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 to fit the definition of diabetes, doctors often consider that person to have "pre-diabetes" -- which puts them at risk of developing the disease itself.

Creepy-crawlies may help heal diabetes wounds

2011-09-23T14:30:17Z

(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 call debridement.

But these tools often fail, said Dr. Lawrence Eron

Shire CEO sees diabetes surge buoying Dermagraft

2011-09-16T05:00:10Z

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 its $750 million purchase of privately held

Diabetes "massive challenge" as cases hit 366 million

2011-09-13T05:00:30Z

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 disease have Type 2 -- the kind linked to poor diet, obesity and lack of exercise -- and the problem is spreading as people in th...

Yoga shows some benefit for diabetes

2011-09-02T09:30:16Z

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 who added yoga classes to standard diabetes care shed a handful of pounds over three months. Meanwhile, their average blood sugar levels held steady...

More beans, less white rice tied to less diabetes

2011-09-01T11:00:19Z

New York (Reuters Health) -- Beans and rice are a classic combination throughout the western hemisphere, but a study in Costa Rica finds that the bean half of the equation may be better for health.

Among nearly 2,000 men and women, researchers found that people who regularly swapped a serving of white rice for one of beans had ...

Wisconsin clinic warns patients of possible exposure

2011-08-31T11:00:11Z

MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - A Wisconsin health clinic said on Monday it was notifying all 2,345 patients seen by a former employee over the past five years that they may have been exposed to blood-borne diseases such as hepatitis or HIV.

The registered nurse who was certified ...

Dip in Dead Sea may help diabetics

2011-08-30T12:31:16Z

Floating in the Dead Sea for just 20 minutes may help diabetics lower blood sugar levels, according to a study by Israeli researchers highlighted in Haaretz on Tuesday.

The research was carried out by scientists from Ben Gurion University

Some kids with diabetes don't get recommended tests

2011-08-23T09:00:26Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A significant number of children and young adults with diabetes may not be getting the routine tests recommended for managing the disease, according to a study out Monday.

Researchers found that of more than 1,500 young people with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes, about one-third had not undergone eye exams or had tests of long-term blood sugar control as recomme...

From the flight deck: diabetics, watch your insulin

2011-08-19T14:30:08Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Changes in cabin pressure during flights may cause insulin pumps to deliver too much or too little of the medication -- possibly putting sensitive diabetics at risk, researchers report.

They recommend disconnecting the pump before take-off and after landing and making sure there are no air bubbles in the insulin before reconnecting it. But an outside researcher sa...

Study finds mother's fat harms embryo development

2011-08-18T10:30:26Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Exposing eggs to high levels of saturated fatty acids of the type commonly found in the ovaries of obese women and those with diabetes can harm the development of the embryo, according to research published Wednesday.

The findings lend further support to health guidelines which recommend that women should strive to be a healthy weight before they start trying to become pre...

¿Cuál es el mejor ejercicio para la salud cardíaca?

2011-07-27T10:00:18Z

NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) - La combinación del entrenamiento con pesas y aeróbico sería la mejor receta para las personas con sobrepeso en riesgo de desarrollar diabetes o enfermedad cardíaca.

Los autores de un nuevo estudio observaron que personas que hicieron ejercicio aeróbico solamente perdieron peso y centímetros de cintura, de modo que un programa aeróbico tam...

Metformin, diet cost-effective to avert diabetes

2011-06-28T10:00:16Z

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Generic drug metformin is a cost-effective way to help prevent Type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of developing the chronic condition, according to a new economic analysis.

The study also found that intensive lifestyle changes -- individually tailored weight loss and exercise -- have a higher cost, but are more likel...

Sanofi diabetes drug shown to work as well as Byetta

2011-06-27T13:00:13Z

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A trial of Sanofi's experimental once-daily drug for Type 2 diabetes, Lyxumia, found that it worked as well as Byetta, a similar drug sold by Amylin and SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Analysis of an earlier trial found a "clinically insignificant" link between changes in heart rhythms and use of Bydureon, a long-acting diabetes drug being developed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals , SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A new type of diabetes pill being developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca was effective in a two-year study but more bladder and breast ca...

Halozyme keeps options open for ultrafast insulin

2011-06-26T15:00:07Z

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Halozyme Therapeutics Inc, which specializes in reformulating drug products available only as infusions, expects to have key results this fall from trials of its "ultrafast" insulin formulations.

Results from the mid-stage studies will di...

