Friday, November 2, 2007

Pancreas May Be Key to Pregnancy-Linked Diabetes

Pancreas May Be Key to Pregnancy-Linked Diabetes
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
1 (HealthDay News) -- New information about a protein in the pancreas may help in efforts to determine how diabetes develops during pregnancy, say Stanford ...
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Protein may be key to gestational diabetes
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A protein in the pancreas of mice may offer insight into the mechanism behind gestational diabetes, ...
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Amylin's diabetes drug tests favorable
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
By Terri Somers Amylin Pharmaceuticals revealed data yesterday that indicate a once-a-week version of the diabetes drug Byetta is better at controlling ...
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Adults With Diabetes Doing Better Prevention Job
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
1 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer American adults with diabetes are developing cardiovascular disease, and more of them are closely monitoring their blood sugar ...
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Diabetes prevention in India cost-feasible
Reuters - USA
India is in the midst of a diabetes epidemic with around 35 million patients suffering from the disease, with roughly one third of that number likely ...
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Surgery-Free Hope for Patients with Diabetes
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
By Ann Lane Diabetes Care, a journal published by the American Diabetes Association, will be publishing a study in the November issue involving people who ...
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Halle's battling diabetes
Times of India - India
Halle Berry is trying hard to fight diabetes — by having a healthy diet and good living. The Oscar winning actress was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and ...
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Delhi conference on diabetes, obesity
Hindu - Chennai,India
NEW DELHI: The Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here is organising the first two-day Sir Ganga Ram SAARC Diabetes ...
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EyeCare America Protects Seniors with Diabetes from Vision Loss ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Authorities believe about 17 million Americans, nearly 6 percent of the US population, have diabetes today. Everyone with diabetes is at risk of developing ...
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Diabetes more common in low-income areas: study
CTV.ca - Canada
Where you live can have a huge impact on your chances of developing diabetes, concludes a new three-year study of 140 Toronto neighbourhoods that has ...
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Higher Resting Heart Rate Linked to Diabetes and Mortality in ...
Medscape (subscription) - USA
October 31, 2007 — Higher resting heart rate (HR) was associated with diabetes and mortality in older age, according to the results of a study reported in ...
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Diabetes-Related Amputations Create Increase For Prosthetics
KLAS-TV - Las Vegas,NV,USA
But actually, diabetes-related amputations account for a much larger increase. In this week's Dealing With Diabetes report, the Eye on Health team hears ...
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Prostate cancer therapy may increase diabetes risk
Reuters - USA
The findings, reported in BJU International, also suggest that vitamin D supplements may help protect against the development of diabetes in these patients. ...
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JDRF Launches First World Diabetes Day
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
The East Tennessee chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the world's largest charitable funder of type 1 diabetes research, is joining the ...
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Diabetes risk in Asians assessed
BBC News - UK
A "ground-breaking" study aims to answer why some people are more likely to develop diabetes. Researchers from the University of Glasgow will investigate ...
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Strong Diabetes Drug Test Boosts Amylin and Lilly
TheStreet.com - USA
By Adam Feuerstein A long-acting diabetes drug from Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) and Eli Lilly (LLY - Cramer's Take ...
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Norton students sponsor diabetes awareness run
McKinney Courier Gazette - McKinney,TX,USA
By Lynn Proctor Windle, Staff Writer Jordan Hickey wants everybody to know that they can't catch diabetes from another person. "It's not contagious. ...
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Would you know if you had diabetes?
ic Wales - United Kingdom
And Cynon Valley is a particular hot spot for Type 2 diabetes, with the percentage of sufferers above the national average. Last month a major diabetes ...
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National Diabetes Month, 2007
Whitehouse.gov (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
Diabetes is a debilitating disease that affects millions of Americans of all ages and all walks of life. National Diabetes Month is an opportunity to raise ...
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Health calendar: Discussing Type 2 diabetes
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Admission is a donation of at least $10 to the American Diabetes Association's Camp New Horizons South, a summer day camp for youth. ...
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DIABETES ALERT!
Modern Ghana - Ghana
IT HAS been established that Diabetes is the main cause of prolonged ill-health in at least 2.2 million Ghanaians. It also threatens the lives of about 50 ...
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Learn how to make healthy choices to live with diabetes
Pacific Daily News - Hagåtña,GU,USA
Diabetes is one of the largest medical problems facing Guam. The Guam Diabetes Association estimates that at least 40000 island residents have the disease ...
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Don't become victim of Type 2 diabetes...
ic Wales - United Kingdom
A FREE diabetes check-up is being offered as part of a special charity roadshow being staged in Cardiff city centre. The Diabetes UK Measure Up campaign is ...
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Moderation the key for children with diabetes at Halloween time
WKTV - Utica,NY,USA
For parents of a child with diabetes, Halloween can be a scarier time than usual. But just because a child has diabetes doesn't mean they have to be left ...
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Pastry chef eats well after diabetes diagnosis
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Pastry chef Shannon Swindle, who has Type 1 diabetes, altered his way of thinking and living but not his passion and career. He orchestrates desserts at the ...
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Benefit walks in Tempe to target diabetes, autism
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Your fitness program can do triple duty this weekend, benefiting your health and the health of kids with type 1 diabetes and people with autism. ...
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UPDATE 1-Depomed, King terminate diabetes drug deal
Reuters - USA
N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday they terminated their promotion agreement for Glumetza, an extended-release version of the common diabetes ...
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Cinnamon diabetes solution
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
I am on a low dose of medicine for Type 2 diabetes. We always recommend that a person with diabetes work with a healthcare team (doctor, nurse and/or ...
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Iceland excursion to raise funds for diabetes fight
Whitehorse Star (subscription) - Whitehorse,Yukon,Canada
Nehring-Willson is a member of Team Diabetes, a Canadian-based organization whose members participate in marathons "so as to assist the (CDA) in their ...
