Rezulin for Type II Insulin Users
NEW DIABETES DRUG
FOR TYPE II INSULIN USERS
Troglitazone (trade name Rezulin, from Parke-Davis), is
the first of a new class of oral medications, the
thiazolidinediones, for treatment of type II (NIDDM)
diabetes. Where the sulfonylureas, the traditional oral
diabetes medications, stimulate the failing pancreas to
produce more insulin, Rezulin directly attacks the problem
of insulin resistance, the increasing inability to process
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Equipment and Supplies
Comprehensive Health Services, Inc., offers a
customer direct diabetic supply program. They stock glucose
monitors for the sighted and visually impaired, test strips,
syringes, and other diabetic products. Medicare and private
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FREE VIDEO
Insulin manufacturer Eli Lilly and Company is offering
a free VHS videocassette titled "Stop: Take Control of
Diabetes." To obtain a copy, while supplies last, call: 1-
800-785-3226.
DIABETIC FOOT CARE
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Diabetic Skin Care Products
The Anastasia Marie Diabetic Pure Skin Therapy Total
Skin Care System for Face and Body is a complete line of
products specifically formulated for diabetic dry skin,
including: Diapedic Foot Cream, Hand and Body Cream,
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Cucumber Soup
from Rosemarie Ventura of Buffalo, NY
1 large cucumber, peeled and shredded
1 cup non-fat plain yogurt
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, diced
lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste (optional)
diced tomato (optional)spinach (optional)
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Less Protein: Fewer Deaths
LESS PROTEIN
MAY REDUCE DIALYSIS DEATHS
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
have found that a low-protein diet before dialysis may prolong the lives of
kidney failure patients during their first two years of dialysis. The findings
also suggest the diet may postpone the start of dialysis for some patients.
The Hopkins team studied 44 patients placed on a
special supplemented diet and given dietary counseling at
least four months before dialysis began. During the first
Preventing Diabetes
PREVENTING,
MINIMIZING, OR DELAYING KIDNEY FAILURE
Prevention, Detection
DIABETES: PREVENTION
AND EARLY DETECTION
by Laura R. Simpson, RN,
MA, CDE
Potassium Guidelines
SOME GUIDELINES FOR RESTRICTING POTASSIUM
IN THE RENAL DIET
by Betty Wedman, PhD, RD, LD