Diabetes Clinic Site Map This page contains a link to all articles on the Diabetes Clinic website. To search for a specific topic, press Ctrl+f, then type in your search criteria and press Enter. 2006 CDA Lipid Guidelines - Commentary [pdf] A1c Changes to A1c Derived Average Glucose A1c for Diagnosis of Diabetes (Expert Committee Recommendations) A fun way to remember adequate portions: the Zimbabwe Hand Jive! ABC's of Great Diabetes Care ACE & ARB in Diabetic Nephropathy ACE Inhibitors cut death risk in Half ACE Inhibitors Improve Survival of Type 2 Patients Advantages of Pump Therapy American Diabetes Association (ADA) and EASD Guidelines 2009 [word .doc] Amylin (Pramlintide) in Diabetes An Undisclosed Affair: Sexual Dysfunction In Diabetes Animas Price Listing and Ordering Information [pdf] Anticoagulant & Inflammatory effect of Statins ARB for Hypertension in Diabetics Aspirin Conundrum Atorvastatin May Improve Endothelial Function Auto Control Medical Price Listing and Ordering Information [pdf] Avandia and Cardiovascular Safety - Published in The Record News EMC August 17, 2007, and written by J. Robin Conway, M.D. and Ryan Marble, M.D. Candidate Avandia Article: The Controversy Continues (Added June 7, 2007) Basal Rates Stickers Basic Carbohydrate Counting for Diabetes Management (from CDA CPG 2003) Basics of Healthy Eating Bibliography of significant articles in Diabetes [html format] Bibliography of significant articles in Diabetes [word document] Blood pressure monitoring Bolus Wizard for Medtronic 722 Insulin Pump Calculating Carbohydrates for Recipes which don't have Nutritional Information Can drugs be used to prevent Diabetes? Can we Prevent Diabetes? Can you reuse insulin syringes? Canadian Diabetes Association Lipid Guidelines Sept 2006 The Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) Clinical Practice Guidelines 2008 Canadian Diabetes - An Undisclosed Affair: Sexual Dysfunction in Diabetes Canadian Lipid Guidelines and Recommendations Canadian Lipid guidelines update [pdf] Cannabinoid Spray (Sativex) Improves Neuropathic Pain Carbohydrate Counting - An Overview Carbohydrate Counting - Level 1 Carbohydrate Counting - Level 2 Carbohydrate Counting - Level 3 Carbohydrate Counting Guide - Staying on Target [pdf] Carbohydrate Counting Workshop [a www.diabetes.ca reference] Carbs and Calories in Common Beer Brands Cardiovascular Risk Higher for Women Canadian Cardiovascular Society Lipid Guidelines 2009 CV risk Reduction 2009 Certificate of Medical Necessity for Insulin Pumps Certificate of Necessity for Glucose Sensors & supplies [pdf] CGMS vs. Capillary Glucose, reasons for variations in readings Challenges of Flexible Insulin Therapy Choice of Insulin Cholesterol and Blood Lipids Classification of Diabetic Retinopathy Client Selection Criteria for Insulin Pumps Clinical Focus: Insulin Pump Therapy [pdf] Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes 2009 CMAJ Obesity Guidelines 2007 [pdf] Combination ACE & ARB Therapy Commentary on Avandia from The Wall Street Journal Complications & Glucose Levels in Diabetes Complications et Mortalité (Presently in French Only) Concomitant use of TZDs (Avandia and Actos) and Insulin Cost of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Daily Blood Glucose Chart Dental Diseases and Diabetes Diabetes & Blood glucose Diabetes and Dementia Diabetes drug is safe - An article written by Dr. J. Robin Conway and published in the National Post, September 15 2007 Diabetes Clinic Employee Profile: Dr. Beata Patasi (click here for CV) Diabetes Clinic Employee Profile: Dr. J. Robin Conway ( Diabetes Clinic Employee Profile: Jane Krider (click here for CV Diabetes Clinic Employee Profile: Josh Marble click here for CV Diabetes Clinic Employee Profile: Ryan Marble (click here for CV Diabetes Clinic Research: Completed World Wide Research Studies Diabetes Clinic Research: Current Research for which we are recruiting Diabetes Clinic Research: Current Research for which we are no longer recruiting Diabetes Clinic Research: Recent Studies completed by