Diabetes News Archive

DOHA: Prevalence of diabetes in Qatar has fallen significantly over the past decade due to increased public awareness and improved diabetes care being offered in the country, says Dr Mahmoud Zirie, head of Endocrinology at the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).

A 10-year diabetes study finds that Asian and Pacific islander children in the United States have higher rates of diabetes than children in many Asian countries.

While some were dancing for a good cause others were swimming for another one. Bishop Rosecrans High School hosted the 34th Annual Swim for Diabetes event. Forty area pools participated in the event which helps raise money to support the Central Ohio Diabetes Association.

The incidence rate of type 1 diabetes among non-Hispanic white youth in the United States is one of the highest in the world, according to a major national study coordinated by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

THE VILLAGES - A healthy lifestyle usually means a happy lifestyle. To that end, The Villages Diabetes Support Group will host its annual Healthy Living Expo from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 27 at Savannah Center.

Every week in the central San Joaquin Valley, at least 19 people die of diabetes -- and the death to

ST. JOHNS - Need to know more about diabetes? Clinton Memorial Hospital can help.

The 14th annual Cosmopolitan Diabetes Golf Classic will be May 22 at Alvamar Public Golf Course. The Golf Classic is organized annually by Lawrence River City Cosmopolitan Club and is funded by corporate and private sponsors. This year's corporate sponsors are KU Credit Union, Black Hills Energy and radio stations KLZR/X92.9/KLWN.

Former Atlanta Hawks Star, Dominique Wilkins, visits, speaks to hundreds in Augusta about Diabetes.