Adult diabetes rate doubles: study

2011-06-26T01:30:12Z

The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980, with almost 350 million now affected, according to a new study published in The Lancet medical journal.

Scientists from Imperial College London and Harvard University analysed blood s...

Bristol, Astra report diabetes pill cancer rates

2011-06-25T12:00:07Z

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A new type of diabetes pill being developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca was effective in a two-year study, but the companies said more b...

Global diabetes epidemic balloons to 350 million

2011-06-25T09:00:06Z

LONDON/SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980 to 347 million, a far larger number than previously thought and one that suggests costs of treating the disease will also balloon.

In a study published in the The Lancet jo...

Novo Nordisk says degludec insulin outperforms Sanofi rival

2011-06-24T17:30:10Z

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Studies showed Novo Nordisk's insulin degludec lowered blood sugar levels with significantly reduced rates of hypoglycaemia when compared with rival Sanofi's

TV and soda: small habits cause weight creep

2011-06-23T10:00:25Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Just a few bad habits -- watching TV, eating potato chips, having a sugary soda at lunch or staying up too late at night -- can add up to a steady creep of pounds over the years, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

While most studies on diet focus on changes needed to help obese people lose weight, the study by the Harva...

TV and soda: small habits cause weight creep says U.S. study

2011-06-23T07:00:49Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Just a few bad habits -- watching TV, eating potato chips, having a sugary soda at lunch or staying up too late at night -- can add up to a steady creep of pounds (kg) over the years, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

While most studies on diet focus on changes needed to help obese people lose weight, the study by the ...

TV and soda: small habits cause weight creep: U.S. study

2011-06-22T14:30:52Z

While most studies on diet focus on changes needed to help obese people lose weight, the study by the ...

Diabetes-related kidney disease on the rise

2011-06-22T12:00:13Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kidney damage from diabetes has jumped 34 percent in the last two decades, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

That means nearly s...

Rock guitarist Leslie West's lower leg amputated

2011-06-20T18:00:05Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock guitarist Leslie West, who rose to fame in the '70s power trio Mountain, has had his lower right leg amputated in a life-saving operation related to his diabetes, his wife said on Monday.

West, 65, underwent the emergency surgery after being admitted to a h...

Court denies Amylin request in Lilly dispute

2011-06-08T15:30:13Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court declined to prevent Eli Lilly & Co's diabetes sales force from marketing a potential rival to a drug it already sells with Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.

The <...

Sanofi's diabetes drug cuts blood sugar, weight

2011-05-31T13:00:23Z

PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi's candidate drug Lyxumia, or lixisenatide, added to basal insulin, significantly reduced blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients and also led to a loss in weight, data published on Tuesday showed.

Lyxumia belongs to the GLP-1 class of drugs that stimulate insulin release when glucose levels beco...

Diabetes may shorten working life

2011-05-31T13:00:11Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with diabetes may leave the workforce sooner than employees without diabetes -- suggesting, French researchers say, that the common disease could be taking a large economic toll.

Among more than 3,000 employees of France's national gas and electric company, diabetic workers were more likely to retire ...

Common drug combo spikes blood sugar: study

2011-05-25T16:30:15Z

An anti-depressant and a cholesterol lowering drug, taken together by as many as one million people in the United States, may cause a spike in blood sugar levels, researchers said Wednesday.

Paxil and the anti-cholesterol drug Pravachol do not have this ...

Irregular periods in teens linked to health risks: study

2011-05-22T19:30:09Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Teenagers who have irregular periods are more likely to be overweight and obese and to have early warning signs of diabetes and heart disease than those with regular menstrual cycles, a study said.

While the link between irregular periods and heart disease and diabetes is well-established in older women, the findings, published in "Fertility and Sterility," suggest...

Irregular periods in teens linked to health risks

2011-05-20T13:00:11Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers who have irregular periods are more likely to be overweight and obese and to have early warning signs of diabetes and heart disease than those with regular menstrual cycles, suggests a new study.

While the link between irregular periods and heart disease and diabetes is well established in older women, the new finding suggests that doctors might be able ...

Shire announces deal to buy US group for $750 mln

2011-05-18T04:30:17Z

British pharmaceuticals group Shire on Wednesday said it had agreed to buy US company and tissue repair specialist Advanced BioHealing for $750 million (526 million euros) in cash.

Under the deal, Shire will acquire the US group's skin substitute product Dermagraft, which is used to treat diabetic foot ulcers.

"The potential to build on the...

