Avandia, a Drug Used to Treat Type 2 Diabetes, Has Been
Linked to Heart Failure, Other Serious Health Problems
Patients taking the Type 2 diabetes drug Avandia are 43
percent more likely to suffer a heart attack and 64 percent more likely
to die from a cardiovascular disease, according to medical research
published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Concerns about adverse
side effects caused by Avandia (rosiglitazone) prompted the Food and
Drug Administration in May 2007 to warn users and physicians about the
risks associated with the drug.
The FDA ordered Avandia's packaging to carry a prominent
"Black Box" warning, the strongest such safety advisory the agency can
order, about the risks of heart attack and cardiovascular complications
linked to the drug. Since the drug was approved in 1992, Avandia has
become the most popular Type 2 diabetes drug in the world, taken by more
10 million Americans with the blood-sugar disease.
Possible Avandia Related Injuries
Liver failure and liver damage
Fluid in the lungs (Pulmonary edema)
Swelling of the eye (Macular edema)
Swollen legs or ankles
Rapid, unexplained weight gain
Tiredness
Low blood pressure
Changes in vision
Shortness of breath
Difficulty breathing
Chest pains
Dizziness
Avandia Linked To Heart Failure!
Heart failure, a condition in which the heart can no longer
effectively circulate blood through the body, is the most serious
injury associated with the use of Avandia. Heart failure often leads to
deadly heart attacks, strokes, and other life-threatening injuries.
If you or a loved one took Avandia for the treatment of
Type 2 diabetes and suffered a heart attack, liver damage, or other
health complications, we encourage you to contact experienced legal
counsel as soon as possible to determine your possible legal rights to
financial compensation for your injuries. For more information and a survey to see if you qualify click this link
Diabetic Diet Secrets and techniques You Should Know for Maximum Blood sugar Control
Written by Dr. Roger Guzman M.D.
Monday, 21 June 2010 16:12
Dr. Roger Guzman has written articles about me and the diabetic diet strategies on this site.
I came across them while doing Google searches on other topics about controlling diabetes. Dr. Guzman has graciously consented to allowing me to republish his review of my book here. He has also graciously consented to be on our advisory board.
By DR. Roger Guzman M.D.
Diabetic Diet Secrets is a layman's manual to help manage your blood sugar with diet.
This manual's writer is none other than Toma Grubb who is like us who suffered with the ups and downs of the blood sugar levels. His own account on how he dealt with his diabetic issues is emotionally compelling to say the least.
Amongst the tools Diabetic Diet Secrets will explain for you are the usefulness of omega 3 fish oils, Glycemic Index of foods along with its list of foods, how to manage the ratio of fat, protien and carbs. As for fat, he defined the differences between the good and the bad. Then he has a list of foods that will help reduce the blood sugar level.
All this data helped him to go from near death to regained health with healthy blood glucose levels without having to take medicine. I think every type 2 diabetic who reads this manuscript will benefit from it. The ten things to do for enhanced health that Toma expanded upon are worth their weight in gold.
Then there is the part on adjusting the fiber content for enhanced health. Fiber should be a part of every meal. It will not be tricky to include fiber for every meal as its sources are easily available. Just add chia seed or psyllium husk to your meal, for instance.
To have more fiber for lunch, a legume-based soup is the solution. What for an evening meal? Begin it with a raw vegetable dish. And if you must sauté the vegetables, just do it with garlic, onions and sunflower oil. You think you will get away with fiber-free snacks? No , because to add fiber, you can have wholesome pistachios, cashews, walnuts and almonds. Or eat a fruit like plums, apercots or an apple.
This is just one way Toma's book affected me. It has nudged me to put in writing what I have gleaned from his book. There is also a section on water and correctly so. You will be astonished at the number of merits for water which he enumerated in his book.
Both sodium and potassium are correctly dealt with. So is the acceptable quantity of vitamins. You will know exactly what vitamins to take and how many. And as if this is not enough, Toma has precise options for type 2 diabetics.
To drink or not to imbibe is also a part of this ebook where you will find answers you have been wanting to know. As for sweetening alteratives, there is no other place where you can find complete data on this topic. Cinnamon and its advantage for the person with type 2 diabetes is also present for you to learn about.
He has some suggestions there on things that helped him regulate his blood glocose level but I will let him tell you all about them. You will see that he did not leave any stone unturned. After reading this, you will be motivated to keep your blood glocose level under control with the help of Toma's Diabetic Diet Secrets .
Want to get this book complimentary? You can down load this 176-page ebook to your PC and study it and put it into action at your leisure. This book will help you a lot so obtain this Complimentary E-book.
Brief Biography: Dr. Guzman worked for the Atlantic Health Corporation and was consultant to St. Joseph's Hospital, Sussex Mental Health Clinic, and St. Stephen Mental Health Clinic for many years. He was Director of Forensic Psychiatry at Centracare for ten years and published several articles in the Journal of the American College of Forensic Psychiatry and other proffessional journals.
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am honored and humbled to add Dr. Lakshmi K Shankhdhar to our advisory board.
