Researchers Identify New Source of Insulin-Producing Cells*

Potassium Loss Explains Increased Diabetes Risk*

Diabetics Spend $4,100 More Than Non- Diabetics*

Diabetic Women More Likely To Die After Heart Attack*

83% of Americans At Risk For Diabetes Not Tested*

Body Rhythms Effects Metabolism*

Continuous Glucose Monitors Detect Nocturnal Hypoglycemia Before Seizures*

Blood Viscosity, Hematocrit Linked to Diabetes Risk*

Heavier People Have Heart Attacks Earlier*

Bayer Fined $97.5M For Kickbacks To Switch Glucose Monitors*

Letter From The Editor. December 03, 2008 Issue #445 (Recommend Us)

We seem to spend so much time with our overweight Type 2 patients that we forget about the patients that seem to be doing everything right. They eat right, they exercise and they still have problems. Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM works with these kinds of patients all the time. This week she helps us understand Why Your Body Always Uses Carbohydrate During Exercise. She has included a carbohydrate eating guide based on blood glucose and length of workout.

A recent article in Pediatrics, discussed how preteens and teens have doubled use of diabetes drugs in the past 4 years and that the prevalence is dramatically higher among young girls vs. boys.  Why is this occurring? Why is it higher in girls? This week we have the article for you and commentary from Janet Silverstein, MD, Endocrine Today Editorial Board member

dLifeTV, Dec. 7, 7PM ET on CNBC
What's the secret to living a long and active life with diabetes?  dLife talks to people who have done it. Plus, a trip to the dentist to find out how oral health impacts diabetes health; learning how to change the behaviors and habits that can derail diabetes management; and down-home cooking in the dLife kitchen. Tune in for another informative episode of dLifeTV on:Sundays on CNBC at 6:00 PM ET, 5:00 PM CT, and 3:00 PM PT

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Check out this weeks "Test Your DIABETES Knowledge" question. 

Dave Joffe, Editor-in-Chief, CDE, FACA

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