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A surge in type 2 diabetes and pregnancy-related diabetes has alarmed health experts, with almost one in 20 West Australians now having problems controlling blood glucose levels.

An inexpensive, portable, microchip-based test for diagnosing type-1 diabetes could improve patient care worldwide and help researchers better understand the disease, according to the device's inventors at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

They made a grueling 3,000-foot climb out of Utah's southwest desert, endured a blinding rainstorm, dodged livestock on a country road illuminated only by moonlight, heard impatient drivers honk their horns when forced to slow behind them and - finally - navigated the busy streets of the Wasatch Front.

The Diabetes Support Group at Wooster Community Hospital will hold a free program titled "Staying Safe with Diabetes Medicines" in the hospital auditorium on July 21, 6-7 p.m. Registered Nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator Diane Rowe, BSN, RN, CDE, will talk about the many types of diabetes medicines.

A close contender, however, is obesity, which is going to cripple the world's health systems with costs to treat diabetes, heart issues and other obesity-related problems.

A new study says that when used in the right tiny dosage, hydrogen sulfide has the potential to help treat diabetes, stroke, heart attacks and dementia.

Sunday Mirror columnist Carole Malone thinks it is shameful that limited budget will be wasted on people who have eaten themselves ill Every day we hear stories about how it's Britain's biggest killer.

African Americans taking the diabetes drug Metformin saw greater improvements in their blood sugar control than white individuals who were prescribed the same medication, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism .

Have you ever heard about a diabetes product and wondered what kind of experience other PWDs have had with it? Now it's easy to find out! Just browse through our new DiabetesMine Test Kitchen - a collection of video product reviews by people living with diabetes, i.e. those of us who know best how these products perform in the real world.

One of our diabetes friends from Melbourne, Australia, is Renza Scibilia , a type 1 since 1998 who we've had the honor of knowing in the Diabetes Online Community for years now.

There's a good chance Marcus Hensley has no idea how many times he has pushed off on his scooter.

Touro University California's Student-Run Free Clinic is offering a diabetes education program that includes seven free hour-long courses covering basic diabetes knowledge and lifestyle changes to manage diabetes.

A new type of sensor for people with diabetes is being developed to measure sugar levels in the body using saliva instead of blood, researchers report.

You are what your grandmother ate, potentially, but maybe not what your great grandmother consumed.

Healthcare providers, payers, and patients expect new technologies and shifts to patient engagement and population health will help the nation's 29.1 million diabetics manage their condition and reduce the costs associated with this dangerous and expensive disease.

The recent FDA approval of Afrezza, an inhaled insulin, could open up new options in mealtime insulin management for type 1 and type 2 diabetics, reports Health Day .

A chemical compound designed to precisely target part of a crucial cellular quality-control network provided significant protection, in rats and mice, against degenerative forms of blindness and diabetes has been developed by researchers.

Scientists are a step closer to understanding why diabetes is cured in the majority of patients that undergo gastric bypass surgery.

New draft guidelines from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence aim to reduce debilitating complications, which are a huge drain on NHS resources.