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November 2006

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August 2006

  • Montana State QB plays through diabetes -- It wasn't because of a limit on his candy intake. He didn't have much of a sweet tooth. It wasn't because his active lifestyle was being curtailed. He was free to run around as much as he wanted. Cory Carpenter was 8, but in his mind, he was thrust into adulthood far too soon when he was diagnosed with Type I diabetes. So he cried. For days…. 08/30/2006
  • Blacks With Diabetes Have Poorer Control Of Blood Sugar Than Whites, According To Researchers – An analysis combining 11 separate research studies found that blacks with diabetes have poorer control of blood sugar than whites, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. 08/29/2006
  • Race Affects Medication Adherence In Type 2 Diabetes – African Americans may be less likely than whites to take their medication for Type 2 diabetes as it is prescribed, a new study suggests. The researchers found that adherence rates were as much as 12 percent lower among black people when compared to whites. 08/28/2006
  • Cory Carpenter comes to terms with diabetes -- It wasn't because of a limit on his candy intake. He didn't have much of a sweet tooth. And it wasn't because his active lifestyle was being curtailed. He was free to run around as much as he wanted. Cory Carpenter was 8, an age when youngs ... 08/28/2006
  • Blood `insurance' Bank - A ST KILDA Rd business is charging parents thousands of dollars to store their babies' umbilical cords in a laboratory fridge, in case their child develops leukemia.  08/14/2006
  • Race Affects Medication Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes - African Americans may be less likely than whites to take their medication for Type 2 diabetes as it is prescribed, a new study suggests. The researchers found that adherence rates were as much as 12 percent lower among black people when compared to whites.  08/03/2006
  • Obesity-Related Diabetes Puts Children at High Risk - Children who get obesity-related diabetes face a much higher risk of kidney failure and death by middle age than people who develop diabetes as adults, a study suggests.  08/01/2006
  • State will lead fight against diabetes - Some 20.8 million Americans, children and adults alike, suffer from diabetes. Of those, some 201,000 live in Oklahoma. And that doesn't include the thousands who go undiagnosed.  08/01/2006
  • Juvenile Diabetes Foundation - As the celebrity chair for the walk for the fifth year, Diane Larson was also had the honor of emceeing today's lunch. On Saturday, September 30, they gathered at Ottawa Park to raise money to one day hopefully cure type one or juvenile diabetes.  08/01/2006
  • Miss Black Tennessee to focus on diabetes - The newly-crowned Miss Black Tennessee will spend her tenure trumpeting the cause of increasing public awareness of juvenile diabetes - a disease that is preventable and easily treated if susceptible people are educated about its causes and effects, she told The Tennessean today.  07/31/2006