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Son's diagnosis 'knocked the life out of me'
CNN - USA
By Heather M. Ross (LifeWire) -- Cherie Cruse was devastated when she learned in 2003 that her 4-year-old son Andrew had juvenile diabetes. ...
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Thousands walk for diabetes research
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
About 4000 people walked at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken on Sunday to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. For more information about the ...
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Diabetes figures on the rise in England
PersonnelToday.com - UK
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in England has increased by approximately 70000 in the past year alone, latest figures suggest. ...
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Diabetes seminar in Goderich
CKNX Radio - Wingham,Ontario,Canada
The diabetes education specialist with the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital in Goderich says one of the most difficult things for people dealing with ...
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PHARMA MARKET:Merck Diabetes Drug Helped By Rivals' Setbacks
CNNMoney.com - USA
s (MRK) strong 2007 has been its new diabetes drug Januvia, which has grown steadily since its launch last year. Januvia is the first of a new class of oral ...
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OU HSC gets diabetes grant
Norman Transcript - Norman,OK,USA
OKLAHOMA CITY — To bolster diabetes research in Oklahoma, especially in Native American populations, the National Institutes of Health Monday awarded an $11 ...
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Eritrea: Country prepares to celebrate 7th World Diabetes Day
SomaliNet - USA
Most people in our society think that diabetes is the disease of the rich only. However it is victimizing everyone with no age exception. ...
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Santa fights diabetes without his cookies
Tracy Press - Tracy,CA,USA
The capped crusaders of Santa's Charities Inc. are out to save another group of children — those with diabetes. This year's designated charity is the ...
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Diabetes threatens 50 percent Ghanaians
Joy Online - Accra,Ghana
Diabetes has been identified as the cause of prolonged ill health in at least 2.2 million Ghanaians and threatens 50 percent of all Ghanaian patients. ...
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BRN Publisher Swill is honorary chairman in diabetes fight
Boca Raton News - FL, USA
by John Johnston Boca Raton News Publisher Craig Swill has teamed up with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in the fight against diabetes. ...
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Even Lean People with Type 2 Diabetes Have Increased Inflammation
Diabetes Health (press release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
According to a recent study reported at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), people with type 2 diabetes have significantly higher ...
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Education in diabetes making the difference for many
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
BY JORDAN LITE Over the past 20 years, Julia Torres has been told time and again how to keep her diabetes under control. For the first time, the advice has ...
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Jim Mitchell: A fight against diabetes I never prepared for
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
For me it was the latter, the sudden diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes, a touch-and-go couple of days in intensive care in May, and the ultimate realization that ...
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Diabetes control linked to changes in lifestyle
Siasat Daily - Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh,India
Rajahmundry, October 27: State President of Andhra Pradesh Diabetes Federation Kandula Sai said that change in the lifestyle could only control diabetes. ...
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More benefit in the treatment of diabetes from modern insulin
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
The development of modern insulin represents a significant advance in the management of diabetes. The treatment regimens can now be tailored to meet an ...
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Type 2 Diabetes: Genes Linked To Insulin Resistance Identified
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Type 2 diabetes results from either a shortage of insulin or from de-sensitized muscle that does not respond well to insulin, allowing elevated glucose ...
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'Coins for a Cure' raises awareness, seeks cure for juvenile diabetes
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
SIX YEARS AGO, San Ramon Valley school district nurse Sharon Dodson, with the help of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation East Bay board members Nancy ...
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URS 2007 - Effects of Diabetes on Female Genital Sexual Arousal ...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Introduction: Diabetes has profound effects on sexual function in men and women. However, the effects of diabetes on sexual function in women have received ...
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Walking for juvenile diabetes
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh,NC,USA
RALEIGH -- Thousands are lacing up their sneakers to raise money for the research of a devastating disease: juvenile diabetes. Each walker is encouraged to ...
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Many lacking good diabetes care
BBC News - UK
Less than a third of people with diabetes receive all the recommended regular tests, a national audit shows. The latest figures from the NHS Information ...
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Coalition joins diabetes battle
Arizona State University - Tempe,USA
"Right now, current indicators – biomarkers – of type 2 diabetes are not well-defined, and most such markers are only reliably detected in people who have ...
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Merck queers pitch for Glenmark's diabetes plan
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
MUMBAI: In a potential blow to Indian drug maker Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, its outlicensing partner, Merck KGaA, has said it will stop its diabetes research ...
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Diabetes America Celebrates Diabetes Awareness Month in November ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
The premiere network of diabetes health centers joins in worldwide effort to raise awareness about diabetes HOUSTON, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Diabetes ...
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Diabetes Update debuts Saturday at Hannah center
Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA
EAST LANSING - Diabetes Update, an annual patient education program for people with diabetes and their families, will take place from 9 am to 12:30 pm ...
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Doctors Warn Of 'Double Diabetes' Increase, UK
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
Doctors are increasingly seeing people with mixed symptoms that could be attributed to both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, making it harder for them to be ...
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SemBioSys to present insulin data at the Seventh Annual Diabetes ...
Earthtimes - London,UK
... a scientific poster and abstract at the Seventh Annual Diabetes Technology Meeting in San Francisco hosted by the Diabetes Technology Society. ...
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Top medic urges more funding for Diabetes fight
Evening Echo - Cork,Ireland
A leading medic today called for more funding to prevent diabetes as new research revealed treating the condition costs the state almost €600m a year. ...
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Synvista Therapeutics' Alagebrium Shows Potential for use in ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
The study showed that diabetes resulted in an accumulation of serum AGEs and that there was a 50% reduction in myenteric nNOS expression which was ...
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Diabetes Ten City Challenge Marks Its Second Year Investing in ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
The Diabetes Ten City Challenge (DTCC) is an employer-based diabetes self-management program conducted by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) ...
