Diabetes News Archive

The S.C. Alliance of Health Plans is teaming up with the city of Charleston and Charleston County Community Education to present a free program called Diabetes University.

When 10-year-old Georgia Flood was diagnosed with type1 diabetes three years ago, her world - and her family's - was turned upside down.

Those trying to control their Type 2 diabetes have been hearing varying reports for years about the prescription drugs meant to help them. With reports piling up on how one specific medication may cau

Twenty-five families who have overcome diabetes caused by a defect in a single gene will gather at "Celebrating the Miracles," a University of Chicago symposium for patients, parents and physicians. The first Monogenic Diabetes Forum is designed to review scientific studies, celebrate treatment successes, stress the importance of a genetic diagnosis for children diagnosed before age one, and ...

The muscle weakness and coordination problems sometimes seen in patients with neonatal diabetes - a rare, inherited form of diabetes - are caused by problems in the brain rather than the muscles, according to research just published. The findings could pave the way for the development of improved treatments for the disease. Neonatal diabetes affects one in 100,000 infants in the UK. It usually ...

WASHINGTON - A government program aimed at curbing the disproportionately high rate of diabetes among Native Americans has only one year left, and supporters are urging its renewal. "The rate of those suffering from diabetes is alarming, and we need to continue to build on our efforts to combat it," said Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D. "We made some strides in improving health in Indian Country earlier ...