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Americans Need More Help Managing Diabetes

Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006

U.S. patients and doctors alike show a surprising level of ignorance about diabetes and are not doing nearly enough to manage the condition, diabetes experts said.

One-Third of Adults With Diabetes Still Don't Know They Have It

Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in U.S. adults age 20 and older has risen from about 5.1% to 6.5%, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

First Man With Diabetes Reaches Mount Everest's Summit

Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

He couldn't check his blood sugars because of the high altitudes because of the cold temperatures. None of the current meters would work at those kind of extreme conditions.

Health Care Coverage Protected for Millions of Americans with Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

The bill was defeated which could have resulted in the loss of critical health care coverage guarantees for over 85 million Americans.

The United Nations Takes on The Diabetes Epidemic

Posted: Monday, May 22, 2006

Diabetes has become an enormous international problem with the number expected to rocket to beyond 334 million.

Vitamin Deficiency Common in Diabetics

Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006

Something like three out of every five patients with type 2 diabetes show signs of vitamin D deficiency, Italian researchers report. Because a lack of vitamin D can negatively affect bone health and have other adverse effects, he added, "widespread screening for vitamin D deficiency or routine vitamin D supplementation should be seriously considered" for people with diabetes.

Did You Know?

Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2006

There are currently more than 194 million people with diabetes worldwide. If nothing is done to slow the epidemic, the number will exceed 333 million by 2025.

Diabetes the First 3500 Years

Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006

Everybody has their own version of when diabetes first started, was documented and how insulin got to be the treatment. Here's an accurate time line for you.

U.S. Diabetes Population Grows 86 Percent Over Last Decade

Posted: Thursday, March 16, 2006

Research reveals diabetes complications are widespread and growing, and patients desire to gain better control.

NAVIGATOR Screening Turns up 9,000 People with Undiagnosed Diabetes

Posted: Friday, December 02, 2005

In her oral presentation, Dr. Bethel said that while conducting the oral glucose tolerance tests that were part of the screening, the researchers found that 9,092 individuals (20.9%) were already diabetic, but were unaware of their status. Another 11,853 individuals (27.2%) screened were found to have impaired glucose tolerance, a major step on the road to diabetes