Kaufman Shows People With Diabetes How to Use New Technology to Improve Their Lives

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) May 21, 2013

Dr. Francine Kaufman, inventor of Extend Nutrition, recalls the first insulin pump she used with her patients in the 1980s: It weighed several pounds and was jokingly referred to as the big blue brick. For the most part, it could only be used in the hospital setting.

The technology has advanced greatly in the 30 years since then, and the advantages are greater as well. The insulin pump is now a small mechanical device worn on the outside of the body, often on a belt or a pocket. It delivers fast-acting insulin in precise amounts at pre-programmed times.

It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of people around the world use an insulin pump, many of whom are also using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). A CGM is a small sensor that is inserted under the skin to automatically check blood glucose levels.

Kaufman, a world-renowned endocrinologist and past president of the American Diabetes Association, shows in Insulin pumps and Continuous Glucose Monitoring how the new technology of insulin pumps and CGMs can be used to improve the lives of people with type 1 and type 2 Diabetes.

There are over 26 million children and adults in the United States diagnosed with diabetes.

These technologies although not really that much more complicated than your smartphone, computer, or DVD- do require basic understanding, training and follow-up adjustment if they are going to be helpful in improving diabetes outcomes, Kaufman writes.

The purpose of the book is to give you practical tips, including the knowledge and the skills to maximize insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring, if that is what you and your health care provider decide is best for you or your child. The goal is to enable you to make your journey through life with diabetes as successful as possible.

Kaufman has devoted her lifes work to doing just that. In addition to this newest book, she is the author of Diabesity and creator of Extend Nutrition snacks: The only snacks clinically proven to help control blood sugar for up to 9 hours.

The importance of a healthy diet and good blood sugar control was paramount on Kaufmans mind when she created Extend Nutrition snacks in the 1990s. Her goal was to help reduce nighttime hypoglycemia for children with diabetes.

She formulated Extend Nutrition snacks with a patented blend of lean protein, complex carbohydrates and healthy fats. The key ingredient is raw uncooked cornstarch, a very complex carbohydrate that digests and converts to blood sugar very slowly.

The snacks were originally used to help people with diabetes manage blood sugar. Today, because they help keep blood sugar stable longer than any other snack on the market, they are also used to help control appetite, reduce weight and sustain energy.

In her book, Kaufman points out the importance of diet, especially carbohydrates, and the use of insulin pumps and CGMs.

Carbohydrate is the main nutrient that affects your glucose levels, so you need to learn how to count carbohydrate. But you must also understand how the other macronutrients fat and protein interact with the carbohydrate, in order to customize your insulin use to your bodys individual needs, she writes. These are critical skills to have in your journey with diabetes.

Kaufman says the benefits of insulin pumps are many .The pumps reduce hypoglycemia, improve A1C levels, improve quality of life and reduce daily insulin dosages. CGM gives real-time glucose readings and, when combined with an insulin pump, allows for the management of glucose levels on the go.

Kaufman is grateful for the new advances in technology but believes the best is yet to come: Dr. Kaufman is leading the development of an artificial pancreas.

We have come a long way, and the reality of an artificial pancreas is in sight, she writes. The end result will be the near-perfect control of glucose levels without much human intervention.

Dr. Kaufmans book, Insulin Pumps and Glucose Monitoring, is available at http://www.ExtendNutrition.com.

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Invented by Dr. Francine Kaufman, world-renowned endocrinologist and former President of the American Diabetes Association, the patented line of Extend Nutrition Bars, Shakes, Crisps and Drizzles are delicious nutritional solutions clinically-proven to help control blood sugar for up to 9 hours. Blood sugar control is the key to both diabetes and weight management. Extend Nutrition snacks have been enthusiastically recommended by thousands of certified diabetes educators and registered dietitians around the world for over 10 years.

Extend Nutrition products are now available at more than 25,000 retailers nationwide, including your local Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Target, Kmart and other leading retailers where diabetes nutrition products are sold. Extend Nutrition strives to provide families with simple nutritional solutions that deliver peace of mind and confidence resulting in a healthier and happier lifestyle.

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Dr. Vinson will also discuss a recent study in India with obese subjects which showed a significant weight loss and body fat reduction after consuming capsules containing a green coffee extract which was high in chlorogenic acids. Roasting is known to greatly reduce the levels of these compounds in the beverage coffee.

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hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diets & Weight Loss Plans Announces New Medically Supervised Diet Plans to Produce Fast Weight Loss And Counter Type II Diabetes

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 13, 2013

Obesity can lead to a host of physical illnesses like heart disease, cancer, and type II diabetes. Diet Doc provides medical weight loss for Americans struggling with obesity, thereby counteracting the dangerous side effects caused by this American epidemic. Insulin is a hormone that helps transport blood glucose into the body's cells for storage or fuel. A diet high in processed carbohydrates, such as sugar and white bread, increases the risk of elevated insulin levels which can trigger insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. When one overeats or maintains a diet consisting mostly of processed carbohydrates, the pancreas produces excess insulin. Over time, excess insulin can cause the bodys insulin receptors to shut down. This condition is called "insulin resistance." When one is insulin-resistant, the body does not have an effective way of carrying energy sources into the cells. As a result, the cells begin starving, forcing the pancreas to produce more insulin. Aside from the known association of insulin resistance with metabolic syndrome, abdominal obesity, elevated cholesterol levels and high blood pressure, several other medical conditions exist which are also associated with insulin resistance. Diet Doc helps to prevent elevated insulin levels by providing a detailed, medically supervised weight loss plan focused on reestablishing a healthy lifestyle and enabling patients to lose weight fast with safe, prescription hCG treatments.

In order to help prevent type II diabetes, Diet Doc has improved their hCG diet plans to help counteract harmful side effects of insulin resistance, providing improved nutrition to counteract harmful dietary habits. In the 1950s, Dr. A.T.W. Simeons discovered that hCG, or human gonadotropin, was effective in producing fast weight loss when used in combination with an extremely low calorie diet. Simeons diet, however, consisting of only 500 calories consumed daily, posed significant health compromise, causing symptoms of starvation like muscle and hair loss, as well as extreme fatigue and exhaustion. Diet Doc experts have spent over a decade researching, improving and modernizing the original, unhealthy hCG diet, becoming the leader in medically supervised fast weight loss diet plans. By increasing the allowable daily caloric intake to over 1000, as well as providing pure prescription grade hCG, patients are losing pounds and inches without side effects like those associated with the outdated 500 calorie Simeons hCG protocol. Diet Docs pure prescription hCG diet plan coupled with a medically supervised nutrition protocol triggers the patients hypothalamus to released stored fat into the bloodstream to be burned for energy, resulting in fast weight loss and preventing starvation-like symptoms. The body begins to easily burn this stored fat for energy, allowing it to function normally during lowered caloric intake. By combining prescription hCG with custom made, nutritionist-designed diet plans, specific to each patients dietary and nutritional needs, patients are experiencing fast weight loss, typically in the most difficult to lose areas, such as the underarms, hips, thighs and belly.

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Texas Bariatric Specialists is Ecstatic to Announce that a Gastric Bypass Surgery Performed by Dr. Nilesh Patel Cures Man of Diabetes Symptoms

San Antonio, Texas (PRWEB) May 08, 2013

Dr. Nilesh A. Patel of Texas Bariatric Specialists (TBS) announced today that patient, David Cruz, has achieved his ultimate goal of becoming a healthier version of himself. Gastric Bypass Surgery has rid him of all diabetes and high blood pressure symptoms with the assurance of keeping his health for the sake of not only himself, but his parents.

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Houston, TX (PRWEB) June 13, 2013

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