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Diabetic Digest - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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News, updates and help from and for the diabetic community.
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Readers:
Let's start off this issue with a great video clip on
Glucose Monitoring.
Health Tip: Glucose Monitoring
Diabetics have to monitor their glucose, but these tips
make it easy!
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After viewing the clip there are two great articles and a
delicious recipe waiting for you below.
I hope you enjoy.
Regards,
Steve
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Older Diabetics Struggle with Blood Sugar Control
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The prevalence of type 2
diabetes is rising in the US elderly population, and
nearly half of affected individuals fail to adequately
control their blood sugar, new research shows.
"The current study's findings, in context of the projected
increase in the elderly population, have critical public
health and healthcare cost implications," Dr. Dong-Churl
Suh, of Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey, and
colleagues warn in the Journal of the American Geriatrics
Society.
Suh's team assessed changes over time in treatment and
control of diabetes using National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 1999 to 2004, and
compared findings with those obtained in NHANES III
conducted between 1988 and 1994.
They found that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes increased
significantly, from 12.0 percent to 14.1 percent. Diabetic
subjects were more likely to be classified as obese during
the latter survey period (37 percent vs 51 percent).
They also found that the proportion of elderly patients
being treated for their diabetes increased, diabetes
control improved, and the proportion of patients with
high blood pressure and high cholesterol declined.
Still, only 55 percent of diabetic patients achieved
adequate blood sugar control between 1999 and 2004.
The researchers' analyses showed that blood sugar control
was better in patients without other co-morbid illnesses,
like high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Suh and colleagues caution that as duration of diabetes
increases in older patients, and multiple therapies become
necessary to maintain good blood sugar control, drug
contraindications... may limit options in elderly people,
"putting them at greater risk of functional and cognitive
impairment."
SOURCE: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,
March 2008.
Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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Bone Biopsy Can Help Treat Diabetic Foot Infection
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A biopsy of the bone can help
doctors determine what antibiotic is the best to use in
treating diabetic patients with serious foot infections,
according to findings published in the journal Diabetes
Care. This approach may help patients avoid surgery.
Due to circulation problems and decreased nerve sensation,
diabetics are at increased risk for foot injuries that can
go unnoticed. What may start as a simple blister can soon
spiral into a serious skin infection, including one that
extends down to the bone, referred to as osteomyelitis.
"The question of surgical versus nonsurgical treatment
for diabetic patients with osteomyelitis of the foot
remains subject to debate," Dr. Eric Senneville, of Dron
Hospital, Tourcoing, France, and colleagues write. It has
usually been though that these infections could not be
successfully treated without removing a portion of the
infected bone.
In the present study, the authors reviewed the medical
records of 50 diabetic patients who were treated without
surgery for osteomyelitis of various foot bones at 9
French diabetic foot centers. Among the various research
questions addressed was whether a bone biopsy was better
than a simple skin swab to determine the best antibiotic
to combat the infection.
On average, the study subjects were 62 years old and had
been diabetic for about 16 years. The average wound
duration was 20 weeks, and the average duration of
antibiotic treatment was 11.5 weeks. Overall, 22 patients
(44 percent) underwent bone biopsy-based therapy, and 28
(56 percent) had swab-based therapy.
Success was defined as the absence of any sign of
infection at the initial or a contiguous site at least
1 year after the end of treatment.
After an average follow-up of 12.8 months, success was
achieved in 18 (81.8 percent) patients treated on the
basis of bone culture results and in 14 (50 percent) of
patients with swab-based therapy, the researchers report.
"Our results provide arguments for recommending the use of
bone biopsy in diabetic patients treated nonsurgically for
osteomyelitis of the foot," the team concludes.
SOURCE: Diabetes Care, April 2008.
Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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Diabetic Recipe
Grilled Chicken Pizza
(makes 8 servings)
1 10-ounce (300 g) tube refrigerated pizza dough
cornmeal
1 teaspoon (5 ml) crushed dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) crushed dried basil
8 ounces (240 g) cooked chicken breast, chopped
1/2 cup (124 g) reduced-fat, low-sodium jarred marinara
sauce
2 tablespoons (30 ml) finely chopped onion
2 to 3 fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced (optional)
1 tablespoon (15 ml) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup (30 g) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1. Open the dough package and on a lightly floured surface,
roll out to roughly form a 10-inch (25 cm) circle.
Place the crust on a cookie sheet which has been
lightly sprinkled with cornmeal. Using your fingers,
pat dough to desired shape and thickness.
2. Transfer pizza to the prepared grill (see above). Grill
for about 3 minutes, until the top of the dough puffs
and the underside is crisp and lightly browned. Using
a large metal spatula, turn the crust over. Brush the
cooked top with olive oil and sprinkle with oregano and
basil.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the cooked chicken, marinara
sauce, and onion. Spread mixture over the top side of
the crust. Arrange mushrooms on top (if using). Top
with Parmesan cheese and sprinkle on the mozzarella,
covering the top evenly.
4. Continue to grill for another 4 to 5 minutes, until the
pizza is cooked through, the dough lightly browned, and
the cheese melted. To insure even cooking, use tongs to
rotate the pizza two or three times during the cooking
period, taking care not to knock off the topping.
Per serving: 142 calories (21% calories from fat),
11 g protein, 3 g total fat (1.1 g saturated
fat), 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g dietary fiber,
21 mg cholesterol, 286 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges: 1 lean protein (meat), 1 carbohydrate
(bread/starch)
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