Diabetics Unaware of Connection Between Diabetes and Oral Health

Colgate Total® Joins Forces with American Diabetes Association and Celebrities to Empower People to Help Take Charge of Their Diabetes with Proper Oral Care

In support of American Diabetes Month®, Colgate Total® is working with the American Diabetes Association to educate patients about diabetes and gum disease and to empower them to help take charge of their diabetes.

A recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Colgate Total® about oral health reveals a lack of awareness about the various health issues associated with diabetes.

More than one third of all respondents (36%) are not aware of the link between diabetes and oral health and are less likely to associate oral health issues with diabetes than almost all other health conditions related to diabetes.

More than half (54%) report one or more symptoms of gum disease – yet 67% do not discuss their oral health with their doctor.

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Diabetes Day and Month – What Does it Mean for You?

This is National Diabetes Month and November 14th is World Diabetes Day.

What does this mean for you?

It means great opportunities to take advantage of information, ideas and activities that may improve your life.

It also means more chances to take small steps to become involved in the diabetes community and help out in campaigns if you haven't before. You can get involved online as well as events in your local community.

Head over to About.com and see highlights of what's happening.

New Type-2 Diabetic Treatment Being Tested

SUFFERERS from type-2 diabetes soon may be treating their ailment by chewing gum.

A Toronto company says it is testing a chewing gum containing the glucose-controlling drug metformin which is presently prescribed in tablets for many type-2 diabetes patients, but is unpopular because of gastrointestinal side-effects, bitter taste and the size of the pills.

The side-effects were especially off-putting to the increasing number of children diagnosed with type-2, according to the Generex Biotechnology Corporation of Toronto, Canada.

The chewing-gum product, called MetControl, would be given to 36 volunteer patients to test its speed and efficacy compared with that of immediate-release metformin pills.

It believed that delivery of metformin in good-tasting chewing gum would make it more acceptable to these patients and thereby increase adherence with diabetes therapy.

Generex Biotechnology's flagship product is an oral insulin taken through the inner lining of the mouth instead of by injection.

Oral-lyn, had been accepted in Ecuador and India and was being trialled in other countries including the United States, Canada and Russia.

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What We're Reading: Inspired by Diabetes Contest

Stopped by the The Diabetes Self Management Blog , and read their posting on the contest that was supposed to end last month - but the date has been extended . . . Charles

Inspired by Diabetes is a global campaign sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).

The Creative Expressions Competition "seeks expressions of the challenges and triumphs of the diabetes journey through art, essay, poetry, photography and music" and donates money to help provide diabetes care for children in developing nations.

The contest is open to people from different countries and of different age groups.

To learn more and download a submission form, visit www.inspiredbydiabetes.com

November is American Diabetes Month

There are “many faces of diabetes.”

Nearly 21 million children and adults in the United States are living with diabetes, and another 54 million people are at-risk. But those aren’t the only faces affected by diabetes. If you are a parent or loved one caring for someone with diabetes, your face is in the picture too.

Every week throughout November’s American Diabetes Month, the American Diabetes Association will focus on a different “face” of diabetes.

Care Givers - Week One
Employees – Week 2
Diabetes around the world – Week 3
At-risk populations – Week 4
Youth and Type 1 Diabetes – Week 5

For detailed info on each weeks focus, visit the American Diabetes Assoc. site