http://www.diabetes12.com Diabetes Research Breakthroughs for Type 2 Diabetes & Diabetes Symptoms... Plus Doctor-Recommended Diabetes Cures! Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:49:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rosemary Johann-Liang, the former deputy director of the FDA’s Division of Drug Risk Evaluation says she was verbally castigated because she made the recommendation that Avandia, the billion-dollar diabetes drug, be labeled with a black box warning about congestive heart failure. Ms. Johann-Liang left her position as deputy director with the ... http://www.diabetes12.com/black-box-warnings-for-avandia-and-actos/ November 14 is United Nations World Diabetes Day (UN WDD).  The World Diabetes Day (WDD) website states… “Diabetes is a chronic, potentially debilitating and often fatal disease. The disease occurs as a result of problems with the production and supply of insulin in the body. Either the body produces no ... http://www.diabetes12.com/un-world-diabetes-day/ Previous entries introduced some of the many contributing factors to diabetes. What is surprising to most people, is that many medications can actually cause diabetes, primarily by depleting vital vitamins, minerals and nutrients from our bodies. How is this possible?!? Is it possible that the medications that are supposed to ... http://www.diabetes12.com/diabetes-caused-by-medications/ A recent drug study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (”Serious Adverse Drug Events Reported to the Food and Drug Administration, 1998-2005,” Arch Intern Med. 2007; 167(16): 1,752-1,759), reveals that over the past 8 years, the number of prescription-drug related deaths has more than doubled. This research provides yet ... http://www.diabetes12.com/deadly-politics-of-modern-medicine/ Over the last number of decades, diabetologists had been highly optimistic that tight control of blood sugar levels would lead to greater success rates… less artery disease… lower death-rates… fewer strokes and heart attacks… less blindness and kidney failure.  Yet these hoped-for outcomes have simply not panned out. Indeed, the ... http://www.diabetes12.com/high-hopes%e2%80%a6-dashed/ Unfortunately, there are now scores of online companies advertising phony “miracle” products that allegedly cure diabetes. In fact, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have just recently sent out over 200 warning letters to many of these companies. In a October 19, 2006 press ... http://www.diabetes12.com/misleading-diabetes-%e2%80%9ccures%e2%80%9d-claims/ According to the American Diabetes Association, “Diabetes causes 35 million heart attacks, 13 million strokes, 2 million amputations and 62 million deaths. That’s the expected toll from diabetes… unless major action is taken to curb and control it…” Further, the American Diabetes Association calculates there are 20.8 million diabetics in ... http://www.diabetes12.com/the-root-cause-of-the-diabetes-epidemic/ According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA), between 75% to 80% of diabetics will die of heart disease or stroke. And here are just a few more facts directly from the American Diabetes Association: Nerve Damage: 60% to 70% of diabetics are affected by diabetic neuropathy. Amputations: ... http://www.diabetes12.com/some-serious-diabetes-complications/ You can’t always blame your doctor for lack of effective diabetes treatments, since doctors only knows what they were taught in medical school. Most medical doctors were trained to treat symptoms with drugs, rather than using natural nutrients for prevention. Your doctor likely devoted many years of his or her ... http://www.diabetes12.com/why-doctors-don%e2%80%99t-know/ Unfortunately, far too many doctors have only a superficial knowledge of the many medications they prescribe daily, both when it comes to diabetes prescriptions, or drugs for other health problems. All too often, drugs are prescribed in potentially dangerous combinations, where apparent oversight seems to be obvious. Now, with the ... http://www.diabetes12.com/bitter-medicine-pills-profit-and-the-public-health%e2%80%a6-peter-jennings-abc-interview/