Diabetes Update 110: How Byetta Works

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Alaska’s Situk Lake
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My most recent articles are:

• “How Byetta Works” reports its well-known benefits for blood glucose control and aiding weight loss. But it also reports on a third, less well-known benefit  —  for our hearts. You can read this article in the September 2007 issue of “Diabetes Wellness News” or online here at http://www.mendosa.com/byetta_does.htm

• My Diabetes Articles at Health Central
  The Health Central Network hosts my articles about diabetes at http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/. This is where you can find most of my new articles.

  • My New Diabetes Articles for Health Central
    So far I have written more than 200 articles for Health Central about all aspects of diabetes. In August they published nine of my new diabetes articles:
    1. New Exercise Guidelines. Small may be beautiful. But when it comes to exercise, more is better. That’s now official in the new exercise guidelines.

    2. S is for Supplements. A new book provides the first solid answers to our questions about the best supplements for people with diabetes to take. You can read about my interview with the book’s author here.

    3. W is for Walking Sticks. Many people with diabetes have impaired feeling in their feet from neuropathy. Without question, these people need walking sticks, even when walking on level terrain. But everyone can benefit from them. You can read how in this article.

    4. T is for Trail Food. We need our exercise, and many of us find that hiking in the woods or mountains to be the most enjoyable way to get it. But we still need to balance that exercise with wholesome food. Here are some tips for the best trail food.

    5. Dreamfields Pasta. Have you ever dreamed about having pasta again, but ignored your body’s wishes from fear of driving your blood glucose too high? Fear not. Dreamfields Foods invented a way to make pasta that is both great tasting and low glycemic.

    6. Protecting our Kidneys. Everyone with diabetes needs to take special care of his or her kidneys. How? By taking one or another type of medicine that is usually prescribed to reduce blood pressure. But medical professionals say that we need to take one of these drugs even if we have normal blood pressure.

    7. Stop Your Exercise. The recommendation is to stop exercising while you are working out. Not to stop exercising.

    8. Diabetes Is My Lemonade. Life gave me what a lot of people would consider a lemon. But now my health and happiness is better than ever, thanks to diabetes. It’s my lemonade.

    9. Rocky Mountain Low. It is a high to live and hike in the Rockies. As a result, weight, diabetes, and blood pressure is low. You can read the connection here.

  Talking about Diabetes Survey:

  Although many people have diabetes, very little is known about the everyday talks we have about diabetes with friends or family. Talking can be important because it’s part of what makes us feel more, or sometimes even less, supported or understood by others.

  This research study by Cat McGrew, a doctoral candidate in Ohio State University’s School of Communication, is hoping to learn more about all of this. Cat is conducting a confidential online survey about people’s experiences in talking about diabetes.

  “I'm seeking people over 18 years old with type 1 or type 2 diabetes to participate,” Cat tells me. “We’re interested in the views of someone WITH diabetes AND of a close friend, family member, or spouse. This will help us understand how the other person feels when talking about diabetes too. Either person can take the survey, even if the other one doesn’t. This research is being conducted as part of my doctoral dissertation, and has been reviewed and approved by my university. If you wish, I’ll send you a summary of the results once it’s completed.”

  To participate or ask questions, please send an email with a subject line of “SURVEY” to talk_about_diabetes@hotmail.com

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  • This Newsletter
    Diabetes Update keeps you up-to-date with new articles, Web pages, and books that I have written about diabetes.

    I list and link most of these on my at Diabetes Directory and in the site’s menu at the upper left of all my Web pages.

    From time to time Diabetes Update may also include links to other Web pages of special interest.

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  Archives:

  I now send out Diabetes Update once a month. Previous issues are online:
  1. Diabetes Update Number 1: Diabetes Genes of December 10, 2000
     