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New Source Of Islet Cells For Islet Transplantion For Type 1 Diabetes
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Due to the high percentage of diabetes mellitus and severe complications around the world, this case reported by Dr. Liu et al. is surely worth the ...
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Walk to cure diabetes
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh,NC,USA
The Walk to Cure Diabetes will help raise money for diabetes research through the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Karen Moore and her son, Tucker, ...
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GSK to cut jobs after heart attack fears over its diabetes drug
ic Wales - United Kingdom
DRUG maker GlaxoSmithKline yesterday warned of job losses as it announced cost-cutting plans to offset falling sales of diabetes treatment Avandia. ...
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NHS losing vision on diabetes
The Voice - UK
The charity, Diabetes UK, said last week that trusts have failed to meet Government targets of supplying the free digital retinal screening, ...
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Phluid Corporation Engages Syprosoft Engineering for the ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
"We are delighted to have been chosen by Phluid Corporation to help with the development of the Ambulatory Diabetes Pump," said Dipu Ghosh, ...
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November is American Diabetes Month
Pine Journal - Cloquet,MN,USA
In an effort to raise awareness about diabetes and the risks associated with the disease, November has been established as American Diabetes Month. ...
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EpiVax receives JDRF program funding to develop diabetes drug ...
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
"We hope to make it possible for persons living with diabetes to reduce insulin dependence and to live longer with fewer symptoms. ...
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Auckland company makes diabetes breakthrough
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
The therapy involves transplanting more than a billion insulin-producing cells from the pancreases of piglets into the stomach of a type 1 diabetes patient. ...
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Diabetes association, dietitians translate materials for new Canadians
The Canadian Press -
The initiative was announced Wednesday as the annual conference in Vancouver of the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Canadian Society of Endocrinology ...
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Blackfeet Health Watch: Complications of Diabetes
Glacier Reporter - USA
By John N. Withers MD Diabetes among Native Americans is one of their most serious illnesses. The complications can change or shorten the lives of its ...
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The bus battling to beat diabetes
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
The Changing Diabetes World Bus Tour was at the Sprucefield Shopping Centre outside Lisburn as part of its campaign to change attitudes towards the disease. ...
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Tolerx, Glaxo sign deal for diabetes, psoriasis drug Mass High ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The drug titan also has exclusive rights to market the drug in the United States for the treatment of diabetes in children.
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World getting fatter
NEWS.com.au - Australia
"Central adiposity adds significantly to the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes." She said waist circumference was a more accurate marker of ...
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A new class of drug to treat diabetes
Hindu - Chennai,India
“Our view is that exenatide offers a paradigm shift in the way diabetes is treated. It’sa novel drug and has distinct advantages. ...
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New Nutraceutical Supplement Provides Simplified Approach to ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
A recent study, conducted by researchers at University of Chicago that included adult patients living with diabetes, highlighted the problems associated ...
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GlaxoSmithKline and Tolerx Form Worldwide Collaboration for ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
Otelixizumab has been evaluated in type 1 diabetes in two Phase II studies and in psoriasis in two Phase I studies. In clinical trials, otelixizumab has ...
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Rare Diabetes Foot Complication Becoming More Common
Earthtimes - London,UK
Just a year earlier, doctors diagnosed the 48-year-old mother of four with diabetes. The recent surgery on her right foot corrected a bunion to prevent ...
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Exercise Improves Thinking, Reduces Diabetes Risk In Overweight ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Unprecedented obesity and inactivity rates in America’s children are impacting health, including dramatic increases in the incidence of type 2 diabetes, ...
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Diabetes On the Increase
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
GULU Regional Hospital has registered over 1200 cases of diabetes this year, above the 930 cases treated last year, the vice-chairperson of the Uganda ...
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Diabetes treatment bonus from pig cells
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
A RADICAL pig cell treatment being tested by an Australian drug company has raised hopes of a cure for diabetes. A Russian woman injected with pig cells ...
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Merck Profit Gains on Cancer Vaccine, Diabetes Pill (Update2)
Bloomberg - USA
s third-quarter profit rose 63 percent, beating analysts' estimates, on sales gains for the cervical-cancer vaccine Gardasil and the diabetes drug Januvia. ...
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The time is rightto tackle Scotland's diabetes plague
Scotsman - United Kingdom
Diabetes - of the type where the body continues to produce insulin; so-called type 2 diabetes mellitus - is this kind of plague. The full article contains ...
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Diabetes up amid rising obesity
BBC News - UK
Rates of obesity and diabetes are rising across England, although people are living longer than ever, government data has revealed. Obesity rates in England ...
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Global study finds 'pandemic' rates of obesity
CTV.ca - Canada
The doctors recorded the age, gender and presence of heart disease or diabetes in their patients and measured their waist circumferences. ...
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Merck Profit Gains on Cancer Vaccine, Diabetes Pill (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
s third-quarter profit rose 63 percent on sales gains for the cervical-cancer vaccine Gardasil and the diabetes drug Januvia. Net income increased to $1.53 ...
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Life with diabetes: Outliving the prognosis
CNN - USA
This is her story of life with diabetes. Ann Curley uses a pump attached to a catheter in her body to monitor glucose levels and administer insulin. ...
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Treating Diabetes and Understanding Cultures
Wall Street Journal - USA
With 50000 diabetes patients speaking scores of languages and eating similarly varied cuisines, New York's 11 public hospitals have mounted a campaign to ...
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Health Ministry approves 'revolutionary' type 2 diabetes drug
Jerusalem Post - Israel
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH The Health Ministry has approved the marketing of Byetta, an injectable drug for patients with type 2 diabetes whose blood sugar ...
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Max McGee Remembered for Efforts to Cure Diabetes
WTMJ-TV - Milwaukee,WI,USA
The "Max McGee National Research Center for Juvenile Diabetes" opened at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in 1998 after McGee donated $1 million to help ...