People with diabetes at higher risk for cancer: study

2011-05-12T19:00:21Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - People with diabetes are at higher risk for certain cancers than those without the blood sugar disease, including colon and pancreatic cancer for men and breast cancer for women, according to a U.S. study.

Based on a telephone survey of nearly 400,000 adults, the study -- whose findings appear in "Diabetes Care" -- found that 16 out of every 100 diabet...

Canadian Inuit not immune to obesity risks - study

2011-05-09T12:30:39Z

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - A changing climate and a more settled lifestyle have removed any protection that Canada's Inuit people may once have had from diabetes, according to a report published on Monday in the WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - A changing climate and a more settled lifestyle have removed any protection that Canada's Inuit people may once have had from diabetes, according to a report published on Monday in the

2011-05-06T14:30:25Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having normal blood sugar levels is no guarantee against developing type 2 diabetes down the road, according to Italian researchers.

In fact, they report in the journal Diabetes Care, people at the high end of what's considered the normal blood sugar range are twice as likely to get the disease as are those in the low end.

But does that mean doctors should t...

Supervised exercise most effective for diabetics

2011-05-04T09:30:46Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Diabetics get the most benefit when they exercise more than 150 minutes per week in a supervised fitness or exercise program tailored to their needs, an analysis released on Tuesday suggests.

The findings, published in the Reuters) - A large trial comparing treatments for typhoid has backed the use of gatifloxacin, an antibiotic launched by Bristol Myers Squibb in the United States but withdrawn amid worries about side effects.

The t...

Diabetic completes first-ever polar flight of its kind

2011-04-23T17:30:12Z

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Former British Royal Air Force pilot Douglas Cairns succeeded in flying his light plane to the North Pole and ...

High-fat, low-carb diet may reverse kidney failure: study

2011-04-20T18:30:30Z

Kidney failure is a main complication of diabetes, but a lab study on mice showed that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet could reverse that in eight weeks, US researchers said Wednesday.

The extreme food plan is known as a ketogenic diet and is often used to treat children with drug-resistant epilepsy. It starves the body of carbs and sugars, thereby tricking the body into burning fat for fuel instead of glucose.

The diet is so restrictive it must be devised with an expert's ...

Lilly, Amylin diabetes drug wins EU recommendation

2011-04-18T10:32:44Z

LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental diabetes medicine from Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals, that patients need to inject only once a week, has been recommended for approval by European regulators.

The

Obesity, diabetes: expanding India faces big problem

2011-04-18T04:30:06Z

Indian housewife Sujata Budarapu was shocked when she was told that her two sons were on the verge of developing Type 2 diabetes.

"It had never even occurred to me that this could happen. I had heard that outside India this happens to other people's kids but I never thought it would happen to my own," the 38-year-old from Mumbai

Ginseng does not improve blood sugar processing

2011-04-14T13:30:31Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Swallowing ginseng root extract has no effect on blood sugar regulation among people with diabetes or prediabetic symptoms, a new study concludes.

Despite prior evidence that the herb might help treat problems processing blood sugar, the researchers were unable to even detect ginseng compounds in the participants' bloodstream after they took it. They also saw no d...

Maple syrup a 'superfood': researchers

2011-04-01T18:30:22Z

Researchers have identified compounds in maple syrup with similar anti-inflammatory or anti-oxidant properties as blueberries, green tea and other "superfoods."

"In our laboratory research we found that several of these compounds possess anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, which have been shown to fight cancer, diabetes and bacterial illnesses," said lead researcher Navindra Seeram, assistant professor of pharmacognosy at the

Diabetic pilot aims for record-breaking flight

2011-03-31T13:30:40Z

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Diabetic pilot Douglas Cairns plans a flying expedition to the North Pole to show what those with his illness can accomplish in the air.

In most of the world, diabetics are forbidden from flying private planes.

Cairns...

Diabetic pilot aims for record-breaking polar flight

2011-03-31T12:00:20Z

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters Life!) - Diabetic pilot Douglas Cairns plans a flying expedition to the North Pole to show what those with his illness can accomplish in the air.

In most of the world, diabetics are forbidden from flying private planes.

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Rates of diabetes-related amputation falling

2011-03-30T15:00:13Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rates of foot and leg amputations in people with diabetes may have decreased in recent years, according to a new study of patients at Veterans Affairs (VA) clinics.

Total rates of amputation, taking into account the age and gender of patients, were about 7 for every 1,000 patients in 2000 and between 4 and 5 for every 1,000 in 2004.

The findings could mean "...

