Nyxks Musings

Category: Diabetes

  • Diabetes Awarness Month

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    Well its looks like its Diabetes month again, and in the local news is a series of articles which are interesting reading I have found. You can read the articles which the Star is publishing on Diabetes here if you’d like, you might have to sign up for a free account to read them all,…

  • Canada’s Only Mainstream DIABETES RADIO SHOW

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    Canada’s Only Mainstream DIABETES RADIO SHOW Launches Sunday! EDMONTON, Sept. 9 /CNW/ – DIABETES COMPASS Radio is launching a weekly 30 minute, radio and internet based diabetes health talk show, Sunday, September 11th at 9:00 pm Mountain Time, on AM 930 CJCA Radio and via live-streaming audio at www.cjca.ca. Diabetes is a silent epidemic affecting…

  • 8 ways to reduce the risk of diabetes complications

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    A high blood glucose level over a long period of time (due to poor control or undiagnosed diabetes) may lead to tissue damage in the body. Tissues most at risk are blood vessels and nerves, which leads to problems with the heart, eyes, kidneys and feet. For this reason, heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and…

  • One Step Forward for Diabetes?

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    Well here is one Diabetic who is hoping that the following article in the Star comes into being before she runs out of finger to prick. I was reading through the Star today when I came across an article on Diabetes and it was related to the Glucose machines which we use to test our…

  • Shoot for the goal

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    Shoot for the goal Diabetes treatments aim to lower blood glucose and reduce complications By Cynthia N. Lank The goal of diabetes treatment is to prevent complications from developing or to slow down their progression. Treatment targets include lowering blood glucose levels and blood pressure and reducing the LDL (“bad”) cholesterol. Use the table on…

  • Knowledge is good medicine

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    Knowledge is good medicine Diabetes management depends on understanding your medications by Morna Cook BScPh We know that more than two million Canadians have diabetes. We also know that about half of these individuals already had the disease for several years before they were diagnosed, and 20 to 30 percent already have complications affecting their…