Columbia has a long way to go when it comes to diabetes treatment in men. That's the conclusion of a new study by Men's Health magazine.

They studied 100 major cities across the country. Columbia finished 92nd overall, earning a grade of "F."

Men's Health used a number of factors to reach its conclusion. Researchers looked at the number of diabetes cases in each city.

They also studied risk factor information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those risk factors included obesity, high blood pressure, and physical activity.

Columbia has a long way to go when it comes to diabetes treatment in men. That's the conclusion of a new study by Men's Health magazine.

They studied 100 major cities across the country. Columbia finished 92nd overall, earning a grade of "F."

Men's Health used a number of factors to reach its conclusion. Researchers looked at the number of diabetes cases in each city.

They also studied risk factor information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those risk factors included obesity, high blood pressure, and physical activity.

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Shortly thereafter, I started using an insulin pump to help me control my diabetes. The device is so small that while I was competing in the Miss America pageant, the judges actually asked me where it was hidden! The pump delivers precise doses of insulin 24 hours a day through a six-millimeter catheter placed under the skin. The pump is programmed to change the amount of insulin delivered based on my individual body metabolism. This technology made it possible for me to achieve nearly everything I have aspired to. I have been wearing the pump for nearly 10 years, during which I have participated in the Miss America program, handled high levels of stress, traveled worldwide and recently had a perfectly healthy baby. Today, I'm benefiting from the latest advances in diabetes management, including a "smart pump" with carb-counting software and a continuous glucose monitor. These miracles of medical technology have allowed me to live life on my terms instead of being dictated by my disease.

Now, eight years after my unforgettable term as Miss America, I still spend every day as a diabetes warrior. I travel extensively speaking out about this condition to patient groups and healthcare providers. I also have the opportunity to communicate about diabetes issues as a columnist for Diabetes Health Magazine and as the host of "dLife" on CNBC every week.

In this month's Men's Health Magazine, the "Ask The Girl Next Door" section looks at how to use the Wii to get your girlfriend into gaming. While we don't have the actual article to summarize the advice, I can probably extrapolate based upon my own experience getting my own non-gamer girlfriend trained in the complexities of handling an eight-inch, opalescent Wiimote.

At first, she was a bit bashful, so I put it in her hand. "Don't be afraid, baby..." I cooed. "Just hold it in your palm. Get used to the feel, the contour, the shape, the slight ergonomic curve."

"It's heavy!" she remarked.

"I know! But you'll get used to it. Just wag it around a little bit. Yeah, like that."

"I don't really feel comfortable with this, Flor..." she complained.

"No, no, keep playing with it, dammit. You'll learn to love it. Bond with it. Give it a little kiss. Well? What are you waiting for?"

"But I don't like it! It makes me feel self-conscious."

"Listen, I don't care. If you want this relationship to last, you'll damn well get comfortable with the Wii. What? Wait, where are you going?" But with the sound of hysterical weeping and a resounding bang of the bathroom door, she'd run out of the room to cry. Women!

This may not be the advice that The Girl Next Door gives, however. "Calling [your girlfriend] over to watch you pistol whip a hooker in GTA or solve the riddle of the moon druids in Myst IV is not the way. Maybe you should buy that new Nintendo system with the stupid name, Wii. It was designed to suck video-dissing women into the virtual world. Personally, I'm addicted to Rockstar's Table Tennis and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory."

So pistol whipping hookers doesn't appeal to women, but slitting guys throats from behind does? I'll say it again: women! Utterly inexplicable. Florian Eckhardt