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Joshua Davis, 4, on the Virginia Senate floor after session Friday. He and his mom helped get a student diabetes bill through the General Assembly.

Currently, there are close to 26 million adults and children living with diabetes in the United States.

FRIDAY, March 7, 2014 -- Anyone who needs to monitor their blood sugar can take some simple steps to improve their test results.

The majority of Latinas are unaware of their risk of diabetes, a new study finds, which points to the urgent need for alternate sites of opportunity for diabetes screenings.

That's something he, his wife Lynnae and their three children celebrate every day.

Adults at risk for heart disease who eat a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil can lower their chances of developing diabetes, even without restricting calories or boosting exercise, new research suggests.

People with type 2 diabetes have epigenetic changes on their DNA that healthy individuals do not have.

LabStyle Innovations Corp . , developer of the Dario Diabetes mHealth Solution, today announced that its president and chief executive officer, Mr. Erez Rafael, will be presenting at the 26th Annual Roth Conference.

Sherri Shepherd, Emmy Award-Winning Cohost of The View, gave us a few helpful, small steps you can take if you're pre-diabetic in order to avoid developing diabetes.

An old friend of Elaine Stritch recalls meeting the actress, a recovering alcoholic, at an AA meeting.

A new study said that middle-aged people who indulge in a diet heavy in meat and cheese are more likely to die from cancer.

Added sugar intake should be less than 10% of your total calories a day, and consuming less than 5% of total calories from added sugars provides additional health benefits, according to new draft guidelines from the World Health Organization.

Obese adolescents not getting enough sleep? A study in today's The Journal of Pediatrics , shows they could be increasing their risk for developing diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

Today, that microscope, purchased at a Southern California pawn shop, sits in the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.

FORTUNE A recent article in The Wall Street Journal provided a fascinating description of a robotic pill designed to replace injectable drugs like insulin that are used to treat chronic conditions like diabetes.

For adults with type 2 diabetes and depression, cognitive behavioral therapy for adherence and depression is associated with enduring benefits for diabetes self-management and glycemic control, according to a study published in the March issue of Diabetes Care .

A team of academics from the University of Leicester has been instrumental in shaping National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance that will influence medical policy towards diabetes prevention nationwide.

THE number of people with diabetes in Derby who are achieving healthy blood glucose levels has risen by 62 per cent due to a new system of care, research has revealed.

Eli Lilly and Boehringer-Ingelheim said that the Food and Drug Administration didn't approve their diabetes treatment empagliflozin because of concerns about a facility where the drug will be made.

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