Take into consideration that as you deal with a spouse’s diabetes, you will not be perfect. Also remember that you need to stick together in spite of differences and ‘differences of opinions.’ Be sensitive to your spouse. He or she is struggling with diabetes. It is an ongoing battle! It isn’t easy monitoring blood glucose levels, taking shots, measuring or counting carbohydrates or calories, and making an effort to exercise. A person with diabetes always has to monitor carefully.

Well, what do you think? Go check it out, she has all kinds of wonderful, pointed versus and suggestions.

via Paver’s Nest

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Help Your Spouse Manage Diabetes, After All You Are Two As One

Retired Fire Captain, Calvin Miller of Union City, New Jersey is reporting decreased insulin doses and lower blood glucose levels within one month after his adult stem cell treatment for diabetes (type 2) , diabetes induced erectile dysfunction and peripheral artery disease in Cologne, Germany.

Mr. Calvin Miller was recently treated at the XCell-Center using adult stem cells taken from a small amount of his bone marrow. The stem cells were introduced into his pancreas using a minimally invasive catheter procedure through the right femoral artery similar to a heart catheterization.

This is the 3rd, 4th and 5th time that Mr. Miller has undergone treatment using stem cells in the past few years. All of the stem cell procedures have been for different disease process’. He has obviously had more than favorable results…

“Before scuba diving this past Sunday morning, I injected only 32% of my normal insulin dose. During the day, I ate normally – for a diabetic – without injecting any more insulin. That evening, I measured my blood sugar and I was astounded that it was only 126. A month ago, even with my full insulin doses, I never had readings below 170″

The X-cell Center treats diabetes, stroke, spinal cord injuries, ischemic heart disease, multiple sclerosis, parkinson’s and alzheimer’s. Before the end of the year the X-cell Center will publish it’s data and findings from the research data it has gathered and compare it to diabetics that have received conventional treatment.

via eMedia Wire

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New Jersey Man Completes Stem Cell Procedure With More Than Favorable Results

SCIENTISTS have created an exercise pill that tricks cells into thinking they are undergoing serious exertion and so helps the body burn extra fat.

I am leery on this one… Just how will your body react?

It appears to work by flicking a master switch within cells that regulates the laying down or burning of fat.

So, if one is thinner, but doesn’t exercise, will they reap the same benefits of carrying out a physical regimen?

Such a drug could, he suggests, reduce fatty tissue, lower amounts of fat circulating in the blood, cut blood glucose levels and reduce resistance to insulin, limiting the risks of heart disease and diabetes.

Hmm…

Such discoveries did not lead to potential new treatments because the genetic engineering that created the mice had to be carried out before birth and would be unacceptable for humans.

I think it is safe to say that this is very preliminary. Sometimes the good ol’ fashion way yields the greatest return. Slow and steady wins the race, right?

Type 2 diabetes is linked to obesity, and experts believe up to half of all cases could be prevented through changes to diet and exercise.

Plain as day…be proactive!

via The Daily Telegraph

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Possible Obesity Pill Could Be Link To Health

• Patients receiving BYETTA achieved a significant A1C reduction of 1.2% at Week 30 and 1.1% at 2.5 years¹
• Patients with a baseline A1C of >9% experienced, on average, a 2.1% reduction in A1C at 2.5 years¹

Isn’t it easier to take oral medication? Why would a type 2 diabetic want an injectable medication? The drug is very expensive, will insurance cover the cost? These are all questions that came to my mind while researching BYEETA.

BYEETA has to be used as adjunct therapy with other oral medications, like metformin. The medicine works after you eat to lower blood glucose levels by acting in harmony with your stomach, pancreas, liver and brain.

BYEETA also promotes weight loss in most of its patients. That is one side effect I would welcome!

With BYETTA, you may feel less hungry and eat less. In fact, research studies have shown that most patients lost weight. Some medicines for type 2 diabetes, such as sulfonylureas and insulin, can cause weight gain, while other drugs, such as metformin, do not affect weight.

Patients treated with BYETTA lost an average of 5.5 lb by Week 30, which further decreased to11.2 lb at 2.5 years¹

I haven’t personally seen BYEETA used in practice at the hospital that I work, which is an east coast facility. Nor have many of my RN friends at other institutions in the area. Apparently the medication is being prescribed though, I found many blogs dedicated to patients that use this medication with mixed thoughts.

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Is BYETTA The Answer For Type 2 Diabetics?