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...your body produce more of the hormone. But some of your best allies in this struggle are your muscles. Building them up and using them regularly in such pursuits as walking or dancing draw more glucose out of the bloodstream and increase insulin's efficiency. It also pays to avoid easily digested foods--like chips, nondiet soda and other junk food--which require large amounts of insulin to metabolize. Finally, losing a little weight usually makes insulin's job a lot easier...
...Food and Drug Administration provides glucose measurements without puncturing the skin. Worn on the wrist, it uses tiny electric currents to gently draw body fluid from the skin up to six times an hour for as long as 13 hours. The needle-phobic still won't be able to avoid finger pricks, however. The "watch" needs to be used in conjunction with conventional blood-sample monitoring. --By Alice Park
Washington may require fund companies to disclose fees and expenses to investors more clearly. But investors can take action on their own by carefully reading a fund's prospectus before they invest or by checking out the expenses through research services like Morningstar.com The simplest solution, however, is to avoid commissions altogether by choosing from the 5,500 or so no-load funds of such firms as Vanguard, Fidelity and T. Rowe Price. No-load funds levy no sales commissions and charge only modest 12b-1 fees. But no-load funds have costs too, so look for those that impose...
...release in March. "But then you remember he came from nothing and built all this, and you respect what he's saying." Ronson, 26, should cherish such attention--Dash has been hawking her single, Pull My Hair Out, in clubs and on the street. (He says CEOS should not avoid dirty work once they reach the top.) Red is Dash's first diversion from hip-hop, and some wonder why he's starting an unproven ex-club DJ on opening day. "He's putting his reputation on the line with me," Ronson says...
...Saturday, I had hoped to avoid the rank smell after Cornell coach Mike Schafer and Big Red athletic officials asked fans to instead toss stuffed animals over the boards as part of a charity drive for underprivileged children. And while toys graced the ice, the occasional fish, and even a lobster, also made an appearance as the Harvard team entered the rink before the first period. Students had taped the seafood to their bodies to avoid being discovered when patted down at the rink’s entrance...