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Cruising With the King of Low Carb and Diabetes
Diabetes Health (press release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
If that doesn't appeal to you, however, and if you're a diabetes healthcare professional who's always wanted to consult with Dr. Richard Bernstein, ...
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Supporters Walk for Diabetes Awareness
WBKO - Bowling Green,KY,USA
Early Oct. 20, the American Diabetes Association walked downtown in Bowling Green all in the name of diabetes research. Fountain Square Park was the site ...
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How diabetes affects sexual function
Enid News & Eagle - Enid,OK,USA
By Judy Rupp, commentary Diabetes patients usually are aware of the potential complications of their disease — heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, ...
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Scientists Perform Cross-Species Transplant in Search for Diabetes ...
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
By Regina Sass In an attempt to find a cure for diabetes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have succeeded transplanting ...
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1700 People Participate In American Diabetes Walk
KCBD-TV - Lubbock,TX,USA
In the next 21 seconds, someone will be diagnosed with diabetes. But 1700 people walked Saturday hoping to change that statistic. ...
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Diabetes Walk
WLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USA
By Julie Straw Diabetes. One in ten Mississippians have the disease and one in three children will develop it in their lifetime. ...
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Local woman takes charge of eating, lifestyle to beat diabetes
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - Williamsport,PA,USA
Baldwin, a mother of two and a Pennsylvania College of Technology workforce development coordinator, hardly needed to cope with diabetes with a career and a ...
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Instances of diabetes during pregnancy on the rise
CTV.ca - Canada
Health authorities in several countries are reporting troubling increases in the number of women being diagnosed with diabetes while pregnant. ...
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Protein May Link Obesity To Diabetes 2
Science Daily (press release) - USA
ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2007) — Obesity increases the risk of developing diabetes, but nobody knows the details of why this is the case. ...
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The complete program for every part of your diabetes care.
Centre Daily Times - Centre,PA,USA
Diabetes is affecting more and more children and adults every year. But every day, we learn new ways to prevent and care for diabetes so you can live to ...
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Diabetes Drug Linked to Acute Pancreatitis
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
By Eddie Farah Doctors are being warned that a drug to treat Type-2 diabetes may be causing acute pancreatitis. So far, 30 cases have been reviewed. ...
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American Diabetes Association Steps Up to Fight Diabetes
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
The Step Up event raised more than $600000 for the research, education and advocacy efforts of the American Diabetes Association. Step Up to Fight Diabetes ...
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Fundraiser in Merrill Raises Money for Diabetes Research
KMEG 14 - Sioux City,IA,USA
It's estimated that over 18 million Americans have some form of diabetes. To help raise money for research for a cure a fundraiser was held in Merrill Iowa. ...
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Weak Sales Prompt Pfizer to Cancel Diabetes Drug
New York Times - United States
A diabetes patient, Daniel Barrow, uses an Exubera inhaler. Some patients found the device cumbersome and inconvenient. Pfizer will take a charge of $2.8 ...
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Lilly buys molecule that could yield diabetes relief
Indianapolis Star - United States
By John Russell As Pfizer takes a big step out of the diabetes market with its decision to halt production of inhaled insulin, Eli Lilly and Co. is taking ...
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Cross-species Transplant In Rhesus Macaques Is Step Toward ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
ScienceDaily (Oct. 19, 2007) — With an eye on curing diabetes, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have successfully ...
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Elliott Yamin Named Global Ambassador Of The Inspired By Diabetes ...
Reality TV Magazine - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
Today, Elliott is a rising star with Hickory Records and is using his fame to help raise diabetes awareness. As many fans of Elliott know, the singer was ...
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Is Alzheimer's a Form of Diabetes?
TIME - USA
When the body refuses to make insulin, the condition is called type 1 diabetes; when the body mismanages the hormone, it's known as type 2. ...
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Diabetes, grey hair? Blame it on night shifts
Times of India - India
The reason for the first is secretion of anti-insulin hormones during stress which increases blood sugar level causing diabetes. As for greying hair, ...
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Health Science Center creates endowed faculty position to advance ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Local Health Science Center podiatrist Larry Harkless began fund-raising for the endowment during the American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions ...
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Diabetes-focused media firm teams with Rite-Aid Mass High Tech ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
A Connecticut media company focused on diabetes education has teamed up with national drug store chain Rite Aid to launch a diabetes education program. ...
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Diabetes' cost in Oklahoma: $2 billion a year [1 hr ago]
NewsOK.com (subscription) - Oklahoma City,OK,USA
AP Video By Jeff Raymond NORMAN — Diabetes costs Oklahomans about $2 billion a year and is devastating tribes, the state and nation, the director of the ...
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Eli Lilly buys rights to develop diabetes treatment
Indianapolis Star - United States
According to the American Diabetes Association, type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile ...
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Weak Sales Prompt Pfizer to Cancel Diabetes Drug
New York Times - United States
Dr. Joel Zonszein, a diabetes specialist at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and a longtime skeptic about Exubera, said that the problems that ...
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Diabetes fundraiser Saturday in Fargo
In-Forum (subscription) - Fargo,ND,USA
More than 150 area residents are expected to participate in the American Diabetes Association’s fundraising walk Saturday in Fargo. ...
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Pfizer net tumbles on withdrawal of diabetes treatment
AFP -
... 77 percent from a year ago to 761 million dollars amid a big writeoff by the pharmaceutical giant linked to the withdrawal of its Exubera diabetes drug. ...
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Diabetes drug may increase risk of pancreatitis
Land Line Magazine - Grain Valley,MO,USA
A drug used by many truck drivers as an effective treatment for Type 2 diabetes may increase the risk of pancreas problems in those who use it. ...
