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All Issues of My "Diabetes Update" Newsletter


I send out issues of my free newsletter called "Diabetes Update" in the form of email at the first of every month. It covers new articles and columns that I have written and important developments in diabetes generally that you may have missed. Here are the previous issues.



  • Diabetes Update Number 226: Goodbye of May 1, 2017
  • Diabetes Update Number 225: Pain-free Testing of April 1, 2017
  • Diabetes Update Number 224: Website Update of March 1, 2017
  • Diabetes Update Number 223: Is SatFat Good? of February 1, 2017
  • Diabetes Update Number 222: Reduce Your A1C Fast of January 1, 2017
  • Diabetes Update Number 221: Stop Big Sugar! of December 1, 2016
  • Diabetes Update Number 220: The Sugar Scandal of November 1, 2016
  • Diabetes Update Number 219: Diabetes and Sex of October 1, 2016
  • Diabetes Update Number 218: The Stigma of Diabetes of September 1, 2016
  • Diabetes Update Number 217: Do You Want Patient-centered Care? of August 1, 2016
  • Diabetes Update Number 216: Beat the Biggest Losers of July 1, 2016
  • Diabetes Update Number 215: Check Meter Consistency of June 1, 2016
  • Diabetes Update Number 214: The Cost of Diabetes of May 1, 2016
  • Diabetes Update Number 213: Meters of April 1, 2016
  • Diabetes Update Number 212: Prediabetes of March 1, 2016
  • Diabetes Update Number 211: Take Standing Breaks of February 1, 2016
  • Diabetes Update Number 210: Stop Taking Calcium of January 1, 2016
  • Diabetes Update Number 209: Our Inaccurate Meters of December 1, 2015
  • Diabetes Update Number 208: Dementia and Diabetes of November 1, 2015
  • Diabetes Update Number 207: Can You Feel Your Feet? of October 1, 2015
  • Diabetes Update Number 206: The Insulin Index of September 1, 2015
  • Diabetes Update Number 205: The Best Lancets of August 1, 2015
  • Diabetes Update Number 204: Managing Stress of July 1, 2015
  • Diabetes Update Number 203: Drink Chocolate of June 1, 2015
  • Diabetes Update Number 202: Useless Testing of May 1, 2015
  • Diabetes Update Number 201: The Trouble with Fructose of April 1, 2015
  • Diabetes Update Number 200: Support Groups of March 1, 2015
  • Diabetes Update Number 199: Diabetes Scams of February 1, 2015
  • Diabetes Update Number 198: Remission Can Be Better than a Cure of January 1, 2015
  • Diabetes Update Number 197: Skipping Breakfast of December 1, 2014
  • Diabetes Update Number 196: Snacking with Diabetes of November 1, 2014
  • Diabetes Update Number 195: Painless Diabetes Testing of October 1, 2014
  • Diabetes Update Number 194: Ice Cream of September 1, 2014
  • Diabetes Update Number 193: 4 Reasons to Eat Organic of August 1, 2014
  • Diabetes Update Number 192: Painless Testing Arrives! of July 1, 2014
  • Diabetes Update Number 191: Short-term Insulin - Long-term Results of June 1, 2014
  • Diabetes Update Number 190: Vitamin D of May 1, 2014
  • Diabetes Update Number 189: Saturated Fat of April 1, 2014
  • Diabetes Update Number 188: Managing Erectile Dysfunction of March 1, 2014
  • Diabetes Update Number 187: Help with Supplements of February 1, 2014
  • Diabetes Update Number 186: The Dawn Phenomenon Solved of January 1, 2014
  • Diabetes Update Number 185: Diabetes without Drugs of December 1, 2013
  • Diabetes Update Number 184: The Best Snack of November 1, 2013
  • Diabetes Update Number 183: The Dangers of Sulfonylureas of October 1, 2013
  • Diabetes Number Number 182: Drug Safety of September 1, 2013
  • Diabetes Update Number 181: Weightism and Diabetesism of August 1, 2013
  • Diabates Update Number 180: Standing Up of July 1, 2013
  • Diabates Update Number 179: Statins and Marijuana of June 1, 2013
  • Diabates Update Number 178: Stress of May 1, 2013
  • Diabates Update Number 177: Diabetes Without Sugar of April 1, 2013
  • Diabates Update Number 176: Healthy Eating of March 1, 2013
  • Diabates Update Number 175: The Best Diabetes Charity of February 1, 2013
  • Diabates Update Number 174: Resolutions of January 1, 2013
  • Diabates Update Number 173: When to Check Your A1C of December 1, 2012
