TV And Blood Sugar Control In Children With Type 1 Diabetes
Just a “heads up” about a medical study that will likely make a big spash nationally. I read in my local newspaper (the Columbia Tribune) this afternoon that researchers at…
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Just to keep you up on the latest news; there was a long article in the New York Times today written by Stephanie Saul and Gatrdiner Harris, entitled “Years Ago,…
Read moreAvandia (Rosiglitazone Maleate): New Hazard or Hoax?
I have been nothing short of astonished about the hype over the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) article published yesterday (actually published on-line prior to it’s scheduled hard-copy release…
Read moreA Pound of Treatment: Is it Better than an Ounce of Prevention?
Yesterday, I received a telephone call from the mother of a young man who will turn 19 years old in about 10 days. The boy, who we will call Rick,…
Read moreIs “Fighting” Obesity a Lost Cause?
Gina Kolata, an excellent science reporter from the New York Times, has been getting quite a bit of attention lately- an appearance on Comedy Central, a review of her new…
Read moreWhat Is Diabetes Mellitus?
In my last entry (May 4, 2007), I discussed the diagnosis of diabetes and prediabetes. I completely forgot to first explain what diabetes is. Diabetes mellitus, or “sugar” diabetes to…
Read moreWhat is Prediabetes?
In today’s New York Times, there is an interesting article in the “Styles” section, front page. The article is entitled ” A Healthy Mix of Rest and Motion,” written by…
Read moreObesity Watch: Information on Portion Sizes
In earlier entries about obesity, I discussed some of the research on the psychology of portion sizes- bigger plates mean bigger portions eaten, etc. I hope you remembered. In case…
Read moreHeart Rate Monitoring With Exercise: Is It Useful?
Background Recently, my son John, who lives in the San Francisco Bay area and is an avid bicycle rider, asked me if I could explain to him something about the…
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