Diabetes News Archive

Some Ontario families with school-aged children requiring medical attention for conditions such as Type 1 diabetes have major concerns about a health and education policy currently under review.

Australian scientists have made a discovery about why Hepatitis C sufferers often develop diabetes.

A new study shows both weight and diabetes risk fell for people in communities where fast food prices increased. "This study gives us strong scientific evidence that price policies, including taxes, could actually be effective at helping control obesity and the resulting chronic diseases, like diabetes," researchers said.

Title: Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart Disease Category: Health News Created: 3/5/2010 8:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 3/8/2010

Annual treatment for people diagnosed with diabetes in upstate New York costs about $2.5 billion, according to a report from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.

The University of Waterloo will be the hub of a world-class network for diabetes research.

Stephanie Yoo from the Heart Center of the Rockies will present "Diabetes and Heart Disease - It's More than Just Glucose Levels"" on Friday, March 12, from noon to 1 p.

The American Diabetes Association applauds today's introduction of Special Diabetes Program legislation in the U.S. Senate. The bill (S. 3058) would reauthorize the Special Diabetes Type 1 Program and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians for 5 years. Each program would receive $200 million per year. Senator Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND), Chair of the Indian Affairs Committee, and Senator Susan M ...

This year thousands of cyclists will take off and pedal their way to Austin to raise money and awareness for diabetes. One rider at a time. They are riding onbehalf of the millions of Americans with diabetes and their families and friends.In San Antonio, diabetes hasover a 12.5percent prevalence rate. That's double the the national average. The fundsraised by Tour de Cure help make a ...

Adults who have both diabetes and major depression are more than twice as likely to develop dementia, compared to adults with diabetes only, according to a study published in the recent Journal of General Internal Medicine. Dementia is the progressive decline of thinking and reasoning abilities. These can include memory loss, difficulty with basic math, wandering, living in the past, personality ...

Australian scientists looked for the reason why people with Hepatitis C often go on to develop diabetes, and they made an unexpected discovery.

ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - The American Diabetes Association announced today their efforts to further engage community organizations across the country in raising awareness about the seriousness of diabetes and its complications through the Association's Stop Diabetes movement.

ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - 03/08/10) - The American Diabetes Association announced today their efforts to further engage community organizations across the country in raising awareness about the seriousness of diabetes and its complications through the Association's Stop Diabetes movement. The American Diabetes Association is rolling out a Stop Diabetes Community Outreach Toolkit to help ...

More Americans now drink sugar-sweetened sodas, sport drinks and fruit drinks daily, and this increase in consumption has led to more diabetes and heart disease over the past decade, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 50th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention...

New measurements for determining dangerous blood sugar levels for pregnant women and their unborn babies mean that two to three times as many women will be diagnosed with gestational diabetes, a new study suggests.

Drinking coffee cuts diabetes risk, new research confirms, but you may need to enjoy your java with lunch if you want to get any benefit

The Manx Diabetic Group are very pleased and privileged to have the President of Diabetes UK come to speak at their Annual General Meeting on March 25th Mr Richard Lane OBE was the first patient to receive a pancreatic cells transplant in the UK. These are the cells that produce insulin, and which in Type 1 diabetics such as Richard, are attacked and killed off by the bodies' own immune system.

PETALING JAYA, March 8 (Bernama) -- Approximately one in 10 adults worldwide suffer from some form of kidney damage and every year millions die as a result of kidney failure caused by diabetes.

Drinking coffee cuts diabetes risk, new research confirms, but you may need to enjoy your java with lunch if you want to get any benefit. A study in nearly 70,000 women found that those who drank at least a cup of coffee with lunch were one-third less likely to develop type 2 diabetes over several years than non-coffee drinkers. This was true for decaf and caffeinated coffee, with or without ...

PETALING JAYA, March 8 (Bernama) -- Approximately one in 10 adults worldwide suffer from some form of kidney damage and every year millions die as a result of kidney failure caused by diabetes.

SOMERSET - The Somerset Hospital Diabetes Education Center will participate in the American Diabetes Association Alert Day by hosting an education session.

Tuesday is the 22nd annual American Diabetes Association Alert Day, meant to highlight the killer disease.

NEW YORK - Drinking coffee cuts diabetes risk, new research confirms, but you may need to enjoy your java with lunch if you want to get any benefit.

One in ten people will develop diabetes in their lifetime. So Sunday people across Ohio, jumped into the pool for the Central Ohio Diabetes Association Swim For Diabetes.