To continue this article, please go to http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF6852571BF0046986C)

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