  • Diabates Update Number 172: The Best Meters of November 1, 2012
  • Diabetes Update Number 171: Patient-centered Medicine of October 1, 2012
  • Diabates Update Number 170: A New Way to Lose Weight of September 1, 2012
  • Diabetes Update Number 169: Chia Seed Power of August 1, 2012
  • Diabetes Update Number 168: Bariatric or Bydureon of July 1, 2012
  • Diabetes Update Number 167: Magnesium of June 1, 2012
  • Diabetes Update Number 166: Metformin Foerver of May 1, 2012
  • Diabetes Update Number 165: Saturated Fat of April 1, 2012
  • Diabetes Update Number 164: Testing Your Blood Glucose of March 1, 2012
  • Diabetes Update Number 163: Bydureon Approved of February 1, 2012
  • Diabetes Update Number 162: Eating Right of January 1, 2012
  • Diabetes Update Number 161: Lose Your Wheat Belly of December 1, 2011
  • Diabetes Update Number 160: Diabetes Support Groups of November 1, 2011
  • Diabetes Update Number 159: Diabetes Without Drugs of October 1, 2011
  • Diabetes Update Number 158: Obsession of September 1, 2011
  • Diabetes Update Number 157: Hypothyroidism of August 1, 2011
  • Diabetes Update Number 156: The Long Dawn Phenomenon of July 1, 2011
  • Diabetes Update Number 155: Exercise of Jun 1, 2011
  • Diabetes Update Number 154: Caffeine and Diabetes of May 1, 2011
  • Diabetes Update Number 153: Preventing Blindness of April 1, 2011
  • Diabetes Update Number 152: Diabetes Social Networking of March 1, 2011
  • Diabetes Update Number 151: Hypothyroidism of February 1, 2011
  • Diabetes Update Number 150: The SAD Diet Dies of January 1, 2011
  • Diabetes Update Number 149: Meter Accuracy of December 1, 2010
  • Diabetes Update Number 148: Visualize Yourself of November 1, 2010
  • Diabetes Update Number 147: Visualize Yourself of October 1, 2010
  • Diabetes Update Number 146: Tiny New Lancets of September 1, 2010
  • Diabetes Update Number 145: The Chia Controversy of August 1, 2010
  • Diabetes Update Number 144: Brain Food of July 1, 2010
  • Diabetes Update Number 143: Fatty Liver of June 1, 2010
  • Diabetes Update Number 142: Gastric Bypass Surgery of May 1, 2010
  • Diabetes Update Number 141: Vacation Control of April 1, 2010
  • Diabetes Update Number 140: Omega-3 of March 1, 2010
  • Diabetes Update Number 139: The Truth about Saturated Fat of February 1, 2010
  • Diabetes Update Number 138: Testing Omega 3 of January 1, 2010
  • Diabetes Update Number 137: Vitamin D of December 1, 2009
  • Diabetes Update Number 136: Counting What We Eat of November 1, 2009
  • Diabetes Update Number 135: Are You Noncompliant? of October 1, 2009
  • Diabetes Update Number 134: Leisure and Health of September 1, 2009
  • Diabetes Update Number 133: The Good Fats of August 1, 2009
  • Diabetes Update Number 132: Inflammation of July 1, 2009
  • Diabetes Update Number 131: Vitamin D of June 1, 2009
  • Diabetes Update Number 130: Drug Dancers of May 1, 2009
  • Diabetes Update Number 129: On The Road of April 1, 2009
  • Diabetes Update Number 128: Normal A1C Levels of March 1, 2009
  • Diabetes Update Number 127: When We Peak of February 1, 2009
  • Diabetes Update Number 126: Glycemic Tables of January 1, 2009
  • Diabetes Update Number 125: Statin Rage of December 1, 2008
  • Diabetes Update Number 124: Beginning Yoga of November 1, 2008
  • Diabetes Update Number 123: Fitness for Fun of October 1, 2008
  • Diabetes Update Number 122: My Interview of September 1, 2008
  • Diabetes Update Number 121: Low-Carb Best for Losing Weight of August 1, 2008
  • Diabetes Update Number 120: Obesity Tips of July 1, 2008
  • Diabetes Update Number 119: Diet of June 1, 2008
  • Diabetes Update Number 118: Erectile Dysfunction of May 1, 2008
  • Diabetes Update Number 117: Fitness of April 1, 2008
  • Diabetes Update Number 116: The Low-Carb Vegetarian of March 1, 2008
  • Diabetes Update Number 115: My New Book of February 1, 2008
  • Diabetes Update Number 114: Low-Carb of January 1, 2008
  • Diabetes Update Number 113: Karen LaVine of December 1, 2007
  • Diabetes Update Number 112: Gary Scheiner of November 1, 2007
  • Diabetes Update Number 111: Is Diabetes Progressive of October 1, 2007
  • Diabetes Update Number 110: How Byetta Works of September 1, 2007
