Diabetes News Archive

OMAK - Family Health Centers will hold a âWalk the Talkâ diabetes awareness health walk at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 15, in Civic League Park. A self-paced, 1.5-mile course will be offered.

Patients with hypertension, diabetes and coronary artery disease who maintained their systolic blood pressure at less than 130 mm Hg did not have improved cardiovascular outcomes compared to patients with usual blood pressure control, according to a study in the July 7 issue of JAMA."Hypertension guidelines advocate treating systolic blood pressure (BP) to less than 130 mm Hg for patients with ...

LOS ANGELES - For nearly a decade, Cristina Iaboni tried to tame her diabetes the usual way, through daily shots of insulin and other medicine. Still, her blood sugar raged out of control.

OMAHA The Methodist Center for Diabetes and Nutritional Health has been awarded the American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for its quality diabetes self-management education program.

The St. Elizabeth Regional Diabetes Center will open July 22 in Covington. St. Elizabeth Healthcare says it will be the region's largest and most comprehensive diabetes treatment center and the only one of its kind in the Greater Cincinnati region.

Diabetes research and fundraising efforts now have a Huntsville home, thanks to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Diabetes is spreading fast in Asia due to the growing popularity of fast food, Australian and Vietnamese scientists warn.

Q. Any ideas for helping a 52-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes, fibromyalgia and plantar fasciitis get healthier? I work 12 to 14 hours a day, six days a week. I'm 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weigh 230 pounds. I know that diet and exercise are the answer, but I don't know how to make it happen. -- Danetta, Tulsa, Okla. A. Sounds like your job may be killing you. Work stress is a risk factor for ...