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One in Five Americans Are At Serious Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Friday, December 02, 2005

Key health organizations are warning that at least one in five Americans has or is at serious risk for developing diabetes, meaning millions are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. It’s back to the ABC’s of diabetes

Diabetes in 2025 Report – Diabetes will Triple

Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005

Diabetes is one of only two major causes of death in the U.S. that continues to increase while other major causes of death are declining.Those With Diabetes Will Triple and Will Claim 622,000 Lives Annually by 2025

21 Million Americans (7%) Have Diabetes, CDC Finds

Posted: Friday, November 04, 2005

Nearly 21 million Americans have diabetes, most of them the type-2 variety associated with being overweight, too little exercise and poor diet, reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Getting Mileage Out Of Diabetes Walk

Posted: Friday, August 26, 2005

Getting Mileage Out Of Diabetes Walk

Posted: Friday, August 26, 2005

Reaching the Buffalo area is something of a milestone for Andy Mandell in his quest to walk the perimeter of the United States to raise awareness about diabetes.

"I'll have 6,800 miles completed when I get to Buffalo,"

Diabetes Education Has Little Effect on Improving Outcomes?

Posted: Monday, June 13, 2005

The researchers said their analysis indicates that for diabetics, improved disease knowledge alone does not translate into improved blood sugar control, cholesterol levels, weight management or mortality rates.

Target Goals Not Being Met Even in Specialty Diabetes Center

Posted: Monday, June 13, 2005

Diabetes clinics are falling short in their efforts to reach target goals in their patients, according to new research.
"We need to be much more aggressive in diabetes management," said Pardis Dana, MD,

ACP and ACPF Launch 3-Year Effort to Improve Diabetes Care

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

The new initiative will create and disseminate educational tools and information for physicians, patients, and other members of the health care team and will work to raise awareness and teach the best practices in diabetes care

UK (United Kingdom) Facing An Increase Of Diabetes From 1.8 to 3 million in 5 Years

Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2004

The report - Diabetes in the UK 2004 - revealed that 1.8 million people in the UK now had either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes - three per cent of the population. Almost 250,000 were said to have Type 1 diabetes, while more than 1.5 million had Type 2. Experts also estimate that there are up to a million people who have Type 2 diabetes but have not yet been diagnosed.

Diabetes Now Mexico's Leading Cause of Death

Posted: Wednesday, September 08, 2004

Diabetes has overtaken poverty-related infections to become the leading cause of death in Mexico, and WHO is warning that a devastating global diabetes epidemic is looming.