  • Diabetes Update Number 109: Continuous Testing of August 1, 2007
  • Diabetes Update Number 108: Pigs of July 1, 2007
  • Diabetes Update Number 107: Avandia Anxiety of June 1, 2007
  • Diabetes Update Number 106: Eating Locally of May 1, 2007
  • Diabetes Update Number 105: In Memoriam Catherine of April 1, 2007
  • Diabetes Update Number 104: Salt of March 1, 2007
  • Diabetes Update Number 103: UltraMini of February 1, 2007
  • Diabetes Update Number 102: Stress of January 1, 2007
  • Diabetes Update Number 101: My Diabetes Blog of December 1, 2006
  • Diabetes Update Number 100: Discovery of Byetta of November 1, 2006
  • Diabetes Update Number 99: GlucoTel of October 1, 2006
  • Diabetes Update Number 98: The DexCom Sensor of September 1, 2006
  • Diabetes Update Number 97: Pumping in Real Time of August 1, 2006
  • Diabetes Update Number 96: The Future of Pumps of July 1, 2006
  • Diabetes Update Number 95: Measuring Sweat of June 1, 2006
  • Diabetes Update Number 94: Navigating of May 1, 2006
  • Diabetes Update Number 93: Talking Meters of April 1, 2006
  • Diabetes Update Number 92: More Blog Entries of March 1, 2006
  • Diabetes Update Number 91: An Uncommon Doctor of February 1, 2006
  • Diabetes Update Number 90: RSS Feed of January 1, 2006
  • Diabetes Update Number 89: Blogging of December 1, 2005
  • Diabetes Update Number 88: When to Test of November 1, 2005
  • Diabetes Update Number 87: Evaluating Meters of October 1, 2005
  • Diabetes Update Number 86: Meter Research of September 1, 2005
  • Diabetes Update Number 85: Disintegrating of August 1, 2005
  • Diabetes Update Number 84: My British Book of July 1, 2005
  • Diabetes Update Number 83: GlycoMark of June 1, 2005
  • Diabetes Update Number 82: ExtendBars of May 1, 2005
  • Diabetes Update Number 81: Medtronic Monitors of April 1, 2005
  • Diabetes Update Number 80: Pelikan Sun of March 1, 2005
  • Diabetes Update Number 79: Noninvasive Dream of February 1, 2005
  • Diabetes Update Number 78: Mangosteen of January 1, 2005
  • Diabetes Update Number 77: Keynote Address of December 1, 2004
  • Diabetes Update Number 76: Sleep Apnea of November 1, 2004
  • Diabetes Update Number 75: Coding of October 1, 2004
  • Diabetes Update Number 74: GlucoMON of September 1, 2004
  • Diabetes Update Number 73: Pill Splitting of August 1, 2004
  • Diabetes Update Number 72: Meter News of July 1, 2004
  • Diabetes Update Number 71: Cholesterol of June 1, 2004
  • Diabetes Update Number 70: Dreamfields Pasta of May 1, 2004
  • Diabetes Update Number 69: Glycemic Index of April 1, 2004
  • Diabetes Update Number 68: Net Carbs of March 1, 2004
  • Diabetes Update Number 67: Acidic Foods of February 1, 2004
  • Diabetes Update Number 66: Erectile Dysfunction of January 1, 2004
  • Diabetes Update Number 65: Detemir of December 1, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 64: Home A1C Testing of November 1, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 63: Hot Tubs of October 1, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 62: My Book of September 1, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 61: Traveling of August 1, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 60: Chromium of July 1, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 59: Accurate Meters of June 1, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 58: Lancets of May 1, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 57: Vitamins of April 1, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 56: Food Police of March 1, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 55: Hypoglycemic Supplies of February 14, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 54: Third Generation Meters of January 31, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 53: Email News of January 16, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 52: e-Patients of January 2, 2003