  2. Diabetes Update Number 2: DiabetesWATCH of December 18, 2000
     
  3. Diabetes Update Number 3: Starlix of January 3, 2001
     
  4. Diabetes Update Number 4: Native Seeds/SEARCH, Tepary Beans of January 17, 2001
     
  5. Diabetes Update Number 5: Insulin Makes You Fat of January 31, 2001
     
  6. Diabetes Update Number 6: Available and Unavailable Carbohydrates of February 15, 2001
     
  7. Diabetes Update Number 7: Dates of March 1, 2001
     
  8. Diabetes Update Number 8: Quackwatch of March 15, 2001
     
  9. Diabetes Update Number 9: The Cost of Insulin of March 30, 2001
     
  10. Diabetes Update Number 10: Sof-Tact Meter of April 2, 2001
      
  11. Diabetes Update Number 11: iControlDiabetes of April 16, 2001
      
  12. Diabetes Update Number 12: Cinnamon, Tagatose of May 2, 2001
      
  13. Diabetes Update Number 13: Glycemic Index of May 15, 2001
      
  14. Diabetes Update Number 14: Eat Your Carrots! of May 31, 2001
      
  15. Diabetes Update Number 15: Glycemic Load of June 21, 2001
      
  16. Diabetes Update Number 16: Homocysteine of July 2, 2001
      
  17. Diabetes Update Number 17: Chana Dal Tips of July 15, 2001
      
  18. Diabetes Update Number 18: Lag Time in AlternativeLand of August 2, 2001
      
  19. Diabetes Update Number 19: Fiber of August 15, 2001
      
  20. Diabetes Update Number 20: How Diabetes Works of August 30, 2001
      
  21. Diabetes Update Number 21: Insulin Resistance of September 14, 2001
      
  22. Diabetes Update Number 22: Trans Fats, Honey, CU of October 1, 2001
      
  23. Diabetes Update Number 23: Pedometer Power of October 15, 2001
      
  24. Diabetes Update Number 24: Is Glycerin a Carbohydrate? of October 31, 2001
      
  25. Diabetes Update Number 25: Kill the Meter to Save It of November 15, 2001
      
  26. Diabetes Update Number 26: Protein, Fat, and the GI of December 1, 2001
      
  27. Diabetes Update Number 27: Insulin Index of December 14, 2001
      
  28. Diabetes Update Number 28: Fructose of January 4, 2002
      
  29. Diabetes Update Number 29: Aspirin of January 14, 2002
      
  30. Diabetes Update Number 30: Stevia of January 31, 2002
      
  31. Diabetes Update Number 31: Gretchen Becker’s Book of February 19, 2002
      
  32. Diabetes Update Number 32: The UKPDS of March 4, 2002
      
  33. Diabetes Update Number 33: Financial Aid of March 18, 2002
      
  34. Diabetes Update Number 34: Pre-Diabetes of April 1, 2002
      
  35. Diabetes Update Number 35: More Glycemic Indexes of April 15, 2002
      
  36. Diabetes Update Number 36: Gila Monsters of April 30, 2002
      
  37. Diabetes Update Number 37: Is INGAP a Cure? of May 15, 2002
      
  38. Diabetes Update Number 38: Native American Diabetes of June 3, 2002
      
  39. Diabetes Update Number 39: FDA Diabetes of June 19, 2002
      
  40. Diabetes Update Number 40: Diabetes Support Groups of July 1, 2002
      
  41. Diabetes Update Number 41: New GI and GL Table of July 15, 2002
      
  42. Diabetes Update Number 42: Diabetes Sight of August 1, 2002
      
  43. Diabetes Update Number 43: DrugDigest of August 18, 2002
      
  44. Diabetes Update Number 44: Hanuman Garden of September 3, 2002
      
  45. Diabetes Update Number 45: Guidelines of September 16, 2002
      
  46. Diabetes Update Number 46: Trans Fat of October 4, 2002
      
  47. Diabetes Update Number 47: Nutrition.Gov of October 16, 2002
      
  48. Diabetes Update Number 48: Our Hearts of October 31, 2002
      
  49. Diabetes Update Number 49: Our Kidneys of November 15, 2002
      
  50. Diabetes Update Number 50: A1C<7 of December 2, 2002
      
  51. Diabetes Update Number 51: Diabetes Searches with Google of December 16, 2002
      
  52. Diabetes Update Number 52: e-Patients of January 2, 2003
      
  53. Diabetes Update Number 53: Email News of January 16, 2003
      