the Diabetic Clinic Diabetes control and Complications trial Diabetes Log: A glucose diary that self calculates [Excel file] Diabetes in the Elderly: Special Considerations Diabetes and Pregnancy Diabetes Treatment 2008 Diabetic Dyslipidemia Diabetic Nephropathy Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetic Youths Have Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors Direct Renin Inhibition: New Treatments for Hypertension Does Alpha Lipoic Acid help treat diabetes? Does Vitamin E help treat diabetes? Dyslipidemia in Diabetics Educate Yourself About Diabetes Effects of grapefruit juice on the toxicity of Statins in Clinical Practice Erectile Dysfunction Evening Insulin Exercise and Depression in Diabetes Exercise improves Glucose Control Fat and Fitness. Why are we concerned about cholesterol? Gestational Diabetes: Does it Affect the Child? Gestational Diabetes: What is it? Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, What do you need to know? Glitazones in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Global Risk Management [word doc] Glucose Control in the ICU Setting Glucose Control with Intravenous Insulin in Hospitalized Cardiac and Surgical Patients Glucose Control with IV Insulin in ICU Glucose Testing Glycemic Index     Glycemic Control & Dementia Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients 2009 Guide for Comprehensive Risk Reduction Insulin Treatment booklet 2009 Guidelines and Goals in the Management of Hypertension Health Canada's Nutrient Content of Some Common Foods High Blood Glucose Boosts Short-Term Mortality in Heart Failure Patients High Blood Glucose Emergencies High Glucose Predicts Mortality in Heart Attacks How Food Affects Blood Glucose Levels How often do you recommend changing lancets? How Sweet It Is: A Look at Sugars and Sweeteners Humalog Activity Stickers Hypertension in Diabetes / ARB treatment for patients with diabetes mellitus IDF Guidelines for Post Prandial Glucose 2007 Incretins in the Treatment of Diabetes Information for Patients on Avandia Information for Health Professionals on Avandia Safety Infusion Sets (Insulin Pumps) Injection Plan for Flexible Insulin Therapy Insulin Initiation in Type 2 Diabetes Insulin Pump comparison Insulin Pump Emergency Room Form Insulin Pump Mythology Insulin Pump Therapy history Insulin Pump Travel Tips Insulin Pumps for Kids in Canada Insulin Resistance Insulin Resistance: the Problem Insulin Therapy of Diabetes Intensive (Basal/Bolus) Insulin Intensive Glucose Control with IV Insulin in ICU [pdf] Intensive Insulin Therapy Introduction to Diabetes and Alcohol Introduction to Diabetic Complications Introduction to Flexible Insulin Therapy Is beta Carotene good for diabetics? Ketone Testing [new 2009] Kidney complications LDL hs-CRP and CV Risk Lantus and Levemir: What's the Difference? Less than 12% of Diabetics Meet Goals Letter from GSK to Avandia patients Letter from GSK to Healthcare Providers about Avandia Life With the Insulin Pump Lipoprotein Abnormalities in Type 2 Diabetes Low Blood Sugar Low Carbohydrate Diet Low Carbohydrate Diet more beneficial than Low Fat Diet Low dose aspirin: Major benefits, minimal cost Making Infusion Sets Stick Better for Insulin Pumps Mealtime Adjustments Medication Accupril (Quinapril) Actos (Pioglitazone) Adalat (Nifedipine) Aggrenox (Dipyridamole/ASA) Altace (Ramipril) Amaryl (Glimepiride) Apidra Aspirin Atacand (Candesartan) Avandia (Rosiglitazone) Avapro (Irbesartan) Bezalip (Bezafibrate) Byetta (exenatide) Capoten (Captopril) Cardizem (Diltiazem) Chlorthalidone Chronovera (Verapamil) Cialis (Tadalafil) Coversyl (Perindopril) Cozaar (Losartan) Crestor (Rosuvastatin) Diabeta (Glyburide) Diamicron (Gliclazide) Diovan (Valsartan) Ezetrol (ezetimibe) Glucobay (Acarbose) Glucagon Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) Analogues Gluconorm (Repaglinide) Glucophage (Metformin) Glumetza (metformin hydrochloride extended-release) Humalog Humulin Hydrodiuril (Hydrochlorothiazide) Incretin mimetics Inhibace (Cilazapril) Januvia (sitagliptin) Lantus