Diabetes News Archive

It became evident Ms. Johnson sees diabetes as a blessing. As she said, "Although I'd love to get rid of this disease, I wouldn't trade it for the world because of the perspective it gives me."

People who get plenty of vitamin K from food may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who get less of the vitamin, a new study suggests.

NVO announced that Victoza , a once-daily injection for the treatment of type II diabetes in adults, has been approved by Health Canada.

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Think diabetes means you're doomed to a life of joyless eating? Think again.

Take a swing at curing juvenile diabetes. A golf tournament is being held on Saturday, June 19, to support the Walk to Cure Diabetes, the major fundraiser for the Niagara chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m.[...]

Dr. Howard Shapiro explains how to prevent and control diabetes in his book, 'Eat and Beat Diabetes.' Health - Conditions and Diseases - Endocrine Disorders - Pancreas - Diabetes

Dr. Howard Shapiro explains how to prevent and control diabetes in his book. Diabetes mellitus - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Endocrine Disorders - Pancreas

Traffic-related air pollution, known to raise the risk for cardiovascular disease, may also increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women. Low-grade inflammation may contribute to the higher incidence of type 2 diabetes in women exposed to air pollution, according to German researchers. Published online May 27 ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health ...

The Beebe Medical Center Wound Care Services/Diabetes Management Department offers educational and management services for people with diabetes, as well as outpatient wound care.

Diabetics don't have to focus on the foods they can't eat. In their new book, "Eat & Beat Diabetes With Picture Perfect Weight Loss," Dr. Howard M. Shapiro and Franklin Becker dish out tips and delicious recipes for staying heathly and trim. Health - Weight loss - Conditions and Diseases - Endocrine Disorders - Pancreas

Smoking while having diabetes is a deadly combination - in recognition of the World Health Organization's World No Tobacco Day taking place on May 31, 2010, the Canadian Diabetes Association is urging Canadians living with diabetes who smoke to take charge of their health by knowing their risks and to take action to quit smoking.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University a five-year, $9.5 million grant for the continuation of its Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC). The DRTC was also awarded a $632,000 supplemental grant for equipment and additional pilot and ...

(ARA) - For the nearly 24 million Americans with diabetes, the cost of medication and other items related to diabetes care can be nearly two and a half times greater than medical costs for those without the disease.

United Arab Emirates, Dubai, 26 May, 2010: Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, the Dubai Health Authority Dubai Health Authority ( DHA DHA ) and Sanofi-aventis pharmaceuticals today launched a UAE-focused diabetes awareness campaign, TASANOD (Targeted Actions of Sanofi-aventis National Optimization of ...