September 13, 2014

Should CDEs Be Teaching Nutrition?

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Yes, I have realized that many titles often are associated like RD (registered dietitian) and CDE (certified diabetes educator). To be h...
September 12, 2014

Is There Value for Patients in the New AADE Leadership?

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There will be much debate in 2015 and especially 2016 about the possible actions of the officers of the American Association of Diabetes ...
September 11, 2014

Doctor-Patient Communication for Diabetes Patients

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Today this is even more important, but communication is happening even less. The main culprit is the electronic medical record and the t...
September 10, 2014

CPAP Effective for Older People

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Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective at treating sleep apnea in older people, a new study has found. I can believe t...
September 9, 2014

Weight Loss Drugs May Not Be the Answer

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Even with the algorithm from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the use of weight loss drugs is still not the blockbust...
September 8, 2014

Be Careful of People Advising Against Low Carb

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Before I learned that the glycemic index for foods was developed by using only healthy people, I was an advocate for using low glycemic foo...
September 7, 2014

Impromptu August Meeting

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We do have a scheduled September meeting, but Tim and Allen have been working on something they wanted to present. Last Saturday August ...
September 6, 2014

Factors in Managing Your Blood Glucose – Part 2

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This is a continuation of the previous blog. Activity: Light activity - Light activity can have a surprising glucose-lowering effec...