  54. Diabetes Update Number 54: Third Generation Meters of January 31, 2003
      
  55. Diabetes Update Number 55: Hypoglycemic Supplies of February 14, 2003
      
  56. Diabetes Update Number 56: Food Police of March 1, 2003
      
  57. Diabetes Update Number 57: Vitamins of April 1, 2003
      
  58. Diabetes Update Number 58: Lancets of May 1, 2003
      
  59. Diabetes Update Number 59: Accurate Meters of June 1, 2003
      
  60. Diabetes Update Number 60: Chromium of July 1, 2003
      
  61. Diabetes Update Number 61: Traveling of August 1, 2003
      
  62. Diabetes Update Number 62: My Book of September 1, 2003
      
  63. Diabetes Update Number 63: Hot Tubs of October 1, 2003
      
  64. Diabetes Update Number 64: Home A1C Testing of November 1, 2003
      
  65. Diabetes Update Number 65: Detemir of December 1, 2003
      
  66. Diabetes Update Number 66: Erectile Dysfunction of January 1, 2004
      
  67. Diabetes Update Number 67: Acidic Foods of February 1, 2004
      
  68. Diabetes Update Number 68: Net Carbs of March 1, 2004
      
  69. Diabetes Update Number 69: Glycemic Index of April 1, 2004
      
  70. Diabetes Update Number 70: Dreamfields Pasta of May 1, 2004
      
  71. Diabetes Update Number 71: Cholesterol of June 1, 2004
      
  72. Diabetes Update Number 72: Meter News of July 1, 2004
      
  73. Diabetes Update Number 73: Pill Splitting of August 1, 2004
      
  74. Diabetes Update Number 74: GlucoMON of September 1, 2004
      
  75. Diabetes Update Number 75: Coding of October 1, 2004
      
  76. Diabetes Update Number 76: Sleep Apnea of November 1, 2004
      
  77. Diabetes Update Number 77: Keynote Address of December 1, 2004
      
  78. Diabetes Update Number 78: Mangosteen of January 1, 2005
      
  79. Diabetes Update Number 79: Noninvasive Dream of February 1, 2005
      
  80. Diabetes Update Number 80: Pelikan Sun of March 1, 2005
      
  81. Diabetes Update Number 81: Medtronic Monitors of April 1, 2005
      
  82. Diabetes Update Number 82: ExtendBars of May 1, 2005
      
  83. Diabetes Update Number 83: GlycoMark of June 1, 2005
      
  84. Diabetes Update Number 84: My British Book of July 1, 2005
      
  85. Diabetes Update Number 85: Disintegrating of August 1, 2005
      
  86. Diabetes Update Number 86: Meter Research of September 1, 2005
      
  87. Diabetes Update Number 87: Evaluating Meters of October 1, 2005
      
  88. Diabetes Update Number 88: When to Test of November 1, 2005
      
  89. Diabetes Update Number 89: Blogging of December 1, 2005
      
  90. Diabetes Update Number 90: RSS Feed of January 1, 2006
      
  91. Diabetes Update Number 91: An Uncommon Doctor of February 1, 2006
      
  92. Diabetes Update Number 92: More Blog Entries of March 1, 2006
      
  93. Diabetes Update Number 93: Talking Meters of April 1, 2006
      
  94. Diabetes Update Number 94: Navigating of May 1, 2006
      
  95. Diabetes Update Number 95: Measuring Sweat of June 1, 2006
      
  96. Diabetes Update Number 96: The Future of Pumps of July 1, 2006
      
  97. Diabetes Update Number 97: Pumping in Real Time of August 1, 2006
  98. Diabetes Update Number 98: The DexCom Sensor of September 1, 2006
  99. Diabetes Update Number 99: GlucoTel of October 1, 2006
  100. Diabetes Update Number 100: Discovery of Byetta of November 1, 2006
  101. Diabetes Update Number 101: My Diabetes Blog of December 1, 2006
  102. Diabetes Update Number 102: Stress of January 1, 2007
  103. Diabetes Update Number 103: UltraMini of February 1, 2007
  104. Diabetes Update Number 104: Salt of March 1, 2007
  105. Diabetes Update Number 105: In Memoriam Catherine of April 1, 2007
  106. Diabetes Update Number 106: Eating Locally of May 1, 2007
  107. Diabetes Update Number 107: Avandia Anxiety of June 1, 2007
  108. Diabetes Update Number 108: Pigs of July 1, 2007
  109. Diabetes Update Number 109: Continuous Testing of August 1, 2007