Diabetes News

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.

The Bydureon Pen is the latest in AstraZeneca's efforts to invest in emerging treatments for diabetes, $465 billion market.

The National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators announced that Joan Unrein, registered dietician on staff at Colorado Plains Medical Center, has renewed the Certified Diabetes EducatorA status by successfully completing the continuing education renewal option process.

You may have diabetes and not even know it. According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25.8 million people have diabetes; of these, 7 million are undiagnosed.

People taking cholesterol-lowering statins often report having muscle pain and other side effects.

A Haworth mum is encouraging people to back a campaign to raise A 1,500 to help her diabetic teenage daughter lead as normal a life as possible.

Abigail Clynch was just 12-years-old when she was diagnosed with the life threatening condition in November 2012 and despite the devastation it caused, she decided to stay positive and work towards raising awareness of the illness.

The first ever meeting is to take place at the Tesco supermarket, Church Langley, on March 25 at 7.30pm.

A VOLUNTEER'S efforts to improve diabetes services in Swindon were recognised as he was honoured with a top accolade from a charity.

Scientists who identified a gene that appears to be strongly linked with obesity say their discovery could help efforts to find drug treatments for obesity and diabetes.

The interactions of the gut microbiota in children with typical diabetes autoantibodies differ from that in healthy children.

Gestational diabetes makes a woman more likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life, but it may also raise her risk of heart disease, a new study from Kaiser Permanente and the National Institutes of Health has found.

Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes and approximately 27% of them do not know it.1 Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia, impaired insulin secretion, insulin resistance, ... (more)

Health Canada is informing Canadians that when Abbott FreeStyle glucose test strips are used with the devices listed below, there is a potential for users to receive a lower-than-actual blood sugar reading.

More than 75% of the adults over 50 on this Pacific island suffer from diabetes, largely exacerbated by poor nutrition.

The gene known to be associated with breast cancer susceptibility, BRCA 1, plays a critical role in the normal metabolic function of skeletal muscle, according to a new study led by University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers.