Diabetes News

Your doctor told you that you should see a podiatrist because you have diabetes.

You may remember our special edition from late 2012, in which our T1 host and community D-educator W il Dubois had a few things to say about drinking with diabetes.

Pregnant women may face an increased risk of early heart disease when they develop gestational diabetes, according to research in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

By Lauren Fischer From Las Fabulosas For many working toward weight-loss goals, choosing sugar-free foods and drinks would seem right.

FILE PHOTO/Joe Lumaya Hannah Giffin had over 100 people attend her bowling fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association last year.

As inconsistent as it sounds, America does not have the largest population of diabetics.

Children and adolescents older than age 8 at the onset of type 1 diabetes had weaker brain connectivity when tested later in life relative to those who had earlier ages of diagnosis, University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences researchers discovered.

INLAND EMPIRE Regular dental checkups are essential to maintaining oral health. In addition to preventing dental caries and removing tartar that contributes to gum disease, dental checkups can alert patients to other potential health problems.

Some try ignoring the disease until it pounces with complications. Others deal with it in passing until problems begin emerging.

Contra Costa County health officials announced they are launching a public awareness campaign to encourage parents to curtail the number of sugary drinks they give their children.

"If you can just imagine putting a little tack in your stomach," Gillespie said.

There is an association between pancreatic cancer and diabetes, new research indicates.

Woodloch Pines Resort has partnered up with JDRF, the only global organization with a strategic plan to end type 1 diabetes , with the ultimate goal to turn Type One into Type None.

Newton residents Ann Wong, and Wesley and Summer Chen, are no strangers to the far-reaching effects diabetes can have on a family.

Diabetes is a severe health condition that can cause life-altering and even life-threatening problems, such as slow wound healing and nerve disorders.

By Tracy Simons, Silver Cross Hospital In recognition of the American Diabetes Association's American Diabetes Alert, the Silver Cross Diabetes Center , Walgreens and Joliet Noon Lions Club will offer free screenings to detect diabetes from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25 outside of Silver Cross Hospital's Season's Dining Room, 1900 Silver ... (more)

With more than 8 percent of the American population having been diagnosed with diabetes, regular dilated eye exams are critical to prevent vision loss.

11-year-old Millie Hainge from Sharnford spent the day in London on Tuesday where she got the chance to ask MPs why more isn't being done to find a cure for the life-threatening illness.

People who have diabetes at the time they are diagnosed with cancer are more likely to die early than those without diabetes, concludes research published in Diabetologia .

Cancer patients who receive insulin treatment for diabetes are four times more likely to die from the disease within a year of diagnosis.