Topic: Diabetes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who drink less than a couple of glasses of water each day may be more likely to develop abnormally high blood sugar, a new study suggests.When someone's blood sugar levels are high, but not high enough ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetics whose blood sugar is hard to rein in can be helped by self-management education and counseling, new research shows.Experts say nearly half of all diabetics in the U.S. have poorly controlled blood sugar, putting them at ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - It's festival season in India, with the celebrations providing a perfect opportunity for family outings, late-night parties and customary feasting on sweets.But health experts warn that the festivities, coupled with genetic predisposition and lifestyle changes brought about by ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids with type 1 diabetes who spend hours in front of a TV or computer each day may have poorer blood sugar control, a new study suggests.It's not clear why the relationship exists, and the findings do ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rates of foot and leg amputations among Americans with diabetes may vary widely according to where they live, a new study suggests.About 26 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 65,000 had a lower limb amputation in ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When people with diabetes are picking a place to connect to other patients online, they have a lot of choices to make -- including whether there's a doctor available to answer questions, and who reviews the website's ...
(Reuters Health) - Researchers from Hawaii have a suggestion for how to jump-start the healing of difficult diabetic wounds: let maggots do the work.To allow such wounds to heal, doctors remove infected or dead tissue with scalpels or enzymes, a process they ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shire Plc sees a strong market for its recently acquired Dermagraft skin substitute due to surging rates of diabetes that can cause foot ulcers in a significant number of patients, according to its chief executive.Shire acquired Dermagraft through ...
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of people living with diabetes has soared to 366 million, and the disease kills one person every seven seconds, posing a "massive challenge" to healthcare systems worldwide, experts said on Tuesday.The vast majority of those with the ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gentle yoga classes may help people with type 2 diabetes take off a small amount of weight and steady their blood sugar control, a small study suggests.The study, of 123 middle-aged and older adults, found that those ...
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