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Entries for August 7th, 2007

Study shows fat cats facing diabetes risk

Overweight cats who spend more time sleeping on the sofa than chasing mice face a growing risk of developing diabetes, researchers in Scotland said on Tuesday. Pampered fat cats are three times more likely to develop the potentially fatal condition than cats of a normal weight, according to a study by the University of Edinburgh. [...]

New Medication for Diabetes

Researchers are testing a new diabetes medication that works unlike others currently available. Barbara Clark was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes nearly ten years ago. She remembers her initial symptoms well: “I was tired. I was cranky. I was hungry and then not so hungry. I was thirsty all the time,” she said. It took a [...]

Sex: the Hidden Diabetes Casualty

People with diabetes are far more likely to suffer from sexual problems and the anxiety and frustration that come as part of the territory. But you don’t have to suffer in silence. Cialis, Viagra, and Levitra (vardenafil) are 3 major FDA approved medications that treats ED but there is no cure for this yet. “I [...]