Dr. Kshitij Shankhdhar M.B.B.S., Dip. Diab., DDM, PGDND
Diabetologist
& Incharge, Lucknow Diabetic Foot Care Clinic, L.K. Diabetes
Centre, Lucknow, India
58
year old Dr. Lakshmi K Shankhdhar is a triple post graduate (Medicine,
Radiology and Nutrition) physician who holds the distinction of establishing
North India's still only exclusive Diabetes clinic at Lucknow by the name of
L.K. Diabetes Centre. The clinic has a multidisciplinary approach to manage
diabetes patients.
His
unaided purely private clinic is housed in 2 premises with approximately 20
rooms and is rendering only primary level diabetes care with separate
departments such as Nutrition, Diabetes education, Podiatry, pathology,
radiology and Surgery.
The
clinic has several baseline tools to render quality care to the patients such
as software on diet which renders special diet plans for routine patients and
for patients with complications such as obesity, renal failure, CAD,
hyperuricemia, dyslipidemia, pregnancy and growing T1 diabetes children. The
software offers all Indian menus such as North Indian, West Indian, East Indian
and South Indian recipes with up to 7 days variability. The Nutrition department
has raised 2 special diabetes diets; DIAL Diet (Diet Including Acarbose
Liberalizes) and VILD Diet (Voglibose Inclusion Liberalizes diet) which have
been presented to the American Diabetes Association and International Diabetes Federation
respectively.
Dr. Lakshmi K Shankhdhar presenting his findings at the American Diabetes Association 2009
The
full fledged Obesity Unit is equipped with Omron's Body fat analyzer to
calculate body fat percentage and BMR
The
Podiatric Unit of L.K. Diabetes Centre is most elaborate and has fetched many
laurels. It is equipped with advanced instruments such as Biothesiometer and
hand held audio Doppler for calculating Ankle Brachial Index. Podotrack for
plantar pressure assessment is also available in the clinic. A unique, low cost
yet effective offloading device, called "Samadhan System" with several guest
presentations in many international Podiatric conferences was discovered by this
unit.
The
diabetes Education Unit has emphasis on both group education and individual
education. The clinic has an improvised Studio to make video films for diabetes
education and a simple concept of film making has been discovered by the unit.
The concept was presented in the last ADA-2009 at New Orleans and has been
accepted for Faculty Oration for ADA 2010.
The
Podiatric Surgery Unit has a minor Operation Theatre is also provisioned for
minor surgeries, required for day to day podiatric care.
·Several
new concepts with the capability to change diabetes care in the developing
world have been evolved in this clinic and presented in ADA, EASD or IDF.
·There
are 4 physicians in the clinic, Dr. Lakshmi K Shankhdhar, Dr. Uma Shankhdhar,
Dr. Kshitij Shankhdhar and Dr. Smita Shankhdhar along with a devoted team of
paramedics.
· Medical Director for the Clinic, Dr. L.K. Shankhdhar was offered Visiting Fellowship by Harvard Medical International, the International arm of Harvard Medical School (Boston) in 2009.
Educated at King George's Medical University
, Lucknow , India
Dr. L.K. Shankhdhar receiving the prestigious Visiting Fellowship by Harvard Medical International, the International arm of Harvard Medical School (Boston) in 2009. Harvard Fellowship
Dr. L.K. Shankhdhar Is a widely published and recognized as an international expert. Some of his published articles include:
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is the global advocate for
the 250 million people with diabetes worldwide as well as their
families and healthcare providers. It is an umbrella organization
representing over 200 diabetes associations in more than 160 countries.
IDF is a non-governmental organization in official relations with the
World Health Organization and associated with the Department of Public
Information of the United Nations (UN).
The mission of IDF is “to promote diabetes care, prevention and a cure
worldwide”, a statement of intent that addresses the challenges facing
the global diabetes community in the 21st century.
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I take great pleasure in welcoming Silver Hills Bakery as
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I was turned on to the additional advantages of sprouted
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I first became aware of him. He has since advanced to “Business
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The Silver Hills story is unique:
When I was talking with Wendy NcClellan. Manager of Marketing at Silver Hills Bakery, She told me,
"The
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 June 2010 13:58
American Heart Association sold out to Nintendo?
Written by Administrator
Saturday, 22 May 2010 20:25
I follow Dr. 's Yoni Freedhoff's blog Weighty Matters I find it quite interesting and occassionaly find somethiin I just have to pass on.
Dr. 's Yoni Freedhoff is a family doc and founder of Ottawa's
Bariatric Medical Institute - a multi-disciplinary, ethical,
evidence-based nutrition and weight management centre. You might want to sign up for his newletter.
The BBC's
report on how parents should be more
worried about childhood inactivity than murder (and while I
understand the comparison, I'd love to see the source of their 1 in 3
kids who are inactive will develop serious health problems as a
consequence statistic).
If you only read one article
about soda taxes, make it this one from the New York Times (though I
find it laughable the columnist points to the American Heart
Association as a source of credibility given their sell out to Nintendo
and their atrocious Heart Check program)
Dr. David Katz explains
why the latest study that suggests red meat might not be so bad for us, might
not be such a good study.
Diabetic Diet Secrets is a layman's manual to help manage your blood sugar with diet.
