Diabetes Battle

Earlier this week, I got word that a woman who called herself “Goddess” online has passed away.

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Memory/Loss

We have a special treat for today’s edition of The Diabetic Partner Follies, the series featuring partners and loved ones of diabetics.

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The Diabetic Partner Follies, Act 23: Life in the ‘Supporting Role’

My 12-year-old daughter’s become obsessed with a website called FMyLife, if you’ll excuse the expression.

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The FDA finally approved Novo Nordisk’s long delayed GLP-1 analog, Liraglutide, which is marketed under the name, “Victoza.” This drug was developed in the same time frame as Byetta and is similar in concept.

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Victoza: A New Competitor for Byetta

You’ve heard it before: someone with type 2 diabetes goes on insulin. That’s no surprise. But how often have you heard the reverse

After years of tracking diabetes news, we old-timers can become jaded. We’ve seen hundreds of mouse “cures” that go nowhere, hundreds of poorly designed studies meant to promote some product or scientific-religious belief, and very few new ideas that are worth the time it takes to find them.

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Keeping it Simple

I asked for some input on what a new diabetes web site could offer, and I got it – Thank You! Ahem… ask a silly question, get a silly answer, right?

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Stupid Diabetes! (Winners Announced)

A study published in the January issue of the journal, Clinical Chemistry put eight brands of A1c test kits, including the A1c Now test sold in pharmacies and online, through rigorous testing. The other kits were the ones marketed to doctors for use in their offices

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Study: A1c Now Test is Crap and So Are Many Doctor Office A1c Tests

Over at HealthCentral Network, the theme for 2010 is “This Year, I Get My Condition Under Control.”