Diabetes News

A new, free diabetes education and support group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Hy-Vee Club Room at the Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , diabetes affects 25.8 million Americans.

Dr. Martin D. Fried explains how kids may have hypoglycemia and which snacks could be used to treat hypoglycemia.

Staff at three local Tesco stores swapped trolleys for trainers at the weekend, to take part in a festive sponsored cycle ride covering a distance equivalent to the journey from north Norfolk to Lapland.

The once-sedentary Ruben credits his rigorous workouts on "The Biggest Loser" for giving him the stamina to finish the race.

Mark Sahadi makes a point in a diabetes support class. He says he learns something each week that helps him understand both mental illness and diabetes.

For those with type 1 diabetes, taking multiple injections of insulin every day or wearing a pump are parts of life.

A specific set of anti-diabetic drugs has been shown to reduce the risk of cancer in type-2 diabetic women by 32 percent.

P atients, particularly older ones, may present with several diabetes-related ocular complications on a daily basis.

People who are obese and have normal blood pressure, cholesterol and blood-sugar readings will still be unhealthy and die sooner compared with people who have a normal body weight, according to researchers.

People with type 2 diabetes might be at somewhat higher risk of developing liver cancer, according to a large, long-term study.

The community needs to focus on prevention, rather than treatment. A concerning percentage of the society has acquired the pattern of overconsumption of fat, sugar and sodium.

The amount of effort it takes for people with diabetes to pick the right foods and track everything they eat is a common source of frustration.

Your body mass index says you're obese, but you don't have pre-diabetes -- a mix of factors such as hypertension, high cholesterol and high glucose levels that indicates you're on the road to metabolic illness.

This year, co-workers, families and friends across the country are making every step count in the fight against diabetes.

In the United States alone, it has been estimated that 25.8 million men, women and children have diabetes, a metabolic disorder where the body does not utilize the insulin it produces correctly, causing blood sugar levels to elevate.

A recent study led by the Cleveland Clinic found the two of the most common drugs used to treat type-2 diabetes also lowers women's risk of developing cancer.

If it isn't one thing with diabetes, it's another - from trying to figure out our dosing needs to cross-over with other ailments to how we feel about sharing our D-issues with loved ones and others in our lives .

Rub a little whiskey on a baby's gums. You've probably heard that home remedy for teething.

"He has several risk factors associated with the development of Type 2 diabetes," said Dr. Andrea Cherrington, associate professor of Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine.