Diabetes News Archive

The Endocrine Society released a statement supporting the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) new clinical practice recommendations adding the use of the A1C blood test to the traditional tests that use blood sugar measurements in the diagnosis of diabetes and pre-diabetes. The A1C measures the percentage of hemoglobin (the main component of red blood cells) in the blood that is glycated/has ...

Filed under: Hip-Hop , Hip-Hop News , Tours and Concerts A Tribe Called Quest 's Phife Dawg assembled some of the illest emcees -- old school and new -- last night (Jan. 20) for the Mind Body Soul: A Benefit for Diabetes concert at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory. While much of the world are turning their attention toward the crisis created by last week's massive earthquake in Haiti, Phife, whose ...

If you have type 2 diabetes, you are a candidate for medication that will lower your blood sugar. But don't settle for a lifetime of medication. Prudent action on your part can help you manage your diabetes without medication, a much better way to live.

Intrinsic Bioprobes today announced the exclusive licensing of two novel biomarkers for diabetes to Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. . The biomarkers are modified forms of blood-circulating proteins and have been linked with the presence of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

A College Station restaurant will sell heart-shaped pizzas and desserts to help benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. All Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar, including the eatery at 820 University Drive East, in College Station, will donat ...

The medical device report: "Brazil Diabetes Care Devices Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015" report provides key data, information and analysis on the Brazil diabetes care devices market.

The medical device report: "Australia Diabetes Care Devices Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015" report provides key data, information and analysis on the Australia diabetes care devices market.

The medical device report: "Italy Diabetes Care Devices Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015" report provides key data, information and analysis on the Italy diabetes care devices market.

Promising results from an innovative UQ Tai Chi-based study show depression, diabetes and obesity can all be improved through a gentle mind-body therapeutic program. The proportion of participants with clinical levels of depression decreased from 60 percent to 20 percent. BMI and waist circumference also significantly decreased by 4 percent and 3 percent respectively. This specific program may ...

Dr. Vivian FonsecaDr. Vivian Fonseca, chief of the endocrinology section at Tulane's School of Medicine, has been elected vice president for medicine and science of the American Diabetes Association. Fonseca, a professor of medicine and pharmacology, earned his medical degree...

Dr. Vivian Fonseca, chief of the endocrinology section at Tulane's School of Medicine, has been elected vice president for medicine and science of the American Diabetes Association.

When Kurt Bauman told his doctors that he'd like to run the New York City Marathon a few months after being diagnosed with insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes, the reception wasn't exactly positive. He could barely run a mile without his blood sugar dropping to dangerously low levels.

Kurt Bauman competes in the Orange County (Calif.) Marathon on May 3 of last year. When Kurt Bauman told his doctors that he'd like to run the New York City Marathon a few months after being diagnosed with insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes, the reception wasn't exactly positive.

With cases continuing to surge, St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville will launch a diabetes support group next month to help metro-east residents manage the disease.

Patients in Japan will benefit from the approval of three new Novartis medicines - Equa (vildagliptin), marketed as Galvus in the European Union, for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, Exforge (valsartan/amlodipine) for high blood pressure, and Afinitor (everolimus) for advanced kidney cancer.