Diabetes News Archive

The Government is investing over $4 million in ground-breaking Type 1 diabetes research, Minister of Research, Science and Technology Wayne Mapp announced today.

The Ashland High School and MetroWest YMCA Tsunami Masters swim teams invite adult swimmers of all ages to the 19th annual Valentine's Love to Swim Classic next Saturday, Feb. 20. The meet will raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

A Henry Ford Hospital study finds women with type 2 diabetes who take a commonly prescribed class of medications to treat insulin resistance may be at a higher risk for developing bone fractures.After taking a thiazolidinedione (TZD) for one year, women are 50 percent more likely to have a bone fracture than patients not taking TZDs, according to study results.

Beebe Medical Center has expanded the information included in its outpatient diabetes education program offered through the Beebe Diabetes Management Department located at Beebe Long Neck Health Center, 32060 Long Neck Road, Millsboro.

The American Diabetes Association applauds First Lady Michelle Obama's childhood obesity campaign Let's Move! America's Move for a Healthier Generation. The Association was present during today's announcement at the White House. Obesity is a major risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes. If current trends in childhood obesity continue, nearly one in three American children born in the ...

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Roche Holding AG said results from five late-stage clinical trials show that its experimental diabetes drug taspoglutide reduced blood sugar levels when compared with or added to widely prescribed treatments.

AN ancient form of Chinese exercise may hold hope for staving off a modern illness - type 2 diabetes, according to a university researcher.

Biodel, Inc. announced today that its chief executive officer, Dr. Sol Steiner, will present results from the company's two Phase 3 studies with VIAject(R) ultra-rapid-acting recombinant human insulin in a platform presentation at the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes in Basel, Switzerland, on Friday, February 12, 2010, at 1pm central European time.

IDF reinforces its support to translational research in diabetes with the second round of its funding programme, BRIDGES (Bringing Research in Diabetes to Global Environments and Systems). Nine new diabetes research projects will be funded for a total of US$2 million over the next three years as part of the International Diabetes Federation's (IDF) translational research grant programme, BRIDGES ...

Medical professionals from around the region will gather at the Binghamton Regency Hotel from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 11 to study the connection between weight control and diabetes management.

For the 12 million men who live with diabetes in the United States, symptoms like unusual weight loss, excessive thirst and the frequent need for urination can be just the tip of the iceberg.

Washington, Feb 11 : Women with type 2 diabetes who take a commonly prescribed class of medications to treat insulin resistance may be at a higher risk for developing bone fractures, Henry Ford Hospital study has found.

There is no cost effective approach to diabetes in Northern Ireland and not enough training for doctors in detecting depression, according to a new report.

ZURICH, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A weekly diabetes drug from Roche reduced blood sugar compared with other treatments across five late-stage clinical trials, more positive data that adds to the potential blockbuster's case for approval. Roche, the world's largest maker of cancer drugs, licensed taspoglutide from France's Ipsen in 2006 and believes it can become a major seller in the so-called GLP-1 ...

Washington, Feb 11 : A new study by a team of Japanese researchers has shown that type-2 diabetes is linked to poor impulse control.

A clinical trial of Exsulin, an innovative new treatment that targets the underlying cause of type 1 diabetes, has begun at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Under the direction of Dr. George Tsoukas of the MUHC and the McGill University Faculty of Medicine, the study will assess the effectiveness of Exsulin.

The Diabetes Education Program at Norwalk Hospital provides education to people with diabetes so that they can learn to better manage their diabetes.

Nine new diabetes research projects will be funded for a total of US$2 million over the next three years as part of the International Diabetes Federation's (IDF) translational research grant programme, BRIDGES.

It costs £1 million a day to treat diabetes in Northern Ireland, it has been revealed. Related Stories Increase in top-up fees cap urged Homes for sale 'lowest since 2007' TV host to be locked in steel box Injured troops 'could be eased out' Cameron apology urged over visit

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It costs £1 million a day to treat diabetes in Northern Ireland, it has been revealed.

Having been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes when she was a teenager, a local ventriloquist will take to the stage for a benefit show for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) next weekend.

Jesse Alswager was a skateboarder, snowboarder, baseball player and musician -- and a high-profile advocate for research on juvenile diabetes, the disease that took his life at age 13.

MONTREAL -- Hope may be on the horizon for diabetes sufferers, estimated at 171 million worldwide, thanks to collaboration between teams from McGill University and the University of California at San Francisco .