From: Siteman Cancer Center • isare.com by Nathan Wei, MD • SugarStats
this interactive tool estimates your risk of diabetes and provides personalized tips for prevention. anyone can use it, but it's most accurate for people who have never had any type of blood sugar problem. if you've had problems with your blood sugar in the past, be sure to talk to your doctor about your risk of diabetes.
to estimate your risk of diabetes and learn about ways to lower that risk, take a few minutes to answer some questions about your health, background, and lifestyle. your disease risk can't tell you if you'll get diabetes or not, but it can tell you where to focus your prevention efforts because the best way to fight diabetes is to stop it before it shows!
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is one of the most common problems seen by both rheumatologists as well as orthopedists in the office. The standard forms of therapy include maintenance of proper weight, exercise, application of cold, bracing, analgesics (pain killers), anti-inflammatory medicines, steroid injections, and viscosupplementation. This latter type of treatment involves the injection of a lubricant directly into the knee...