  • Diabetes Update Number 51: Diabetes Searches with Google of December 16, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 50: A1C<7 of December 2, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 49: Our Kidneys of November 15, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 48: Our Hearts of October 31, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 47: Nutrition.Gov of October 16, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 46: Trans Fat of October 4, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 45: Guidelines of September 16, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 44: Hanuman Garden of September 3, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 43: DrugDigest of August 18, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 42: Diabetes Sight of August 1, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 41: New GI and GL Table of July 15, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 40: Diabetes Support Groups of July 1, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 39: FDA Diabetes of June 19, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 38: Native American Diabetes of June 3, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 37: Is INGAP a Cure? of May 15, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 36: Gila Monsters of April 30, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 35: More Glycemic Indexes of April 15, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 34: Pre-Diabetes of April 1, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 33: Financial Aid of March 18, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 32: The UKPDS of March 4, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 31: Gretchen Becker’s Book of February 19, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 30: Stevia of January 31, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 29: Aspirin of January 14, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 28: Fructose of January 4, 2002
  • Diabetes Update Number 27: Insulin Index of December 14, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 26: Protein, Fat, and the GI of December 1, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 25: Kill the Meter to Save It of November 15, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 24: Is Glycerin a Carbohydrate? of October 31, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 23: Pedometer Power of October 15, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 22: Trans Fats, Honey, CU of October 1, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 21: Insulin Resistance of September 14, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 20: How Diabetes Works of August 30, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 19: Fiber of August 15, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 18: Lag Time in AlternativeLand of August 2, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 17: Chana Dal Tips of July 15, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 16: Homocysteine of July 2, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 15: Glycemic Load of June 21, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 14: Eat Your Carrots! of May 31, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 13: Glycemic Index of May 15, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 12: Cinnamon, Tagatose of May 2, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 11: iControlDiabetes of April 16, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 10: Sof-Tact Meter of April 2, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 9: The Cost of Insulin of March 30, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 8: Quackwatch of March 15, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 7: Dates of March 1, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 6: Available and Unavailable Carbohydrates of February 15, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 5: Insulin Makes You Fat of January 31, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 4: Native Seeds SEARCH, Tepary Beans of January 17, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 3: Starlix of January 3, 2001
  • Diabetes Update Number 2: DiabetesWATCH of December 18, 2000
  • Diabetes Update Number 1: Diabetes Genes of December 10, 2000
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