Diabetes News Archive

More than 26 million Americans are living with diabetes now, but some estimates say almost 6 million have it and don't even realize it. Maybe that's you or a friend or family member.

GlaxoSmithKline has announced initiation and dosing of the first patient of the Phase III clinical trial programme to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the investigational GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide 1) agonist Syncria (albiglutide) in men and women with type 2 diabetes.

The Fallbrook Diabetes Support Group will meet on Wednesday, February 25, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Regency Retirement & Assisted Living, 609 East Elder Street. Everyone with an interest in diabetes is welcome to attend. For more information, call Janine Loescher, RD, CDE, at Fallbrook Hospital Education Department at (760) 731-8246....

Title: Health Tip: Your Diabetes Health-Care Team Category: Health News Created: 2/19/2009 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/19/2009

A diabetes pilot program employed by HealthPartners has reduced hospitalizations, emergency room visits and improved health risk factors associated with the disease - including amputations, blindness and heart attacks -- through patient-pharmacist counseling.

This event will help raise funds to support the DYS programs designed for children who have diabetes. Cost is $50 per family (includes daily activities and a t-shirt). There will be pizza, prizes, T-shirts and more.

An American Diabetes Association Support Group meeting will take place from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday at Fremont Area Medical Cente...

Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) announced findings from a recent survey conducted by national research firm Yankelovich that found that more than one in five Augustans with type 2 diabetes mistakenly think that excess weight has a positive effect on the disease.

Coffee, chocolate, wine -- you've probably heard claims that these foods are actually good for you. But are they? The March issue of Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American Diabetes Association, looks at five controversial foods and examines what science says about the pros and cons of each -- and how to get the best out of all of them.

Police in east China's Shandong Province seized four people accused of providing packaging service for a fake diabetes drug that killed two patients and hospitalized nine others, local police said Wednesday.

GlaxoSmithKline announced initiation and dosing of the first patient of the phase-III clinical trial programme to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the investigational GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide 1) agonist Syncria (albiglutide) in men and women with type-2 diabetes.

Regular aerobic exercise helps prevent diabetes. But if you don't have time for several lengthy workout sessions each week, researchers have come up with a speed-dial approach to diabetes prevention. They have shown that 71/2 minutes per week of high-intensity exercise substantially improved insulin sensitivity in healthy, sedentary people.

Police in east China's Shandong Province seized four people accused of providing packaging service for a fake diabetes drug that killed two patients and hospitalized nine others, local police said Wednesday. The drug, sold under the brand "Tang Zhi Ning Jiao Nang," was found to contain six times the normal dose of glibenclamide, a chemical used to help lower blood sugar. Taking a dosage this ...