Diabetes News

THE future of treatments used to help prevent blindness in people suffering from diabetes will be discussed at a health meeting in Kidderminster.

In the 30-page book, The Bitter Sweet Life - A Teenager's Journey with Diabetes published in December, she documented her successes and failures in managing the disease at practical and emotional levels.

Every day, millions of people with diabetes -- both Type 1 and Type 2 -- rely on the results they get from their blood glucose meters to guide their treatment decisions.

Being a nine-year-old with diabetes, Kyle Houlihan had a lot to carry: needles, test strips, an insulin pen, a blood glucose meter and juice and candy for low blood sugar.

In 2012, Diane Labelle was morbidly obese at 286 pounds, sick, depressed and suicidal.

The results of a new study by U.S. and European regulators should help diabetes patients breathe a little easier.

You may have diabetes and not even know it. According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25.8 million people have diabetes.

A local group providing support and advice for people affected by diabetes in West Dorset has won a top award from the charity Diabetes UK.

Approximately 5.5 million Latinas suffer from elevated fasting plasma glucose and nearly 4 million of those women were never told by a healthcare provider they were at risk for diabetes , pre-diabetes, or were borderline for diabetes.

Donna-Michelle Hall aims to walk barefoot over red-hot wood embers on March 30 to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Trowbridge fundraiser Donna-Michelle Hall will be walking barefoot over red-hot wood embers measuring around 800 degrees on March 30 to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation .

Research shows that a diet high in protein and low in carbohydrates can help shed pounds and normalize blood-glucose levels, improvements that lower the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Steak plays an important role in Korean cooking, unlike other Asian cuisines. Invading Mongols brought beef to Korea in the Middle Ages.

A new look at diabetes patients in the United States who use insulin and wind up in the emergency room with low blood sugar shows the dangerous scenario is more than twice as likely to happen to those over 80 years old.

Dear Reader: Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are different diseases, but they share many things in common.

Two Las Vegas Valley women in their 80's allege the maker, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, failed to highlight the risk of bladder cancer.

The mother of a boy with a life-threatening condition is continuing her mission to help find a cure by jumping out of an aeroplane at 13,000ft.

The Qatar Diabetes Association has developed a new partnership with Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Limited making use of its Diabetes Education Mobile Unit to increase awareness about the condition and enhance healthcare.

The parents of a six-year-old girl who suffers from type 1 diabetes are raising money to buy a specially trained dog to help with her condition.

As a doctor of podiatric medicine for the last 20 years, Dr. Olga Luepschen has seen more than her share of foot ailments that diabetes can cause.

Lack of sleep and obesity have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in adults and young children.