Roche's Lucentis helps diabetics' vision

2011-03-10T08:30:29Z

ZURICH (Reuters) - Diabetics suffering from a complication that can cause blindness can see better when treated with Roche's eye drug Lucentis, giving the medicine a slight lift ahead of another keenly awaited trial.

A late-stage study examining how Lucentis can treat diabetic macular edema (DME) showed that after 24 months, 44.8 percent of pat...

"Second drop" sometimes OK for blood sugar testing

2011-03-08T12:30:23Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with diabetes are urged to always wash their hands before testing their blood sugar. But if soap and water are nowhere to be found, using the "second drop" of blood may be OK, a new study suggests.

Many people with diabetes have to test their blood sugar every day, in order to adjust their dose of insulin, plan their next meal and generally manage the disea...

J&J Animas unit recalls leaky insulin cartridges

2011-03-08T11:30:29Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson, which has been beset by a seemingly endless stream of product recalls, has recalled hundreds of thousands of potentially leaky insulin pump cartridges that could lead to serious health problems and death.

It also has been warned by the Food and Drug Administra...

Researchers find U.S. "diabetes belt"

2011-03-07T23:00:10Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Already dubbed America's "stroke belt," the southeastern U.S. just earned another dubious distinction as the nation's "diabetes belt," government researchers said Tuesday.

They used county-by-county data to mark those areas where people are most at risk for the blood sugar disease.

"We have known for a long time that diabetes was more common in the Southeast...

Diabetics have higher risk of death from cancer

2011-03-02T14:31:01Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Doctors know that diabetics have a higher than normal risk of dying of heart attacks or strokes, but new research on Wednesday showed that having diabetes also ups the risk of dying from many cancers and other diseases.

The findings shed light on the potential burden of disease that will build in the future as the number of cases of diabetes is predicted to rise dramatical...

Diabetes out of control in many countries: study

2011-03-01T13:30:10Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - People with diabetes in the United States and several other countries do not get effective treatment to control their disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, and health insurance, not personal wealth, plays a big role in determining which diabetics get good ca...

Fruit salad and blood sugar meters don't mix

2011-02-09T11:30:08Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Listen up, diabetics: invisible bits of fruit on your hands can mess up your finger-prick blood tests, making your blood sugar level look higher than it really is.

That's because sugars from fruit will stay on your fingers until you wash them with tap water, a new study shows.

Even alcohol swabs don't solve the problem.

The researchers say that peeling...

Type 1 diabetes strongly linked with cold-like virus

2011-02-03T21:30:45Z

Children with Type 1 diabetes are almost 10 times likelier to be infected by a cold-like virus compared to counterparts without the disease, according to a paper published on Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

Enteroviruses are common viruses that can lead to cold- or flu-like symptoms, aching muscles and rashes or even meningitis.

Researchers in Reuters Health) - A handheld tool that provides diabetics with automated feedback -- from average blood sugar levels to early signs of a treatment's side effects -- may help certain patients better manage the disease, hints a new study.

Researchers from the University of Virginia,

Blood sugar meters may give inaccurate readings

2011-01-14T13:30:35Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study, portable meters used to gauge blood sugar levels in pregnant women with diabetes gave readings that differed from lab tests by up to 16 percent.

That kind of inaccuracy is concerning, researchers say, because small differences in blood sugar during pregnancy can have potentially serious consequences for the mother and baby.

But that doesn't m...

Diabetics join fray in French weight pill furor

2011-01-13T08:30:19Z

PARIS (Reuters) - Representatives of French diabetes sufferers and consumers demanded a government crackdown on the pharmaceuticals industry on Thursday as anger snowballed over a weight-control pill suspected of killing more than 500 people.

The French Diabetics Association teamed up with the national consumer federation to denounce an "opaque and obsolete" system where the fin...

French sue pharma firm over deadly diabetes drug

2011-01-11T14:30:29Z

Scores of alleged victims of a now-banned diabetes drug pressed charges at a Paris court on Tuesday, claiming it caused deaths or sickness in patients who took it.

The victims' association AVIM lodged complaints on behalf of 116 patients who took Mediator, a drug for overweight people with diabetes that was also widely prescribed to others as an appetite-suppressant.

The French government in November warned patients ...

MannKind's inhaled insulin verdict delayed

2010-12-28T04:30:19Z

(Reuters) - Inhaled-insulin developer MannKind Corp said the U.S. health regulator would not be able to complete the review of Afrezza by December 29 and would require about four more weeks.