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Bollywood comes to Belfast to fight diabetes
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
By Claire Regan A taste of Bollywood is coming to Belfast this weekend - to raise funds for a leading diabetes charity. IFA chief executive Howard Wells, ...
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Major Development In Cure For Diabetes
MyFox Saint Louis - Saint Louis,MO,USA
A major development in the search for a cure for diabetes, and the researchers discovering it are right here in St. Louis . ...
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State report card: HMOs need to help more with diabetes, obesity
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
California's HMOs and physicians need to do a better job of caring for patients with diabetes, treating obesity and making sure people with mental illnesses ...
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Predicting Type 1 Diabetes Better
Ivanhoe - Winter Park,FL,USA
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have uncovered a fourth antibody that can better predict who is at risk for type 1 diabetes. Type-1 diabetes is an ...
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Diabetes Drug Wins New Uses
Wall Street Journal - USA
s diabetes drug Januvia for use in new combinations with other medicines, but the company also added information to the drug's label about reports of ...
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The chronic cost of chronic diseases
Boston Globe - United States
By Ranch Kimball | October 18, 2007 CHRONIC HEALTH conditions such as cancer, mental illness, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes extract a terrible human ...
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VA Is Limiting Use of Diabetes Drug
New York Times - United States
By STEPHANIE SAUL The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to severely limit the use of Avandia, the once-popular drug for Type 2 diabetes, ...
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DARA BioSciences and Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation Sign ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
The WHO estimates that globally over 170 million people have diabetes. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% to 95% of all cases of diabetes. ...
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Palo Alto Medical Foundation Receives $1.2 Million Grant for New ...
AScribe (press release) - USA
Approximately 20.8 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes, a condition in which an individual's blood glucose level is too high. ...
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Keys to prevention in diabetes and CV risk
TheHeart.Org - New York,NY,USA
Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death by disease in the world. According to the International Diabetes Federation, the number of people diagnosed ...
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Oct 27: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's to Cure Diabetes ...
Carolina Newswire (press release) - NC,USA
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF) Walk to Cure Diabetes is one of the fastest growing fundraising events in the world. ...
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Scottish Home administrator rides for juvenile diabetes cure
Chicago Suburban News - Batavia,IL,USA
Her 16-year-old nephew Adam was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, more commonly known as Type 1 diabetes, when he was 10. Elker and her five siblings, ...
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Johnson & Johnson Launches Global Diabetes Institute to Provide ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
The Institute is part of a new effort to address the growing epidemic of diabetes, which now affects more than 180 million people worldwide and is predicted ...
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Researchers Find Marker to Detect Type 1 Diabetes
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
By Regina Sass A big step has been taken in the effort to conquer type 1 diabetes with the discovery of a fourth antibody in the blood that will help ...
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Ball State, Ball Memorial Hospital developing diabetes information ...
Muncie Free Press - IN
By Marc Ransford MUNCIE, Ind. - Making a highly complex disease such as diabetes easier for people to understand is the goal of a series of videos being ...
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Joslin Diabetes Center Author, Educator Joins CalorieKing Advisory ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Ms. Campbell is Education Program Manager for Strategic Initiatives at Joslin Diabetes Center where she is responsible for the development, ...
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Diabetes drug Byetta linked to acute pancreatitis
Globe and Mail - Canada
WASHINGTON — US health officials warned doctors and patients on Tuesday that Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc's and Eli Lilly and Co's diabetes drug Byetta may be ...
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Commentary: Special Diabetes Program deserves Congress' support
Albuquerque Tribune - Albuquerque,NM,USA
Standing up for continued diabetes research funding offers members of Congress the perfect opportunity to demonstrate that they are wise, compassionate and ...
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In Diabetes, a Complex of Causes
New York Times - United States
By AMANDA SCHAFFER An explosion of new research is vastly changing scientists' understanding of diabetes and giving new clues about how to attack it. ...
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Researchers Discover Antibody Used to Detect Diabetes
Newswise (press release) - USA
Newswise — Researchers at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes and University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center's School of ...
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FDA orders seizure of dietary supplements
Science Daily (press release) - USA
full story Diabetes Drug May Increase Heart Attack Risk, FDA Warns (May 23, 2007) -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of a potential ...
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Learn to cook diabetes-safe meals at Magruder Hospital
Port Clinton News Herald - Port Clinton,OH,USA
Magruder Hospital will be hosting Dining with Diabetes from 6:30 to 9:30 pm, Tuesday, Oct. 23; Thursday, Oct. 25; and Tuesday, Oct. 30 in conference room ...
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12-year-old on a mission to fight juvenile diabetes
Houston Chronicle - United States
Now 12, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation ambassador wants everyone to know more about this disease and help fund the cure. ...
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Youngsters join in battle to fight diabetes
Reno Gazette Journal - Reno,NV,USA
On Sunday, participants in the Northern Nevada Walk to Cure Diabetes stroll around the UNR campus. Type 1 diabetes is a disorder in which a person's immune ...
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Santo, volunteers do walk of fame at diabetes event
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
Last year, the Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes raised $5.6 million over five walks in the Chicago area. The northwest suburban location, at Busse Woods in ...
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Health screenings offered during World Diabetes Day
Team 4 News - Harlingen,TX,USA
The Border Health Office, in collaboration with International Week 2007, invites students, faculty and staff to World Diabetes Day at The University of ...
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Girl's fight against diabetes goes bigtime this Friday
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) - Tacoma,WA,USA
All it took for Katelyn Johnson to inspire an entire school to support her fight against diabetes was a little girl and a new life perspective. ...
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Reward for dedication to diabetes
Geelong Advertiser - Geelong,Victoria,Australia
A BARWON Health diabetes educator has won a prestigious national award for her work in Geelong. The educator, Pam Jones, describes the Australian Diabetes ...
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Bikers Against Diabetes, Arizona Rip's BAD Ride III - a ...
