True Blue… That is what they are saying about the older, cheaper diabetic drugs. As if the newer, more expensive, highly debatable drugs needed anymore “bad type” press. This could hurt sales for such drugs as Avandia even further.
 
The clear winner: metformin, sold as Glucophage and generically for about $100 a year. It works as well as other diabetes pills but does not cause weight gain or too-low blood sugar, the analysis found. It also lowers LDL or bad cholesterol. Consumer Reports also published a guide of the results. Besides metformin, it rates glipizide and glimepiride, sold …read more

I received so many good comments over at A Hearty Life yesterday, that I decided to write on the same topic right here today! And what is that topic you ask? Sex. Um-huh. That topic that all my patients whisper about. As if it is some big ol’ secret that after being married for years and years they are having, wait for it…. sex. None the less, it pertains to that ugly disease that we live with on a daily basis. Yes, diabetes!
I have written previously about common sexual issues and dysfunctions among both …read more

This month’s theme day here at the Science and Health Channel is mens health. Gloria over at Cancer Commentary was so gracious as to host it. And next week just happens to be National mens health week. I have decided to talk about a topic that my male patients whisper about and doctors don’t openly inquire about.
Did you know high blood sugars can directly effect your sex life? That’s right Mr. Macho, I’m talking to you. It is something I have personally never put more than 2 minutes of thought into. But because of being diabetic, …read more

My Mom had a knee replacement 2 days ago. All is well, she did just fine and the surgery was a success. You would have thought by the way she was acting it was bypass surgery, her anxiety was through the roof. Leading up to today she had a list of many questions that she had formulated. From how many pairs of underwear did she need to when will the catheter be taken out. Yes, that was her main worry. Not the titanium rod going into her femur or the fact that she was at risk …read more