Diabetes News Archive

Washington, May 3 : Older women with diabetes face a more than doubled risk for some types of colorectal cancer, according to a new research team.

Physician researchers have found that older women with diabetes face a more than doubled risk for some types of colorectal cancer.

A research team led by Mayo Clinic physicians has found that older women with diabetes face a more than doubled risk for some types of colorectal cancer. The findings are being presented at Digestive Disease Week 2010, the annual meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association.

( Mayo Clinic ) A research team led by Mayo Clinic physicians has found that older women with diabetes face a more than doubled risk for some types of colorectal cancer.

It was a startling number: 21 percent of Puerto Ricans living in Humboldt Park and West Town had been diagnosed with diabetes - more than double the national rate and higher than rates among Puerto Ricans elsewhere.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has released a medical device alert for the 5-second CONTOUR by Bayer Diabetes Care. Affected devices may show falsely high readings when testing samples from neonates. Hypoglycaemia may go undiagnosed as a result. - Do not use 5-second CONTOUR devices for monitoring blood glucose levels in neonatal care. - Use an alternative method ...

When Alex Lirio was 11, his world crumbled: He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.