EVLiving - USA
Rip passed away in February 2000 from cancer and had lived with diabetes for more than a decade. The BAD Ride was his dream to bring the biker nation ...
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Two Nurses Pack Diabetes Gift Baskets
Diabetes Health (press release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
Suppose someone you know has been diagnosed with diabetes and you'd like to do something, but you don't know what to do. You might consider giving them a ...
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Thousands Join Ron Santo Walk To Cure Diabetes
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago,IL,USA
Sunday was the 29th Annual Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes. CBS 2's Rafael Romo reports that a little rain Sunday wasn't going to stop thousands of people ...
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Green tea treats, prevents diabetes
PRESS TV - Tehran,Iran
A recent animal study conducted by European scientists suggests that green tea extract supplements may help prevent and treat diabetes. ...
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Kids Walk Towards A Cure For Diabetes
Fox 28 - South Bend,IN,USA
Saturday, Mary Beck Elementary School kids walked with other community members to raise money for juvenile diabetes. The disease affects millions of people ...
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Hundreds Turn Out for Walk to Cure Diabetes
KOLO - Reno,NV,USA
It's a five mile walk on the UNR campus, and with each stride, it's hoped a cure for diabetes is closer. "This day's awesome, I'm so excited, ...
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World Day Against Diabetes
Polish Radio External Service - Poland
Nearly 5 million have higher levels of glucose in the blood, which puts them at increased risk of diabetes. The Mazowieckie regional branch of the Polish ...
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Sleep added to diabetes risk equation
The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
A healthy diet and exercise are critical to managing diabetes. But now sleep is being added to the equation. Too little sleep and too much sleep are both ...
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Finding the perfect approach, targets for ads
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Tim Riester recently negotiated a complicated anti-diabetes campaign involving his client, Gold's Gym, the American Diabetes Association and the Dr. Phil ...
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Hundreds expected for annual Step Out to Fight Diabetes
North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA
More than 1500 people are expected to take a walk near the bay on Oct. 28 at the annual Step Out to Fight Diabetes in San Diego, one of 200 cities ...
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Walk unites schools, raises money to fund diabetes research
Indianapolis Star - United States
By Melanie D. Hayes Bridget Davis wants people to realize that children with diabetes don't look any different -- but they lead very different lives. ...
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Cinnamon prevents type 2 diabetes
PRESS TV - Tehran,Iran
American scientists have claimed that a teaspoon of cinnamon a day may help prevent and fight Type 2 non-insulin dependent diabetes. ...
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Australian Diabetes Care Is Buried in Paperwork
Diabetes Health (press release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
Three million Australians have diabetes, and the disease costs Australia more than three billion dollars a year. In contrast, Australian general ...
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'Walk UAE 2007' next month to fight diabetes
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
By a staff reporter ABU DHABI — A mass walkathon, called 'Walk UAE 2007', is being planned in the capital on November 23 to fight diabetes. ...
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Walk on the Wild Side Meets Goal for Diabetes
WTOC - Savannah,GA,USA
Walkers hit the road this morning, raising awareness about diabetes. More than 1100 people turned out at the Oatland Island Education Center to take part in ...
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Blood Pressure Drugs Not Linked to Diabetes
Online - International News Network - Islamabad,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: There is some evidence that various types of drugs used to treat high blood pressure could hasten or impede the development of type 2 diabetes, ...
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Know risk factors for type 2 diabetes
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Question: So many people I know seem to be developing type 2 diabetes. Why is that, and am I at risk? Answer: The incidence of type 2 diabetes has increased ...
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Join Step Out to Fight Diabetes Walk
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
By Karen Gros Diabetes is on the rise in America which is a major concern to health care officials, people with diabetes and also those who do not have it ...
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Sisters Battle Navajo Nation's Diabetes Epidemic
NPR - USA
Among Navajos, the percentage is even higher and diabetes affects everyone on the reservation in some way. Leda Scott and her sister are trying to help ...
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Eli Lilly launches anti-diabetes drug Byetta
Business Standard - India
US drug major Eli Lilly has launched its new generation diabetes drug Byetta (exenatide injection) in India. The medicine is meant to improve blood sugar ...
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Hypertension increases diabetes risk
Science Daily (press release) - USA
BOSTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Women with high blood pressure are three times more likely to develop diabetes than women with low blood pressure, a US study found ...
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Diabetes course set
Cay Compass - Grand Cayman,Cayman Islands
The Public Health Department of the Health Services Authority is holding its quarterly diabetic public education course, Take Control Manage Your Diabetes, ...
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A Potential Leg Up For Diabetes Patients
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
Disease of and injury to the feet and lower legs is a lifelong concern for diabetes patients. They are twice as likely to suffer from these conditions as ...
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DRL stops work on new diabetes drug
Economic Times - India
MUMBAI: India's largest drug maker, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, has stopped further development of a new drug aimed at treating diabetes and obesity, ...
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Half-Hour Daily Walk Reduces Risk of Diabetes
Epoch Times - New York,NY,USA
Many of you will be familiar with the concept of the "diabetes time bomb," the explosion of diabetes that we are seeing as a result of our supposedly ...
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Local Doctor Has Personal Reason to 'Walk The Rock' For Diabetes
KLAS-TV - Las Vegas,NV,USA
The upcoming Walk The Rock event at Red Rock Canyon will raise funds for the American Diabetes Association. The Eye on Health team spoke with a local doctor ...
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Diabetes and hypertension
Nature.com (subscription) - London,England,UK
The incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes are increasing; 1,2 it is projected that the total number of people with diabetes will rise from 171 million ...
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Phife Dawg Speaks on Personal Struggle with Diabetes...
AllHipHop - USA
Phife Dawg is among a large group of African Americans who live with diabetes. According to statistics, African Americans are disproportionately affected by ...
