Diabetes Information Center

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General Information for Consumers and Health Professionals Articles An archive of articles from publications such as the DRUG Infoline, Med-Brief, Medical Sciences Bulletin, PNN Pharmacotherapy Line, and the AHCPR's Research Activities newsletter. Research News from Medical Meetings Diabetes Discussion Archives A searchable archive of discussions form the DIABETES-EHLB email discussion group Drugs Used in the Treatment of Diabetes Links to entries in DrugDB, our acclaimed database of information about specific drugs. Other Sources of Information Links to Websites and other Internet resources for Diabetes information, including newsgroups, email lists, and web sites. Access diabetes resources for patients on Mediconsult.com, including News, Educational Materials, and Patient Support Forum.

The new "Treating Diabetes with Good Nutrition" program -- available at www.mediconsult.com -- is a tool designed to assist and educate the person with diabetes. This interactive program allows you to keep track of food exchanges, demystifies restaurant menus, and provides delicious low-fat recipes and self-assessment quizzes.

Diabetes FAQs

Frequently-asked questions and answers about diabetes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services (CDC) and from the misc.health.diabetes FAQ Archive.

Diabetes Statistics

Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus

Guidelines for the diagnosis and classification of diabetes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Glossary of Terms -- many diabetes-related terms included

Diabetes Prevention Program

Diabetes Prevention Trial - Type 1

Quality-of-Life Improves for Patients with Diabetes

• Actos: A New Insulin-Sensitizing Agent for Type 2 Diabetes - Aug 99
• Antibiotic Cream from Frog Skin Under Review for Diabetic Ulcers - May 99
• Avandia for Diabetes: An Alternative to Rezulin? - May 99
• Glyset for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes - Jun 99
• Starlix Offers a New Approach to Type 2 Diabetes - Feb 2000
• Lantus, Long-Acting Insulin for Diabetes, Is Approved - prof'l version; 5 June 2000
• Lantus, Long-Acting Insulin for Diabetes, Is Approved - consumer version; 5 June 2000
• FDA Approves NovoLog Insulin Analogue for Diabetes - prof'l version; 3 July 2000
• Glucovance Helps People with Type 2 Diabetes, New Studies Show - prof'l version; 3 July 2000
• Glucovance Helps People with Type 2 Diabetes, New Studies Show - consumer version; 3 July 2000
• Effexor Shown to Improve Diabetic Neuropathic Pain - prof'l version; 3 July 2000
• Effexor Shown to Improve Diabetic Nerve Pain - consumer version; 3 July 2000

MedWatch (News from FDA)

• REZULIN TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE MARKET - 21 March 2000
• NEW LABELING AND USE CHANGES FOR REZULIN - Jun 99
• FDA Approves Rosiglitazone to Treat Type II Diabetes - May 99
• Rezulin - IMPORTANT DRUG WARNING - Jul 98
• RECALL OF SURESTEP CONSUMER BLOOD GLUCOSE METERS - Jun 98
• PATIENT TESTING AND LABELING STRENGTHENED FOR REZULIN - Dec 97
• REZULIN LABELING CHANGES - Nov 97

CardioConsult Reviews

• Calcium-channel Blockers for Diabetics with Hypertension - Mar 99
• Effects of Alcohol Intake on Heart Disease Risk in Diabetics - Aug 99
• What Are The Recommendations For Regular Aspirin Therapy in People With Diabetes? - Jan 98
• Is Enalapril Safer Than Nisoldipine in Hypertensive Diabetics? - Apr 98

Med-Brief

• Abciximab improves outcomes in diabetic heart patients - Dec 99
• Coronary events risk reduction in diabetics - Jan 99
• Drug reduces cardiovascular risks in diabetics - Oct 99
• Drug therapy for painful peripheral neuropathy in diabetics - Feb 00
• Inhaled insulin for diabetics - Jan 99
• Laser-based system for diabetes-related blood sampling - Jan 99
• Possible use of diabetes drug for the treatment of liposarcoma - Mar 99
• Precose May Improve Long-term Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetics - Oct 98
• Priority review status for new diabetes mellitus therapy - Jan 99
• Results of two commonly-used sets of criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes vary significantly - Oct 98

PNN Pharmacotherapy Line

• Diabetes: Articles on AGE, Insulin Resistance - Sep 98
• Diabetes Journal Analyzes New Drugs, Other Subjects - Jan 99
• Diabetes Update - May 99
• Eliminating the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test - Aug 98
• FDA Panel Backs Two New Glitazones for Diabetes - Apr 99
• Innovative Insulin Therapies Improve Care
• Metformin Useful in Decreasing Weight Gain - May 99
• Obesity Linked with Diabetes, Drugs Can Help
• Pioglitazone Approved for Once-Daily Therapy - Jul 99
• Protecting the Kidney: Diabetics Need ACEIs - Nov 99
• Repaglinide Approved for Mealtime Therapy of DM
• Smoking Linked to NIDDM
• Studies Explore Abnormal Glucose Metabolism - Jul 98
• Sulfonylureas: Increased Risk During Angioplasty? - Jan 99
• Tight Blood Pressure Control Aids Diabetics - Sep 98
• Troglitazone: Battle Won, But War in Doubt - Mar 99
• Troglitazone, First of New Class, Approved for DM
• Troglitazone, First of New Class, Approved for DM
• Type 2 Diabetes: Incidence Rising in Pediatrics - Mar 00

AHCPR Research News

• Adult-onset diabetes occurs much more often among minorities than whites

Medical Sciences Bulletin

• Acarbose Improves Diabetes that is Poorly Controlled by Other Oral Drugs - Nov 98
• Collagen-alginate Wound Dressing and Diabetic Foot Ulcers - Sep 98
• Focus On... Diabetes Mellitus
• Focus On... Insulin
• Inhaled Insulin: A new Portable Aerosol Delivery System - August 1998
• Memantine: An Investigational Drug for the Alleviation of Neuropathic Pain
• Metformin Approved for Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes
• No OC Risk for IDDM Patients
• Pimagidine: An Investigational Drug for the Prevention of Diabetic Complications
• Troglitazone Approved for Control of Hyperglycemia in Type II Diabetes

Miscellaneous Articles

• Blood Glucose in Nondiabetics: Too Much Increases Cardiovascular Risk
• Is Enalapril Safer Than Nisoldipine in Hypertensive Diabetics?
• What Are The Recommendations For Regular Aspirin Therapy in People With Diabetes?

• 1999 American Diabetes Association News Highlights

• 1998 American Diabetes Association News Highlights

• American Diabetes Association Meeting, 1997
  • National Diabetes Education Program is Launched to Heighten Disease Awareness
  • Defining the Relationship of Fasting Blood Glucose to the Risk of Diabetes
  • Drug Treatment of Overweight Diabetics
  • New Study Links Diabetes to Heart Disease
  • Diabetes Shortens Lifespan
  • Beta-3 Agonists: New Drugs for the Treatment of Obesity?
  • Older Diabetics Should Avoid Alcohol
  • GLP-1 May Help Diabetics Handle Sugar Better
  • Pramlintide Helps Control Blood Sugar After Meals
  • Leptin Levels Increase in Proportion To Degree of Obesity
  • Could Vanadyl Sulfate Help Diabetic Patients?
  • Repaglinide: An Investigational Drug For Diabetes
  • Controlling Diabetes Saves Money
  • What Prevents People From Treating their Diabetes?
  • Your Family History Affects Your Risk For Diabetes
  • Magnesium Levels Influence Diabetes Control
  • New Fingerprick Test Helps Diabetics Monitor Long Term Glucose Control
  • Could Antioxidants Reduce Diabetic Eye Problems?
  • New Test Helps Older Diabetics Monitor Foot Health
  • Are Diabetics at Risk for Hearing Loss?
  • Troglitazone Continues to Be Well Tolerated During Long Term Treatment
  • Insulin Lispro Can Be Mixed with Ultralente Insulin
  • A Status Report on the Diabetes Prevention Program
  • Alprostadil Urethral Suppositories Help Men with Diabetic Sexual Dysfunction

