ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ — In addition to dealing with
the day-to-day aspects of diabetes management that involve blood glucose,
nutrition and lifestyle management, men in the United States with diabetes
are also grappling with other physical, emotional and sexual health issues
according to survey findings released today by the American Diabetes
Association.

According to the research, only 30% of men surveyed claimed to know “a
lot” about their disease and only one quarter (25%) of men with diabetes
reported eating balanced and nutritious meals. Additionally, 60% of men
felt that more information could help them better manage their disease, and
65% felt more information could help them have more useful conversations
with their health care providers about their disease.

To respond to this need, the American Diabetes Association is launching
a national educational campaign to provide men with diabetes — and their
spouses — with information and resources to better manage their diabetes
and the array of other health conditions that can be associated with this

disease.

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An estimated 24 million Americans have diabetes, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) one-quarter to one-third don’t know it. How can so many individuals be unaware that they have diabetes? Certainly, one major factor is the absence of symptoms. This is a hallmark of both prediabetes and the early stages of type 2 diabetes.

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New Tools 2008

by Diane Fennell

This product update was prepared by Diane Fennell, an Associate Editor at Diabetes Self-Management.

The management of diabetes requires a certain amount of paraphernalia: A meter, lancing device, lancets, and test strips, for a start, and some people use many more devices and supplies than just these. Each year, product manufacturers work on developing both new technologies and devices for better diabetes control and refinements to existing technologies and devices. This year saw the arrival of a number of highly anticipated products, including an electronic lancing device and a new continuous glucose monitoring system, as well as the introduction of several tried-and-true tools newly equipped with innovative technology. Continue with the article

“Type 2 diabetes (previously known as “adult onset”) is caused by the pancreas either not producing enough insulin or the insulin that is produced is not working because the cells are resistant to it. Older, outdated names for Type 2 diabetes are “maturity-onset” or “adult-onset diabetes.” Type 2 diabetes is often diagnosed after age 40, but can occur at any age, particularly in people at high risk. What are the risk factors that increase your chances of developing Type 2 diabetes?”

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What you’re eating – may be – what’s eating you!

If you are sick and tired of feeling sick and tired, and beginning to think it’s all in your mind – think again. What you’re eating could very well be what’s eating you – especially if you have diabetes, hypoglycemia, food allergies, candida yeast overgrowth, eating disorders or are hyperactive.

A Minor Dietary Change May Change Your Life.

Dr. Sally provides:

• Tools to get you started
• Expert but gentle guidance
• Encouragement to follow through

To find out more about this wise and gentle expert, please go to Dr. Sally’s Web page.

http://www.drsallyrockwell.com/

Resolved Question

Old Diabetic Test Strips Making This Difference?
My family has a history of diabetes so I test my blood glucose often. Everything has been normal. I can no longer afford the test strips so I started using my late father’s old ones. His monitor too as his strips don’t fit mine. The strips are expired. I’m starting to get readings in the 600′s. However I’m not passing ketones (those strips are new and unexpired). Could the old strips be causing these high readings? Thanks for any help.

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Best Answer – Chosen by Asker
Absolutely!

The strips expire. The readings are no good after the date indicated on the package. Readings may be too high OR too low.

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If you have extra diabetic test strips that have recently expired, I will collect them and offer them to my contacts only after a discussion with them. I need to understand that the person receiving them takes full responsibility for their use.

Expired Diabetic Test Strips – What People are Saying
Here are some links from a Google Search for “expired Diabetic Test Strips”. I encourage you to do your own research and have a conversation with not only your doctor but also with a representative from the company that manufacturers the brand of strips that you use. Your health and well being is too important to leave it up to anyone else. Find out for yourself. Do not take somebody else’s “gut feeling” as a rule of thumb for your well being.

As one poster on the diabetesforum.com the forum said “I have had strips actually say “EXPIRED” on my meter. I was glad it was the strip and not me. Yes, they can go bad.”

http://www.diabetsforums.com “expired”link
http://www.diabetesforums.com “shelf life” link
http://www.themedsupplyguide.com link

It happens – circumstances change -

You have a supply of a certain kind of strip and then change meters.
You have life changes that allow you to stop using the meter that require the strips.
A relative or a friend passes away and you want to get them to someone who can use them. What ever the reason, you are left with many boxes of Diabetic Test Strips that you cannot use.

What do you do with all of the “extra” test strips?
Don’t throw them away! I can find a good home for them!

As long as the expiration date is current and has not expired, I can find a home for them. There are many folks out there much like yourself that are in need of the exact brand of strips that you no longer can use. There are folks whose insurance or medical benefits do not cover the diabetic test strips at this time.

It is my joy to accumulate these “surplus” boxes of diabetic test strips and make them readily available to those who need them.

If you have extra Diabetic Test Strips, call or email me today.
email: terry4work@gmail.com
Cell Phone: 206 200 0914

I will make arrangements to pick up the containers if you are in my local area. If you are out of my area, I will provide mailers for you to get them to me at my cost. You get cash for your supply.

I pay up to $10 a box for those in their original containers.

Call me today!
206 200 0914

To our good health,
Terry
206 200 0914

Sept. 10, 2008 — If you’ve got type 2 diabetes, the sooner you get intense about reining in your blood sugar, the better. It also pays to buckle down on your blood pressure and stay that way.

That’s the message from a long-term study of adults with type 2 diabetes.

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Web MD Article

Associated Press
ATLANTA — The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million people, or roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population, the government said Tuesday.

A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on data from 2007, said the number represents an increase of about 3 million over two years. The CDC estimates another 57 million people have blood sugar abnormalities called pre-diabetes, which puts people at increased risk for the disease.

The percentage of people unaware that they have diabetes fell from 30 percent to 25 percent, according to the study.

Dr. Ann Albright, director of the CDC Division of Diabetes Translation, said the report has “both good news and bad news.”

“It is concerning to know that we have more people developing diabetes, and these data are a reminder of the importance of increasing awareness of this condition, especially among people who are at high risk,” Albright said in a statement.

“On the other hand, it is good to see that more people are aware that they have diabetes.”

A message left Tuesday night seeking further comment from the CDC wasn’t immediately returned.

The disease results from defects in insulin production that cause sugar to build up in the body. It is the seventh leading cause of death in the country and can cause serious health problems including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and amputations.

Among adults, diabetes increased in both men and women and in all age groups but still disproportionately affects the elderly. Almost 25 percent of the population 60 years and older had diabetes in 2007.

After adjusting for population age differences between various groups, the rate of diagnosed diabetes was highest among American Indians and Alaska Natives (16.5 percent). This was followed by blacks (11.8 percent) and Hispanics (10.4 percent), which includes rates for Puerto Ricans (12.6 percent), Mexican Americans (11.9 percent), and Cubans (8.2 percent).

By comparison, the rate for Asian Americans was 7.5 percent, with whites at 6.6 percent.

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