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Step Out To Fight Diabetes In Westchester County
Westchester.com - Westchester,NY,USA
White Plains, NY - The American Diabetes Association (ADA) invites one and all to Step Out to Fight Diabetes by participating in a four mile walk on Sunday, ...
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Perfect Storm: Diabetes may be on the rise on Molokai
Molokai Times - Kaunakaka'i,HI,USA
Hawaii Department of Health estimated that between 2000 and 2002 Hawaii's diabetes prevalence among adults was 5.6 percent, compared to 5.2 percent in Maui ...
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Cognitive deficits in mice reversed
Science Daily (press release) - USA
full story Scientists Discover Mechanism Tying Obesity To Alzheimer's Disease (December 30, 2005) -- If heart disease and diabetes aren't bad enough, ...
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Cholesterol-Lowering Ezetimibe/Simvastatin Is a Novel Way for Type ...
DG News - USA
The patients had their diabetes treated with drugs and/or insulin, or controlled by diet alone. Using logistic regression, Dr. Weinstock and colleagues ...
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Pig cell diabetes trial results lift hopes of success
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
By RUTH HILL - The Dominion Post | Tuesday, 9 October 2007 Two Russian diabetics injected with cells from New Zealand pigs have been able to cut their ...
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Controlling Type 2 Diabetes Through Diet and Exercise
FOX News - USA
1 cause of death in the United States, but diabetes or dangerously high blood sugar levels, the No. 6 killer, is becoming more of a national concern. ...
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Warning of diabetes timebomb
Sunderland Echo - UK
More than 25000 Wearsiders are registered as obese, says the report by Diabetes UK. The figures also reveal that almost 10 per cent of people in County ...
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Many Walk for Diabetes
WTOK - Meridian,MS,USA
It may have been hot Sunday, but that didn't stop many people from participating in the annual Mississippi Walk for Diabetes. Organizers want to raise ...
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Rubber duckies race to help fight diabetes
Glens Falls Post-Star - Glens Falls,NY,USA
The JDRF is dedicated to finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, through supporting research. Roode said about 85 cents of each ...
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Complications of diabetes can be deadly
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Type 2, the most common form of diabetes, means your body isn't producing enough insulin or your cells are ignoring the insulin being released, ...
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Ibn Battuta Mall elects local ambassadors to champion fight ...
Maktoob Business (press release) - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
The Jewels of Arabia expedition will be based on the three advocates required to reduce the rate of diabetes and other health risks associated with the ...
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Mangalore: Free Health Camp for Diabetes and Cholesterol Held
Daijiworld.com - Mangalore,India
Mangalore, Oct 7: One need never be wary of diseases like diabetes and cardiac arrest as regular exercise would keep one away from the ailments, ...
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Henry T. Perea To Step Out For Diabetes With Falcons And Fuego
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
The Fresno Falcons are proud to announce that Fresno City Council President Henry T. Perea will Step Out for Diabetes this Saturday, October 13 at Woodward ...
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Study: diabetic neuropathy costs billions per year in lost work time
Hindu - Chennai,India
DANVILLE: Workers who have diabetes with neuropathic symptoms such as numbness or tingling in feet or hands lose the equivalent of 1.4 hours a week or $3.65 ...
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Breath test has potential for monitoring diabetes
American Medical News (subscription) - USA
To that end, researchers conducted 18 experiments on 10 children who had type 1 diabetes. Exhaled air was analyzed when their blood sugar was normal and ...
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5th annual diabetes walk
Corpus Christi Caller Times - Corpus Christi,TX,USA
Some 1.7 million Texans have the disease, according to the Texas Diabetes Council. The Most Rev. Bishop Edmond Carmody, with the Diocese of Corpus Christi, ...
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Siouxlanders Walk to Cure Diabetes
KTIV - Sioux City,IA,USA
The event is designed to raise money for a cure for Type One and Type Two diabetes. It's a disease your body can develop in your later years or something ...
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University of South Florida Receives $169 Million Grant for Type I ...
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
The goal of this program is the prevention, delay, or reversal of Type I Diabetes mellitus. The $169 million award was given to a USF health team helmed by ...
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Diabetes Mellitus – Prevention and Risk Management
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Diabetes Mellitus, or diabetes, is a disease that is caused by the body's inability to turn sugars into energy. Diabetes causes the sugars that your body ...
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Lions to finance diabetes care at new clinic
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
A significant percentage of the clinic's patients are expected to be people with diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions, according to Ken Bennett, president of ...
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Incretin – a sweet addition
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
THERE'S an addition to the armamentarium of medications for type 2 diabetes treatment in Malaysia with the introduction of sitagliptin. ...
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Dietitian helps diabetes support group understand food labels in ...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
By Charlene Cooper While strolling the aisles of the Willowbrook Plaza Shop 'n Save in Rostraver, members of the Monongahela Valley Hospital's diabetes ...
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How I Coped With My Little Brother's Diabetes: Three Things That ...
Diabetes Health (press release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
I was ten years old when my seven-year-old brother, Danny, was diagnosed with diabetes. After his diagnosis, he got pretty much all of my parents' attention ...
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Pumping iron may ease diabetes
Maple Ridge News - BC, Canada
By Kerry Senchyna We have known for many years that cardiovascular exercise helps manage diabetes, but a recent study has shown weight training is also ...
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Researchers Find Genetic Connection to Type 2 Diabetes
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
By Regina Sass The latest research from the Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto Canada could lead the way to new and improved treatments for type 2 diabetes. ...
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Control of diabetes may prevent infertility
Reuters - USA
By Michelle Rizzo NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A Swedish study indicates that the fertility of women with type 1 diabetes was reduced prior to 1985, ...
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"The Silent Diabetes"
Indiana's NewsCenter - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
By Jessica Toumani Some would call it "The Silent Diabetes." Those diagonsed are often under the age of fifteen, and seemingly healthy, but juvenile ...