Lasix (Furosemide) Lescol (Fluvastatin) Levemir (insulin detemir) Levitra (Vardenafil) Lipidil (Fenofibrate) Lipitor (Atorvastatin) Lopid (Gemfibrozil) Lotensin (Benazapril) Lozol (indapamide) Mavik (Tandolapril) Meridia (Sibutramine) Mevacor (Lovastatin) Micardis (Telmisartan) Monopril (Fosinopril) Niacin Niaspan Norvasc (Amlodipine) Novolin GE Novorapid Onglyza (saxagliptin) Plavix (Clopidrogel) Pravachol (Pravastatin) Prinivil (Lisinopril) Questran (Cholestyramine) Renedil (felodipine) Short Acting insulin Analog Starlix (Nateglinide) Teveten (Eprosartan) Tiazac (Diltiazem) Ticlid (Ticlidopine) Vasotec (Enalapril) Viagra (Sildenafil) Victoza (Liraglutide) Xenical (Orlistat) Zestril (Lisinopril) Zocor (Simvastatin) Medtronic Website Medtronic Price Listing and Ordering Information with Order Form [pdf] Mini-Med 722 Tips & Entending Glucose Sensor Life Mini-Med US vs Canadian Prices NEJM Editorial on Avandia [pdf] Nerve complications No Increased Heart Risk With Avandia Nutrition Information for Burger King Nutrition Information for Coffee Nutrition Information for Harveys Nutrition Information for McDonalds Nutrition Information for Subway Nutrition Information for Swiss Chalet Nutrition Information for Tim Hortons Nutrition Information for Wendy's Nutrition Therapy in Diabetes (.doc) Once Daily vs. Twice Daily Glargine Ontario Assistive Devices Program - Information Ontario Assistive Devices Program - Application Form Ontario Assistive Devices Program - Special Form for kids not in Pediatric Program Ontario Assistive Devices Program - Frequently Asked Questions Oral glucose tolerance test Original NEJM Article [pdf] Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Paradigm Real Time Troubleshooting Guide [pdf] Pattern Management of Insulin Pumps(pdf) Peri-ACS Glycemic Control, CDA Recommendations Perioperative Glycemic Control, CDA Recommendations Perioperative Management of Diabetes Post Prandial Glucose in Diabetes Prediabetes Presentation: Bedtime insulin for Type 2 Diabetes [view Power-point presentation] Presentation: Combination Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes [view Power-point presentation] Presentation: Diabetes Office Management [view Power-point presentation] Presentation: Intensive Insulin Therapy [view Power-point presentation] Presentation: Lessons from the UKPDS [view Power-point presentation] Presentation: Long Term Benefits of Oral Agents [view Power-point presentation] Presentation: Oral Agents for Type 2 Diabetes [view Power-point presentation] Presentation: Post Prandial Glucose in Diabetes [view Power-point presentation] Press release from GSK (the company that manufactures Avandia) Professionals Guide to insulin Pump Therapy [pdf] Proposed Global Standardisation of HbA1c Measurement Publication: Advances in Management options for Insulin-dependent Patients [pdf] Publication: Advances in the Treatment of Diabetes [pdf] Publication: Beta Cell Preservation Publication: Diabetes & Schizophrenia Publication: Diabetes Prevention Publication: DREAM TRIAL Results & Commentary Publication: Glycemic control without weight gain in insulin requiring type 2 diabetes: 1-year results of the GAME regimen Publication: LE DIABETE DE TYPE 2: Un guide de traitement a l'usage des professionnels de la sante [pdf] Publication: Platelet Dysfunction in Diabetes Publication: Targeting Insulin Resistance: PPARs, Type 2 Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk Publication: Topics on Obesity Publication: TYPE 2 DIABETES: A Health Care Professional's Guide to Treatment [pdf] Pump Questions and Answers Pump Rules Pump Survival Guidelines Pump Therapy Assessment Pump Tips: Dual Wave Bolus Pump Tips: Bolus Doses Pump Troubleshooting Pumpers in the News Questions to consider when Purchasing an Insulin Pump Ramipril May Help Prevent Cardiovascular Events Reading Food Labels Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring Improves Glycemic Control Recent significant abstracts in the field of Diabetes Care RECORD study shows no increased CV Risk with Rosiglitazone