NEWSLETTER
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Fall 2012 Volume 41
The Many Faces of Diabetes: It’s Not Just Type 1 or Type 2! Dr. Edelman’s Corner
INSIDE Patient Power Page 3
Don’t Freak Out Page 4
Question of the Month Page 5
Belviq vs. Qsymia Page 6
A VOW to TCOYD Page 8
Know Your Numbers Page 9
6 Steps to Diabetes Success Page 10
Product Theater Page 11
MedSimple Page 12
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s it happens, there are many different types of diabetes including type 1, type 2, type 3, LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes in adults), MODY (mature-onset diabetes in adults) and gestational diabetes (usually occurs in women...haha). It is very important for you and your caregiver to know what type of diabetes you have, as there are important genetic and therapeutic implications. It is also not that rare for a person to have two types of diabetes at the same time, commonly known as hybrid or double diabetes. If that isn’t bad luck, I don’t know what is!
The most common type of diabetes is type 2, formerly called adult-onset or NIDDM (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus), which accounts for 85 to 90 percent of cases worldwide. We now know that type 2 diabetes may require insulin in addition to oral medications. We also know that type 2 can show up in kids,
especially those whose parents have type 2 diabetes and who are members of an ethnic group where diabetes is more prevalent (African Americans, Native American Indians, Asian Indians, Latinos and Pacific Islanders). Type 2 runs very strongly from generation to generation and the main issues are insulin resistance (the tissues Many Faces (continued on page 2)