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Bitter Melon as Diabetes Treatment
PR-GB.com (press release) - Sofia,Bulgaria
Because of its health benefits, bitter melon is used by many as an alternative treatment for diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that is characterized by the ...
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Non-insulin therapies for type 2 diabetes
Nature.com (subscription) - London,England,UK
With 394 candidates in development in 2006, (344 in 2005), diabetes is second only to cancer in R&D focus 3 . This is not surprising given the rising ...
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Diabetes Network In Jeopardy
WLUC-TV - Negaunee,MI,USA
Normally, the group would expect $200000 in state aid. So far this year, they've received only $15000. "We had some donated dollars over the past several ...
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Joplin woman rides for cure for diabetes
Joplin Globe - Joplin,MO,USA
"My father-in-law has diabetes, and he's been in the hospital five times this year," Gallemore said. "Each time he went, it was in an ambulance. ...
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Better Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Closer As Scientists Solve ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Science Daily — Scientists are now one step closer to improved treatment of Type 2 diabetes following significant findings made by scientists at Australia's ...
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Diabetes in the Bedroom: Scarier than Halloween?
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
But for some, there is something that is much scarier than Halloween: diabetes in the bedroom. Sexual dysfunction is a diabetes complication for both men ...
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Connecticut Department of Public Health Releases Report on ...
dBusinessNews Hartford (press release) - Hartford,CT,USA
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today released Connecticut's Statewide Diabetes Prevention and Control Plan for 2007-2012. ...
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Insulin-Blocking Enzyme May Offer Clue for Diabetes (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
By Simeon Bennett Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The discovery of an insulin-blocking enzyme may help scientists develop better treatments for the form of diabetes ...
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Health-Wealth Gap Widens In Queens, NYC: Comptroller
Queens Chronicle - Rego Park,NY,USA
Hardest hit by diabetes deaths were the Rockaways — an area with an especially large population of low-income seniors in assisted living situations — which ...
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Randy Jackson Takes Aim at Diabetes
Washington Post - United States
Then he was blindsided with the diagnosis that he had type 2 diabetes. Today, with his disease under control, Jackson wants to alert others to the threat of ...
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Step Out to Fight Diabetes walk is Saturday
News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA
The Step Out to Fight Diabetes walk will be at 10 am Saturday at Cox Wheeler Heart and Vascular Center. With nearly 21 million Americans living with ...
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Blood Bank Help Fights Diabetes
WMDT - Salisbury,MD,USA
By NADIA SINGH -- WMDT 10/4/2007 Diabetes is the fifth deadliest disease in the US That's why The Blood Bank of Delmarva is doing its part to help prevent ...
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Diabetes experts to speak on coping with disease
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
By MICHAEL JAMISON of the Missoulian KALISPELL - Science might not know exactly what causes diabetes, but Jennifer Janetski thinks she knows something about ...
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Uganda: Diabetes On the Increase, Says Official
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
THE number of people suffering from diabetes in the country is on the rise, a health official has warned. Dr. James Sekajugo, the principal medical officer ...
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Diabetes drug linked to fractures risk
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Australia's medicines regulator has warned a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes has been linked to an increased risk of bone fractures in older women. ...
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Novo Nordisk May Sell Units as Diabetes Care Competition Climbs
Bloomberg - USA
By Frances Schwartzkopff Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Novo Nordisk A/S, the world's biggest insulin maker, may sell several units to focus more on the diabetes ...
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American Diabetes Association Announces Three Year Collaboration ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
Diabetes is the nation's fifth-leading cause of death by disease. As a National Strategic Partner, Dignity Memorial will support a three-year diabetes ...
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MacroChem Acquires Rights to Pexiganan, a Novel Topical Anti ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
He added, "There continues to be a very large and growing incidence of diabetes and, as a result, a growing number of diabetic foot infections in the US ...
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Red Wine Ingredient -- Resveratrol -- Fights Diabetes In Mice
Science Daily (press release) - USA
As insulin resistance is often characterized as the most critical factor contributing to the development of type 2 diabetes, the findings "provide a ...
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Drug for type 2 diabetes launched
Pune Newsline - Pune,India
With the prevalence of diabetes growing by the minute, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates the number of people with diabetes in India ...
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Could Alzheimer's be a Type of Diabetes?
Wired News - USA
Taken together, all these findings suggest that Alzheimer's may actually be a form of diabetes. If this turns out to be true, it could help explain why ...
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Researcher Gets Grant to Fight Diabetes
The Associated Press -
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A researcher at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center received a $6.6 million grant to help fight diabetes, ...
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USF wins record grant for diabetes study
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The study is designed to determine the environmental causes of the disease and prevent, delay or reverse Type 1 diabetes mellitus. ...
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YourHealth: New weapon in battle against Type 2 diabetes
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
Dr Chan, who is the president of the Malaysian Osteoporosis Society, says Type 2 diabetes is a highly prevalent and serious chronic condition and a growing ...
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Insulin study underscores complexity of treating Type 2 diabetes
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Adding insulin injections to oral diabetes drugs does not bring most patients with Type 2 diabetes ...
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Pancreas transplant: An insulin-free treatment for type 1 diabetes
MayoClinic.com - USA
A pancreas transplant is a potential cure for advanced type 1 diabetes. Learn what to expect of the transplant process, the surgery itself and follow-up ...
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Bossier City Diabetes Walk on Saturday holds hope for cure
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
"We took him to the doctor and they put Conrad in the hospital where he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. As a child with Type 1 diabetes, Conrad is far ...
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One Pot Meals for People with Diabetes
HealthNewsDigest.com - New York,NY,USA
Now, there is a tasty solution provided in a new book by the American Diabetes Association, One Pot Meals for People with Diabetes, 2nd Edition by Ruth ...
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