Fighting Diabetes, Proactively!

A recall has been issued for a brand of diabetic test strips that may be causing inaccurate readings of blood sugar levels. A local diabetic tells Eye on Health she found good reason to be concerned.

Bayer has voluntarily recalled test strips used specifically with the Contour TS blood glucose meter. The strips were produced on faulty manufacturing equipment that the company says has now been fixed.

As a type-1 diabetic, Las Vegas resident, Theresa Moore depends on test strips to stay healthy — testing her blood glucose levels four to 12 times a day. [source]

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) today issued its annual Clinical Practice Recommendations to help health care providers treat people with diabetes using the most current evidence available. This year, one notable change occurs in the Medical Nutrition Therapy section dealing with weight loss.

The 2008 Recommendations include a statement recognizing the increasing evidence that weight-loss plans that restrict carbohydrate or fat calorie intake are equally effective for reducing weight in the short term (up to one year).
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Forbes reports that Childhood diabetes which has become a common problem in America today can cause another problem. It can boost the rick of Kidney Problems at a later stage

As more and more American children are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, another serious problem is threatening their health.

Children and teens diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are five times more likely to develop kidney disease later in life than those who develop diabetes as adults, a recent study found.[source]