The company said it was notified of the delay by the Novo Nordisk said Thursday it planned to put a new insulin product on the market by 2013 after tests showed advantages to the widely sold diabetes drug Lantus.

"We believe that this ultra long-acting fourth-generation insulin will be a serious competitor to Lantus when it reaches the market in 2013," said Mike Rulis, a spokesman for th...

Abbott recalls diabetes test strips in U.S

2010-12-22T15:31:32Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories is recalling as many as 359 million blood glucose testing strips that could give false results to diabetics, the company and U.S. regulators said on Wednesday.

Abbott said the strips -- used with its ...

Abbott recalls millions of diabetes testing strips

2010-12-22T11:00:31Z

Abbott Laboratories recalls millions of diabetes testing strips over incorrect readings

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that Abbott Laboratories is recalling up to 359 million testing strips used by diabetics because they can give falsely low blood sugar readings.

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Abbott recall diabetes test strips in U.S.

2010-12-22T11:00:16Z

Abbott said the strips -- used with its ...

Remote eye screening can help diabetics

2010-12-16T11:30:51Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eye clinics that screen diabetics who don't make it into a specialist's office may help identify eye problems early on, new study findings report.

A review of recent research found that relatively simple exams by non-specialists who don't dilate the pupils are accurate at spotting early cases of the diabetes-related eye disorder known as diabetic retinopathy.

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Third of Americans will be diabetic: Bill Clinton

2010-12-13T09:30:39Z

Diabetes is costing the United States up to 160 billion dollars per year and might affect one-third of Americans by the middle of the century, former US President Bill Clinton said Sunday in Dubai.

"By the middle of this century, the diabetes rate in the United States could be as high as one-third of our whole population," Clint...

Researchers ID Method to Control Blood Sugar Levels

2010-11-30T12:38:30Z

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Passengers stuck on freezing train for two hours

2010-11-30T12:40:18Z

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Gestational Diabetes Diagnosis Causes, Risk Factors and Symptoms

2010-11-30T12:37:33Z

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Choosing the Right Birth Control for Diabetics

2010-11-30T12:37:27Z

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Aerobics, Weight Training Combined Best for Diabetics

2010-11-29T14:46:55Z

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Blood Sugar and How it is Measured: mmol/L or mg/dL

2010-11-29T14:54:25Z

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Is Lemon Juice Good for Diabetes?

2010-11-29T14:33:32Z

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Choosing the Most Accurate Blood Glucose Monitor

2010-11-29T14:33:31Z

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Researchers: Sugar tempers temper

2010-11-29T14:45:41Z

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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

2010-11-29T14:54:00Z

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How Stress Affects Diabetes

2010-11-29T15:01:53Z

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How to Test Your Blood Sugar

2010-11-29T15:01:53Z

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Kombiglyze XR Approved for Adult Type 2 Diabetes

2010-11-29T14:42:24Z

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Exercise Combo Best for Type 2 Diabetes

2010-11-29T14:42:23Z

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Pets Forever

2010-12-23T03:01:12Z

In this photo taken Dec. 15, 2010, Lauren Gould prepares a syringe for an insulin shot she administers to Pocket, a schnauzer, as part of the Pets Foever program at Colorado State University during a routine visit at Dorothy Kiser's home in Fort Collin...

MED Diabetes Fitness

2010-11-23T14:31:44Z

Deidra Atkins-Ball, 44, walks in Forest Park Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, in Baton Rouge, La. Atkins-Ball has diabetes and took part in a study where she was in a nine-month fitness program combining aerobics and weight training. She successfully lowered her blood sugar levels. People with diabetes should mix aerobics with we...

HealthBeat Cell Phones

2010-07-12T12:06:52Z

Tyrone Harvey, 43, of Washington, looks at the program on his cell phone that he uses to input his blood glucose levels and other diabetes related data while at Howard University Hospital in Washington, Friday, July 9, 2010. Harvey uses a cell phone to help manage his diabetes as part of a prog...

Diabesity Surgery

2010-07-07T14:08:36Z

Cristina Iaboni poses for a portrait in her home in Bethany, Conn., on Saturday, June 12, 2010. Iaboni, a diabetic, has found a doctor who is testing weight loss surgery on diabetics who are merely overweight or a tad obese in an attempt to curb the chronic disease. Scientists in recent years have discovered that diabetes all but disapp...

OBESITY_DIABETES

2010-03-29T20:59:29Z

Graph shows counties that are in the top 20 percentile and bottom 20 percentile nationwide for both obesity and diabetes.

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