Reducing cardiovascular events in diabetic patients Research: recruiting Renin-Angiotensin System, Angiotensin II Receptor Blockade Restenosis after Coronary Stent Implantation in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Role of Insulin Pumps Rosiglitazone in Clinical Practice: experience in Canada Rosiglitazone evaluated for cardiovascular outcomes in oral agent combination therapy for type 2 diabetes (RECORD): a multicentre, randomised, open-label trial Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose Sexual Dysfunction in Diabetes Short Acting Insulin Analogs Should all Diabetics take a Statin? Sick Day Guidelines for Insulin Pump Users Sick Day Management [NEW 2009] Sick Day Plan for Diabetics Signs and Symptoms [pdf] Smiths Falls participates in largest Diabetes Prevention Trial in the world So You Are Diabetic Statin Cost Efficacy [HTML] Statin Cost Efficacy [pdf] Statin Risk Benefit Statins Can Deteriorate Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Study: Alcohol Consumption and Type 2 Diabetes Study: Combined Rosiglitazone & Fenofibrate treatment of Type 2 diabetes leads to improved control with less fluid retention Study: Commentary on the Results and Clinical Implications of the PROactive Study Study: Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) Study: DREAM Trial, Rosiglitazone in diabetes prevention [pdf] Study: Effect of Intensive Lipid Lowering on Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis: Evidence for an Early Benefit from the Reversal of Atherosclerosis with Aggressive Lipid Lowering (REVERSAL) Trial. Study: Effect of lowering LDL cholesterol substantially below currently recommended levels in patients with coronary heart disease and diabetes: the Treating to New Targets (TNT) study Study: Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Events With Low HDL Cholesterol: The Veterans Affairs HDL Intervention Trial (VA-HIT) Study: INTERHEART: A Global Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Acute Myocardial Infarction Study: Multifactorial Intervention and Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Study: Outcomes in hypertensive patients at high cardiovascular risk treated with regimens based on valsartan or amlodipine: the VALUE randomised trial. Study: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease With Atorvastatin in Type 2 Diabetes in the Collaborative Atorvastatin Diabetes Study (CARDS): Multicentre Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trial Study: PROACTIVE STUDY: Pioglitazone Protects Against MI, Stroke, Death in High-Risk Type 2 Diabetics Study: Renal Function as a Predictor of Outcome in a Broad Spectrum of Patients With Heart Failure [pdf] Study: XENical in the prevention of diabetes in obese subjects (XENDOS) study: a randomized study of orlistat as an adjunct to lifestyle changes for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in obese patients Super Bolus (Insulin Pumps) The Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) Clinical Practice Guidelines 2003 The Diabetic Foot The Metabolic Syndrome & Prediabetes The Metabolic Syndrome, Does it Matter, Review 2007 [PDF] The Wall Street Journal Editorial on Avandia (by Scott Gottlieb) Thiazolidinediones: a Review of their Benefits and Risks in Type 2 Diabetes Time Out Issues on Disetronic Insulin Pumps Tips for sticking success with Insulin Pumps Total Blood Cholesterol Treat Diabetes Early and Aggressively Treating Diabetes on Sick Days Treatment Goals Treatment Gum Disease Lowers Medical Costs for Diabetics Treatment of Hypertension [pdf] Troubleshooting Guide for 722 Insulin Pump [pdf] Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Overview Weight Control & Diabetes (.doc) Weight Management in Type 2 Diabetics Weight Matters What do the terms Impaired Fasting Glucose and Impaired Glucose Tolerance mean? What is Hypoglycemia? What is the meaning of Basal & Bolus Insulin? Which Insulin to Use Why am I taking so many pills? Why do the TZD drugs have such a long onset of action? Why is my glucose so high in the morning?