• American Diabetes Association Meeting, 1996
  • A Clinical Evaluation of a Collagen-Alginate Topical Wound Dressing the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers.
  • A Novel Cross-linked Protein May Help Monitor Glycemic Control
  • A Snack Bar Containing Uncooked Cornstarch to Diminish Hypoglycemia.
  • An Evaluation of the Effects of Transurethral Alprostadil in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Men with Chronic Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence)
  • Can On-line Digital Fundus Images be Used for Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy?
  • Does Intensive Insulin Treatment Increase the Risk of Motor Vehicle Accidents in Diabetic Patients?
  • Effects of an Interactive Video Game on Diabetes Education
  • Ethnic Differences in Mortality from Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) among Young Persons, 1987-1994
  • Exercise May be "Best Drug" For Insulin Resistance Syndrome
  • Glimperide Affects Insulin Receptor Recycling and Intracellular Processing of Insulin
  • Hidden Heart Hazards in People With Diabetes
  • Intensive and Early Treatment of IDDM Can Preserve beta-Cell Function
  • Introduction
  • Life After DCCT: What new research is underway?
  • Nebulized inhaled Insulin: A new appraoch to managing glucose levels
  • New Approaches to the Pharmacotherapy of Diabetes
  • New Guidelines For Mother And Child Before And After Diabetic Pregnancy
  • Pramlintide, an Analog of Human Amylin, Can Reduce Fructosamine in Patients with Type I Diabetes.
  • Recombinant human Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (rhIGF-1) can Improve Glycemic Control in Patients with NIDDM
  • Reducing the Incidence of Hypoglycemia with a Novel Insulin Formulation
  • Resources for Professionals and Patients Interested in Diabetes Mellitus
  • The American Diabetes Association Unveils the Diabetes Control Network
  • The Diabetes Prevention Program is Announced
  • The Effect of Immediate Feedback of HbA1c on Patient Glycemic Control and Their Physicians' Treatment Decisions
  • The Quality of Care For People With Diabetes is Often Inadequate
  • Treating Diabetes in the Managed Care Environment
  • Update on New Treatments for Complications of Diabetes

Diabetes Discussion Archives

Hemoglobin A1c (Hba1C)

Is it possible to calculate an individual's Hemoglobin A1c (Hba1C), from their blood glucose readings trend? If so, what is the equation?

Non Invasive Blood Sugar Testing

What's the latest research?

Drugs for Treating Diabetes

• acarbose (Precose)
• alglucerase (Ceredase)
• glimepiride (Amaryl)
• glipizide (Glucotrol)
• insulin aspart (NovoLog)
• insulin glargine (Lantus)
• metformin (Glucophage)
• metformin/glyburide (Glucovance)
• miglitol (Glyset)
• nateglinide (Starlix)
• pimagidine
• pioglitazone (Actos)
• pramlintide
• repaglinide (Prandin)
• rosiglitazone (Avandia)
• troglitazone (Rezulin)

Newsgroups

alt.support.diabetes.kids
misc.health.diabetes

Mailing Lists

To subscribe to the mailing list in the first column, send a message to the email address in the second column (or to the alternate if given) containing the command in the second column just below the email address. Note that Firstname Lastname is your real name, such as John Doe. The listserv software will use the email address in your message header for your subscription. If you have trouble sending email to the listserv, or if you receive no response, then you will need the help of someone at your site.

For a more complete listing of resources, see On-line Resources for Diabetics maintained by Rick Mendossa.

Name	Subscription Address Subscription Message
DIABETIC	listserv@lehigh.edu subscribe diabetic Firstname Lastname
DIABETES-EHLB	listserv@virsci.com subscribe diabetes-ehlb Firstname Lastname
DIABETES-NEWS	diabetes-news-request@lists.best.com subscribe

DIABETES-EHLB started as an Electronic HighLights Bulletin to distribute information presented at the ADA conference in June 1996. It was carried forward as a moderated mailing list. The moderator plans to try to keep discussions focussed on specific topics.

DIABETES-NEWS is a one-way list provided by Diabetes Interview magazine. It provides a sample, one article per week, from the printed magazine.

Web Sites

• On-line Resources for Diabetics - A directory of online support, information, and services for diabetics. It includes not only Web pages but also mailing lists, news groups, and non-Internet resources.

• Children with Diabetes

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health

• American Diabetes Association - What Is Diabetes and Who Gets It? . Medical Treatment of Diabetes . Nutrition And Fitness . Sex, Pregnancy And Parenting . Living With Diabetes, etc.

• Canadian Diabetes Association

• American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)

• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International

• Diabetes Monitor

• Managing Your Diabetes - Eli Lilly's web pages for diabetics.

• Pathology of Diabetes Mellitus -- University of Utah

• Diabetes Mellitus Tutorial - University of Utah Webpath

• DCCT (the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial)

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Diabetes Fact Sheet

• Glossary of Diabetes Related Terms

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