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    Nov 1, 2011 |Resource Link| Los Angeles Times
  1. Oct 26, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  2. Patients kick the insulin habit through diet, exercise

    By harnessing the power of lifestyle, the following people are managing their Type 2 diabetes without insulin, and in some cases without any medication at all. Some made the commitment when they were first diagnosed, but others reversed a condition that had been spiraling downward for years. Here's how they did it:
    By harnessing the power of lifestyle, the following people are managing their Type 2 diabetes without insulin, and in some cases without any medication at all. Some made the commitment when they were first diagnosed, but others reversed a condition that...

    Tags: Death, Diets and Dieting, Cancer, Health, Recipes

  3. Oct 30, 2009 | Los Angeles Times
  4. Lifestyle changes may be the best way to delay diabetes

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    Lifestyle changes are the best way to stave off development of Type 2 diabetes, according to a 10-year followup of an innovative trial to prevent the disease in high-risk groups. The results are important because diabetes is a rapidly spreading......
  5. Dec 4, 2009 | Los Angeles Times
  6. Sulfonylureas for diabetes increase risk of heart disease and death, study finds

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    Sulfonylureas, the first family of oral drugs used for treating type 2 diabetes, increase the risk of death from all causes by as much as 61% compared with the newer drug metformin, British researchers have found. Some researchers have suspected......
  7. Oct 26, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  8. Diabetes drugs may leave heart at greater risk

    Medications for Type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes are very effective at controlling blood sugar levels. You'd think, then, that the drugs would also be very effective at controlling complications of the disease related to those spikes in blood sugar:...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Kidney, University of Southern California, Mayo Clinic, Education

  9. Mar 14, 2010 | Los Angeles Times
  10. Drugs in pre-diabetics do little to slow progression to diabetes or to heart disease, study finds

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    A combination of drugs that researchers hoped would delay progression to diabetes and/or heart disease in people with impaired glucose tolerance provided little benefit, researchers reported Sunday at an Atlanta meeting of the American College of...
  11. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| King Features Syndicate
  12. Reader taking turmeric found relief from depression

    <strong>Q: I began taking turmeric to see if its anti-inflammatory properties would relieve joint pain. I had to stop because my fingers would get bruised without any real trauma.</strong>
    Q: I began taking turmeric to see if its anti-inflammatory properties would relieve joint pain. I had to stop because my fingers would get bruised without any real trauma. While I was taking it, though, I unexpectedly found that my mild depression...

    Tags: Nosebleeds, Pharmaceuticals, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes, Symptoms

  13. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  14. How to get free and reduced-price prescriptions at South Florida pharmacies

    Get free diabetes, high-blood pressure and antibiotic prescriptions and save on hundreds of other drugs with programs offered at South Florida pharmacies. Plus, compare and save using a handy web tool from the state to find the best price before you fill prescriptions at your favorite drug store.
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    Get free diabetes, high-blood pressure and antibiotic prescriptions and save on hundreds of other drugs with programs offered at South Florida pharmacies. Plus, compare and save using a handy web tool from the state to find the best price before you...

    Tags: Lisinopril (drug), Pharmaceuticals, Diabetes, Ciprofloxacin (drug), Chemical Industry

  15. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News
  16. Ipswich play brings residents together

    IPSWICH -- When Spencer Gorczewski gets a diabetic alert dog, he's hoping it'll prevent him from feeling sick all the time.
    IPSWICH -- When Spencer Gorczewski gets a diabetic alert dog, he's hoping it'll prevent him from feeling sick all the time.  Gorczewski, a senior at Ipswich High School, has both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. His mother, Barb, worries about him when his...

    Tags: Diabetes, Sports, Football

  17. Jan 4, 2013 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  18. Don't get mugged by diabetes meds

    <strong>Dear Pharmacist: I have your "Diabetes Without Drugs" book and it has helped me, but I'm still on two of the original five medications for this condition. Which nutrients should I take with my medicine? &mdash; B.B., Micanopy, Fla.</strong>
    Dear Pharmacist: I have your "Diabetes Without Drugs" book and it has helped me, but I'm still on two of the original five medications for this condition. Which nutrients should I take with my medicine? — B.B., Micanopy, Fla. Dear B.B.: For my new...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Probiotics, Alzheimer's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Vitamin B12

  19. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| King Features Syndicate
  20. Topical Listerine eases one reader's shingles pain

    <strong>Q: Three weeks after a shingles attack, I was suffering excruciating nerve pain across the right side of my scalp and behind my ear. Acetaminophen with codeine was not working.</strong>
    Q: Three weeks after a shingles attack, I was suffering excruciating nerve pain across the right side of my scalp and behind my ear. Acetaminophen with codeine was not working. One morning at 3 a.m. I finally turned on the light, grabbed my laptop and...

    Tags: Diets and Dieting, Pharmaceuticals, Building Material, DASH diet, Physical Fitness and Exercise

  21. Oct 31, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  22. Understanding insulin resistance

    Though you may not be living with diabetes, your body could be battling against the hormone insulin. The condition, called insulin resistance, occurs when insulin can't effectively do its job.
    Though you may not be living with diabetes, your body could be battling against the hormone insulin. The condition, called insulin resistance, occurs when insulin can't effectively do its job. "People often don't realize that insulin resistance can...

    Tags: Heart and Circulatory System, Africa, Hormones and Metabolism, Pharmaceuticals, Diabetes

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