Archive: June, 2012
“It’s because of your diabetes”. How many times have I heard that. How many times have I thought that. How many times have I wanted to shout “Not everything in my life is because of my diabetes!”. And how many times have I used diabetes as a crutch, an excuse, a get out of jail…
Read moreMindfulness May Reduce Physical Complications of DiabetesGoodTherapy.org (blog)Taken together, these findings suggest that although MBSR does not have a direct effect on the physiologic activities of the kidneys in individuals with type II… See on www.goodtherapy.org
Read moreblogdowntown (blog)Impressions from the diabetes conferencePhiladelphia Inquirer (blog)by Daniel R. Hoffman, Ph.D. Here are some impressions from the recent American Diabetes Association annual research meeting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. See on www.philly.com
Read moreAlzheimer’s gene ‘diabetes link’BBC NewsScientists say they have identified a possible genetic link between diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.Gene May Link Diabetes and Alzheimer’sScience Daily (press release)New Discovery Closes in on Genetic Link… See on www.bbc.co.uk
Read moreOrgenesis’ Sarah Ferber, Ph.D on Using a Diabetes Patient’s Own …ReutersDiabetes currently afflicts approximately 285 million people worldwide, about 6.4 percent of the global population. See on www.reuters.com
Read moreDeep relaxation and meditation are very natural and very powerful activities. Meditation is the method of bringing a scattered, disorganised mind into a state of peace, quiet and tranquillity. It is about focus and calmness. The word meditation, is derived from two Latin words : meditari (to think, to dwell upon, to exercise the mind)…
Read moreDiabetes Burnout. June 15th, 2012 | Published in Wellness & Diabetes. Here are the links to three important steps for getting through and beyond burnout in your diabetes management. This disease can be exhausting, and we never get … See on living-in-progress.com
Read moreFamily members can often sabotage diabetes care: studyVanderbilt University NewsNonsupportive family members contribute to adults with diabetes having poor medication adherence and glycemic control, a new Vanderbilt study shows. See on www.mc.vanderbilt.edu
Read moreJust twenty years ago only 3 of 100 adolescents with diabetes had Type 2 diabetes (T2DM); today that proportion nears 1 in 2. Moreover, this epidemic of T2DM. See on blogs.nejm.org
Read moreMother Nature Network (blog)Sleep apnea treatment may ease depression and erectile dysfunction, studies sayMother Nature Network (blog)New studies presented this week at the meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies shed new light on… See on www.mnn.com
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