Diabetes News Archive

DECATUR - Tina Cloney would normally shy away from publicrecognition. But the Decatur Memorial Hospital Diabetes EducationProgram manager, Millikin University instructor and WaldenUniversity Ph.D. student is passionate about changing lives.

The research, published online Jan. 31, 2010, in the journal Nature Genetics, presents the first high-resolution atlas of these regulatory elements in the most studied cell type for treatment and prevention of type II diabetes.

VERO BEACH -The 2nd annual Walk For The One You Love fundraiser is in Riverside Park on Feb. 13 at 9 a.m. The 5K walk is designed to bring awareness to Juvenile Diabetes by educating about the disease.It begins and ends in the area closest to the art museum. The walk is a flat route, circling around the side streets surrounding the park. Registration is $20 for adults, children are $10 and a ...

About one-third of doctors and their patients with diabetes do not see eye to eye on the most important health conditions to manage, according to a survey by the University of Michigan Medical School.

While diabetes and hypertension ranked high for both groups, diabetics were more likely than doctors to prioritize symptoms such as pain and depression

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) today has approved the use of A1c as an additional diagnostic criterion for type 2 diabetes.

Nurse educators and dietitians lead Affinity Medical Center's Diabetes Support Group, which will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 23.

Together with colleagues in Barcelona, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have generated a complete map of the areas of the genome that control which genes are "turned on" or "off." The discovery, made in pancreatic islet cells, opens new avenues for understanding the genetic basis of type 2 diabetes and other common illnesses.

ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - February 2, 2010) - The American Diabetes Association announced that Amy Johnson, 17, of Kansas City, Missouri, will be the Association's 2010 National Youth Advocate . Johnson was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 12 years old. As the Association's National Youth Advocate, Johnson will spend 2010 meeting with policy makers, promoting the Association's ...

About one-third of doctors and their patients with diabetes do not see eye to eye on the most important health conditions to manage, according to a new survey.

Doctors want people with diabetes to worry about long-term issues such as high blood pressure, but patients are often more worried about immediate problems.

Patients with diabetes and their doctors may not agree on what are the most important aspects of the disease to treat, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Medical School.

While diabetes and hypertension ranked high for both groups, patients were more likely than doctors to prioritize symptoms such as pain and depression.

About one-third of doctors and their patients with diabetes do not see eye to eye on the most important health conditions to manage, according to a survey led by the University of Michigan Medical School.

( University of Michigan Health System ) About one-third of doctors and their patients with diabetes do not see eye to eye on the most important health conditions to manage, according to a survey led by the University of Michigan Medical School.

Leading health charity Diabetes UK is encouraging healthcare professionals to sign up for vouchers to give to children newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, so they can claim a free DVD starter pack. The starter pack, Type 1 diabetes: journey of a lifetime, has been created primarily to help meet the needs of young people aged between 10 and 14 who have been newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes ...

In an age of soaring health care costs and staggering diabetes prevalence, the American Diabetes Association announced today its 2010 schedule for free community health events throughout the country -- the American Diabetes Association EXPO. By attending EXPO, people will be able to join the Association's new movement Stop Diabetes(SM) and learn how to live healthy, be active, and change the ...

The Baxter Bulletin is shining a spotlight on diabetes awareness this month. Meet three people in Mountain Home - Haley Hatch, Glenda Hawkins and Eddie Haughton - who have learned to live with type 1 or type 2 diabetes as we tell their stories in today's Health section.

New research on Type 2 diabetes by Trinity College Dublin researchers could benefit young adults (aged 18-25 years) with the condition. The research led by Professor John Nolan of Trinity College Dublin and St James's Hospital, Dublin, has just been published online in the leading international journal, Diabetes Care.

Washington, Feb 2 : A medication used to treat type 2 diabetes causes a small but significant decrease in body mass index (BMI) in non-diabetic obese adolescents when combined with a lifestyle intervention program, says a new study.

a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes -appears to cause a small but significant decrease in body mass index (BMI) in non-diabetic obese adolescents when combined with a lifestyle intervention program, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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In an age of soaring health care costs and staggering diabetes prevalence, the American Diabetes Association announced today its 2010 schedule for free community health events throughout the country -- the American Diabetes Association EXPO.

In recognition of Black History Month, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn is urging African Americans with diabetes to get an annual diabetic eye exam during February.

Muskogee American Diabetes Association Support Group meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the southeast room of Muskogee Public Library. Dr. Andrew Walker, DDS, of Walker Family Dentistry, will be guest speaker. He will address the importance of oral hygiene and oral manifestation associated with diabetes.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the University of Minnesota will soon start collaborative research projects jointly developed by Indian and Minnesota researchers in the areas of cancer and diabetes. The researches will be in basic, translational or clinical research fields.

Metformin XR (extended release formulation)-a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes-appears to cause a small but significant decrease in body mass index (BMI) in non-diabetic obese adolescents when combined with a lifestyle intervention program, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Over the past 50 years ...

A retiree takes on a volunteer mission to teach other diabetics how to control the disease and live full lives.