Diabetes Pharmacist : Diabetes Pharmacist Blog : Focus Express Mail Pharmacy : Insulin Pumps, Diabetes Supplies and Information

Not able to compete with Medtronic-Minimed and J&J Animas, Smiths Medical announced today that it will stop selling the Deltec Cozmo^® insulin pump and gradually exit from the diabetes business.

What does this mean to you and me?

• When your pump approaches the end of its warranty period, you should consult with your physician to choose an insulin pump from another manufacturer.
• Smiths Medical will work with pump users to transfer purchases of cartridges and infusion sets to one of the many national and/or regional distributors that stock these items.

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Focus Express Mail Pharmacy CEO Joel Shpigel will be formally acknowledged by the COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Montgomery County Advisory Council to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission for his 'tireless work in the area of community service, community involvement, and civil rights" at the annual YAFFE-SMITH CIVIL RIGHTS AWARD LUNCHEON which is scheduled to take place on May 12, 2009.

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 The risk of developing type 2 diabetes may be reduced by consuming more whole fruits and green leafy vegetables on a daily basis.
 Researchers at the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and the Harvard School of Public Health have discovered that eating three more servings of whole fruits each day was associated with a lower risk of developing diabetes. And, with an additional serving of green leafy vegetables daily, the risk for diabetes was further decreased. 

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 A series of new studies has shown that the onset of dementia may occur sooner if a patient is suffering from the combination of  obesity, diabetes, and heart disease .

This is an important finding because it means that people who take control of their life by changing their lifestyle and their diet , while exercising more will not only prevent heart disease but  will also slow the decline of their mental faculties , namely dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

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