Diabetes News

It was a race against time Sunday morning to end juvenile diabetes - and to beat the bridge.

Berwyn resident Stephen Burgo has been riding his bike a lot lately. His rides are getting progressively longer-30 miles, 40, 50-as he gears up for the big one on July 17.

On the same day that Rhythm Pharmaceuticals presented data on its drug candidate to treat diabetic gastroparesis, it also announced results from a study it funded showing the condition is more common among diabetic patients in the U.S. than previously thought.

Parkinson's disease is a degenerative neurological disorder marked by a progressive loss of motor control.

Use this quick diabetes-friendly meal to make a quick lunch or simple dinner. Vinaigrette dressing makes this popular Italian salad a nice change from tuna salad with a mayonnaise base.

Scott Connell, a Clothesline truck driver, packs incoming bags of items into a truck at the Canadian Tire store at the Thunder Centre location.

This was the conclusion of the study, 'Impact of Gender on Care of Type 2 Diabetes in Varkala, Kerala', which analysed gender roles, norms and values in a household and found women patients to be more vulnerable.

When her grandfather died in 1992 from a sudden heart attack, Joyce Malaskovitz went through the expected sadness and grief.

We skipped yesterday's prompt on Diabetes Blog Week for our regular weekly advice column, so today we bring you two treats: Now, there's a reality show we in the Diabetes Community could really get into! As always, we appreciate the talent of cartoonist Terry Keelan , a fellow type 1 living in Southern California who is very active with the ... (more)

Got questions about navigating life with diabetes? Welcome to our weekly advice column, Ask D'Mine - the place to get some colorful answers from veteran type 1, diabetes This week, Wil takes a look at the perennial question of a "diabetes conspiracy": does Big Pharma really have our best interests in mind as it goes about the business of selling ... (more)

Dr Zanariah Hussein... Knowing that early detection of symptoms can significantly reduce the risk of developing complications from diabetes, it is important to provide diabetes prevention education initiatives.

If there's one enduring thing associated with marijuana use, it's the phenomenon referred to as "the munchies." In fact, this was the first real medical use approved for cannabis - the drug could be used to fight appetite suppression in those made nauseous from chemotherapy.

According to an article in the journal ACS Nano , injectable nanoparticles developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may someday eliminate the need for patients with type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin.

The 31st annual JDRF Boston Gala yesterday honored Olympic gold medalist Gary Hall Jr.

Current estimates are that nearly 80 million Americans now have pre-diabetes. Worse yet, approximately 8 million are not even aware that they have the condition.

Okay beer drinkers, drink to your health! Only kidding. Research over the last few decades has determined a compound from hops used to brew beer, humulone , has a wide array of potential health benefits, from curing viral infections and reversing diabetes to curing certain cancers.

Main Category: Statins Also Included In: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness ; Sports Medicine / Fitness Article Date: 18 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide, are often suggested to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease in individuals with obesity , diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of ... (more)

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A young man lights a marijuana cigarette during a demonstration demanding a new law on cannabis in Montevideo, May 8, 2013.

"If you had told me a few years ago that I'd be liking kale, I'd have laughed you out of the room," said the actress and co-host of The View in an extensive interview with US News and World Report .