Sixteen-Ounce Soda Ban is a Cup Full of Irony, But Still May Be Impactful

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1. I know you’re not a doctor but I was just wondering what taking too many laxatives can negatively affect? Will I just mess up my digestive system or… There are a lot of negative side effects of laxative abuse including dehydration (which can lead to other problems such as kidney failure and death), electrolyte imbalances, and internal organ damage such as a stretched colon, colon infection, IBS, and in rare cases, liver damage. Also, it is a myth that laxatives help you lose weight. They help you “lose” weight by getting rid of water weight, which is why you get dehydrated. It is not an effective method for weight loss by any means, and the side effects of abusing laxatives can be life threatening. Jessica...
2. Type 2 in Youth: Here TODAY, Not Gone Tomorrow… Results of the seven-year-long TODAY study (Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth) are out and as expected, they aren't pretty.Bottom line of this study, which is the largest of its kind to ever be done: No matter what med......
3. Geographic Variation In Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations In France [Global Health & Disparities] Potentially avoidable hospitalizations are studied as an indirect measure of access to primary care. Understanding the determinants of these hospitalizations can help improve the quality, efficiency, and equity of health care delivery. Few studies have tackled the issue of potentially avoidable hospitalizations in France, and none has done so at the national level. We assessed disparities in potentially avoidable hospitalizations in France in 2012 and analyzed their determinants. The standardized rate of potentially avoidable hospitalizations ranged from 0.1 to 44.4 cases per 1,000 inhabitants, at the ZIP code level. Increased potentially avoidable hospitalizations were associated with higher mortality, lower density...
4. Sunday Funnies: The Dating Game with Diabetes Hey, sometimes things go surprisingly right... Thanks again to Jon Carter, who's got some serious cartooning talent and we're always pleased to welcome here to the 'Mine, on top of his 20+ years drawing for numerous newspapers, print and onlin......
5. Tandem’s t:connect Software Takes Pumpers to the Cloud(s) Almost 10 months after the Tandem Diabetes t:slim insulin pump hit the U.S. market, we finally have access to the pump management software that goes with it.Tandem released their much-anticipated t:connect pump software last night (read: very earl......