Diabetes News

Doctors at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have transplanted both a kidney and pancreas into a 49-year-old diabetes patient.

What were the real game-changers in 2013? Inc. contributing editor John Brandon selects his picks for best new devices of the year.

Heart disease, stroke, blindness, and kidney failure are just some of the devastating complications of diabetes.

Riverside resident Janet Gless was awarded the GIVE Financial Award by the American Diabetes Association for her contributions in the fight to stop the illness.

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A panel of federal health advisers has backed the benefits of an experimental diabetes drug that uses a new method to reduce blood sugar, setting aside previous concerns about the pill's safety.

Last month the US Food and Drug Administration gave three medical devices 510 Class II clearances that aim to help people with diabetes better manage their condition via glucose meters that connect to apps on smartphones and tablet devices.

There is increased ER stress in the pancreas of aged mice. Phosphorylation of PERK , indicative of ER stress and activation of the unfolded protein response, is evident in -cells.

The Sir Frederick Banting Legacy Foundation today launched their fourth major program initiative to help Fight Diabetes.

The Venice Family Clinic is receiving a two-year grant that will be used to update its diabetes self-management class curriculum and add a part-time health educator.

Dear Dr. Roach : My 13-year-old son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes on March 7, 2012, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., and his A1C was 12. Of course, I prayed for a miracle, and about one week after he was diagnosed, I started him on a nutraceutical called Protandim.

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

For a child with diabetes, a colorful insulin pump cover can put a splash of fun where it's needed most.

Tooth loss and bleeding gums might be a sign of declining thinking skills among the middle-aged, a new study contends.

Store sales of zero- and low-calorie soda fell almost 7 percent in the past year, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Nielsen scanner data analyzed by Wells Fargo.

Home medical devices, as opposed to fitness products like activity-measuring wrist bands, have too often been stuck in the past, even as smartphones have zoomed ahead on hardware and software.

DOHA: Obesity, one of the pressing challenges being discussed at the World Innovation Summit for Health 2013, is raising a lot of concerns as the leading cause of diabetes and heart disease, say experts.

The Tama-Toledo Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary had a party in honor of the late Grand Madam President Verna Funke on Sunday, Nov. 17, at the local Club rooms.

Federal regulators expressed concern that a new diabetes drug being developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca may have risks that outweigh its benefits.

TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2013 -- Better diabetes treatment has slashed rates of complications such as heart attacks, strokes and amputations in older adults, a new study shows.