Diabetes Awareness Month

November is American Diabetes Awareness Month. The goal is to bring attention and awareness to the serious issue of diabetes.

This year, the American Diabetes Association is challenging the public with: "Why should you care about diabetes?" There are 23.6 million children and adults in the United States, or 7.8% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 17.9 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 5.7 million people (or nearly one quarter) are unaware that they have the disease. Nearly one in three kids face a future with diabetes. Change that future by spreading awareness to the causes and symptoms of diabetes.

Throughout the month, the American Diabetes Association will conduct activities – and encourage others across the country – to get involved in efforts to raise awareness about diabetes and its serious complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness and amputations.

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To find an event near you and participate in raising awareness for diabetes or to get more information or donate to this cause, visit the American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org/.

Become involved in the fight against diabetes. Register to volunteer with the American Diabetes Association.

Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Recommendations Updated

The American Diabetes Associated and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes has updated its treatment recommendations for type 2 diabetes this week.

The new guidelines, published online in the journals Diabetes Care and Diabetologia, still suggest the initial treatment recommendations of lifestyle change and the drug metformin for those newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

If the initial treatment plan does not help patients reach their target glucose levels, two treatment choices are now recommended. The first, preferred treatment, involves adding basal insulin, or a sulfoylurea to the lifestyle changes and metformin. The second treatment option calls for the drug piglitazone, or a GLP-1 agonist, be added to the lifestyle and metformin treatment.

If neither of the two choices works, experts recommend using basal insulin with a transition to intensive insulin if needed. The recommendations for the transitions in therapy occur at three month intervals, as in the original guidelines.

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Some diabetic patients urged to avoid aspirin

A study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that taking aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients without a history of heart attack or stroke does little to prevent premature death.

Because aspirin can increase bleeding risk, some patients with diabetes are being urged not to take the drug as a preventative measure for heart attacks.

The study was led by Professor Jill Belch and published on BMJ.com, the website of the British Medical Journal. She said that aspirin should be given only to patients who have already been diagnosed with heart disease or suffered a stroke.

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Our goal is to provide you with superior customer service and the most competitive product pricing in the industry. We offer brand-name meters, test strips and other supplies at up to 60% retail price.

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Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes is unknown, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles.

There are 23.6 million children and adults in the United States, or 7.8% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 17.9 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 5.7 million people (or nearly one quarter) are unaware that they have the disease.

At DiabetesSupplies4Less.com, we hope to make life easier for people with diabetes by supplying them with brand name diabetic testing supplies at wholesale prices.