Insulin

Insulin has two critical roles in the body that we cannot live without, yet it can be the root of many health problems, including diabetes. Insulin carries sugar (glucose), fat and protein into your cells where they are used for energy and the repair of your cells. When you eat,... Read More

Humulin or Lantus, Which Insulin For Your Child?

Humulin or Lantus? When my daughter, who was 8, was first diagnosed the Children's Hospital that was treating her put her on an insulin program of short acting Humalog NPH and long acting Humalin N. You should have seen me that first day of training after a long night in... Read More

Diabetes Awareness: Ill Wait til it Hurts

By the time many type 2 diabetics (and often their doctors) realize action is necessary, the disease, with its destructive high blood sugars, has been silently damaging their body for years.Complications to the blood vessels and tissues of your eyes, feet, heart, kidneys, and other organs, are likely well underway.You... Read More

Raising Happy Diabetic Kids

This is the first in a series of articles I am about to embark upon concerning this subject. As my family gets older and matures with this disease I think back to the early days and wonder why aren't we all on medication for depression? Why don't we have standing... Read More

Improper pH Balance Increases Risk and Damage of Diabetes

THE RISKBlood sugar balance is critical to your body's proper functioning. Blood sugar (glucose) is the primary source of fuel for the body's cells and is particularly critical to the brain and the eyes. When glucose isn't regulated properly through the bloodstream, the body's cells don't obtain the energy they... Read More

Raising Happy Diabetic Kids Part II

This is the second article in a series I am writing about how to raise happy diabetic children. You can find the first article titled Help Your Child Develope Self-Confidence in our article archives.Sometimes the phrase "happy diabetic kids" seems to be an oxymoron. Often it seems all of the... Read More

Diabetes Awareness: The Downside... a New Wardrobe?

Here is some commonsense thinking:I can't understand why anyone who has diabetes wouldn't exercise and watch what they eat.The down side is that you may have to get an entire new wardrobe since exercise and healthy eating causes weight and size reduction.When it happens, people tell you how great you... Read More

Pre-Diabetes - The Calm Before the Storm

Remember when the medical world identified pre-hypertension to better monitor your blood pressure? The new buzz: Pre-Diabetes concerns a similar condition pinpointing people who are at severe risk for getting diabetes. Because diabetes silently invades your body, early detection and corrective action are critically important.The goal with identifying pre-diabetes is... Read More

Pre-Diabetes Awareness: Gamblers Understand the Odds

Do you gamble? Play Texas Hold'em poker, casino games, or lotteries? Then understanding your odds of winning is part of the challenge.Are you planning on living a long and healthy life? A life free of aches and pains? A life full of excitement and adventure? Great, then understanding the odds... Read More

Pre-Diabetes: Check Engine Warning Light

Your car has an early detection system and so does your body. Take 3 minutes to read this article and learn how you can save yourself a life time of aches, pains, and costly medical bills.Have you ever had the "Check Engine" warning light come on in your car? Most... Read More

Study Details Look at Immune Cells in Type 1 Diabetes
Washington Post, United States - 8 hours ago
FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- New details about the immune cells thought to be responsible for type 1 diabetes are revealed in a study by scientists at ...
Islet Cell Transplants Aid Type 1 Diabetics U.S. News & World Report
Gotcha! Scientists Catch Immune Cells Triggering Attacks in Mice Diabetes Health (press release)
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Diabetes control conference planned New Mexico Business Weekly
Bizjournals.com, NC - 8 hours ago
Taking Control of Your Diabetes will hold a conference for people living with diabetes on May 31st from 9 am to 4:30 pm at the Albuquerque Convention Center ...

Phenomix Announces PHX1149 Phase 2b Clinical Trial Results for ...
FOXBusiness - 14 minutes ago
... a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, demonstrated positive results in a Phase 2b clinical trial for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. ...

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Diabetes Drugs Emerge as Top Force in Drug Spending Growth
PR Newswire (press release), NY - May 15, 2008
Meanwhile, spending on diabetes drugs increased 12 percent due to shifts toward higher-cost treatments, brand-name drug price inflation, and moderate growth ...
Generics Sharply Curbed '07 Drug Spending Growth: Medco CNNMoney.com
Americans need to kick drug habit Sun-Sentinel.com
More Americans are taking prescription medications The Associated Press
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Dodgers pitch in to fight diabetes
Los Angeles Dodgers, CA - 7 hours ago
The Junior Diabetes Research Foundation held its annual gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursady night. The dinner, entitled, "Finding a Cure: A Love ...

Med Student with Diabetes Cautions Against Unrealistic ...
Diabetes Health (press release), CA - 6 hours ago
All of this money is thus in addition to the regular expenses associated with having diabetes, which is costly even with adequate insurance. ...

Children and Type 2 Diabetes
RedOrbit, TX - 14 hours ago
By Anrig, Claudia KIDS NEED CHIROPRACTIC TOO There was a time when diabetes was an adult problem rarely, if ever, seen in children. That has changed. ...

Racial Disparities In Diabetes Control Not Solely Linked To Lower ...
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 13 hours ago
Lower diabetes treatment adherence among blacks does not fully explain racial disparities in diabetes control, according to a study published in the journal ...
Reps. Langevin, Shays Promote Bipartisan Health Care Reform Bill Medical News Today (press release)
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Exercise Key To Living With Diabetes
ClickonSA.com, TX - 11 hours ago
SAN ANTONIO -- When Tom Mathieu was 14 years old, a doctor told him he probably wouldn't live past his teen years due to his Type One diabetes. ...

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Cancer and Diabetes Relay
WHIZ, OH - 8 hours ago
Cancer and diabetes are two of the most terrible diseases one can face and today, some students from one local high school took a stand amidst the chilly ...

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Diabetes - A National Epidemic