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July 2006

  • Uganda: Diabetes Rising Among Children - A LIFESTYLE characterised by inactivity, comfort and overeating among Uganda's urban school-going youth from well-to-do families has made them and their parents prone to diabetes, exposing them to impotence, research has revealed.  07/31/2006
  • 'My Pocket Doctor", A New Braille Diabetes Reference Guide Now Available from Pocket Reference Journals – 07/31/2006
  • Diabetes rates spur hospitals to add wound care services - In response to the skyrocketing numbers of patients with diabetes, hospitals are devoting coveted floor space and dollars to build wound care clinics.  07/31/2006
  • Diabetes an epidemic that diet, exercise can prevent - If you don't know someone with diabetes, there's a good chance you soon will.  07/31/2006
  • 2,300 villagers take part in diabetes pilot project - Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) : As many as 2,300 people in a Tamil Nadu village and over 60 doctors are taking part in a research project to study diabetes complications.  07/29/2006
  • 2,300 villagers take part in diabetes pilot project – 07/29/2006
  • Family's 3 of 4 kids managing diabetes - Diabetes, said Stephanie Watkins of Bothell, is just something you learn to manage. Watkins and her husband, Daniel, have four children...  07/29/2006
  • Swim Race Helps Raise Money For Diabetes - The Third Annual Teal Lake Swim is tomorrow. The event raises money for U.P.D.O.N., the U.P. Diabetes Outreach Network, to send diabetic children to a special two-day camp at Northern  Michigan University.  07/28/2006
  • Swim Race Helps Raise Money For Diabetes – 07/28/2006
  • Prevalence of diabetes in Durham especially dire among black population - Renita Henry knows how dangerous diabetes can be. The 51-year-old watched her older brother, Larry Tucker, die in November of complications from the disease, and it wasn't pleasant.  07/28/2006
  • Kids With Diabetes Face Heart Risks - Just as in adults, diabetes in children is skyrocketing around the globe, and it is increasingly clear that kids with the disease are at risk for many of the same life-threatening conditions, including heart disease.  07/27/2006
  • Police: Boy Hanged Self At Diabetes Camp - A 12-year-old boy from Virginia who died at a diabetes camp in Winston-Salem hanged himself, according to authorities.  Winston-Salem police said the boy hanged himself Sunday with bed sheets inside a Wake Forest University dorm room.  07/27/2006
  • Police: Boy Hanged Self At Diabetes Camp – 07/27/2006
  • 1 in 5 youth with diabetes has heart risk - With the epidemic of obesity in the United States leading to a greater incidence of diabetes among youth, a new study highlights why Americans cannot afford to ignore this dangerous trend: One in five youth with diabetes has already developed two or more additional risk factors for premature heart disease.  07/27/2006
  • Study of Children With Diabetes Suggests Obesity Is Affecting Life Expectancy - Children who get obesity-related diabetes face a much higher risk of kidney failure and death by middle age than people who develop diabetes as adults, a study suggests.  07/26/2006
  • Childhood Diabetes Ups Kidney Risk - Children and teens who develop type 2 diabetes may face a higher risk of life-threatening kidney disease and early death than people diagnosed as adults.  07/25/2006
  • Diabetes may have caused sex attacks - A SENIOR town hall official may have been in the grip of sudden attacks caused by changes to his diabetes medication when he sexually assaulted teenage girls, a court has been told.  07/25/2006
  • Tribes team up to fight diabetes with OU – 07/25/2006
  • Early-Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Associated With Increased Risk of Kidney Disease in American Indians – 07/25/2006
  • On the road again: Newton man walking 10,000 miles to raise diabetes awareness - Diabetes almost killed Andrew Mandell. It kept him bedridden for two years, left his legs and feet perpetually numb, and nearly took his vision.  07/26/2006
  • Learning how to handle diabetes - Nearly 400 people got free blood pressure, cholesterol, eye and foot examinations Saturday at a conference on diabetes, making it the largest turnout in the event's five-year history, organizers said.  07/23/2006
  • Five Times the Fight: Students Strike Blow When Diabetes Hits Home - Diabetes is an epidemic driven by sedentary lifestyle and obesity. This spring, Kingwood Elementary students took steps to raise awareness and add to the war chest in the battle to cure and prevent the disease.  07/23/2006
  • Kmart sets diabetes education day – 07/22/2006
  • Diabetes camp in Charlton shows off its new dining hall - Campers, staff and alumni of the Elliott P. Joslin Camp for Children with Diabetes will gather tomorrow to dedicate the camp's new dining hall during Alumni Day.  07/21/2006
  • Qatar association warns of looming diabetes catastrophe - MORE than 230mn people, or almost 6% of the world's adult population, now live with diabetes, the Qatar Diabetes Association (QDA) said.  07/21/2006
  • Descendent of Chief Cornplanter dies of complications from diabetes - DuWayne "Duce"" Bowen, a Seneca Nation descendent of Chief Cornplanter and a consultant to the Oil City Arts Council, died at 3:10 a.m. Friday of complications from diabetes. He was 60.  07/22/2006
  • Step by step, Mr. Diabetes walks for awareness - Andrew Mandell is mad. There have been countless opportunities to help people who are suffering that he says have gone to waste. He is mad because he's the one who has to walk 15,000 miles around the whole country to raise awareness for diabetes.  07/22/2006
  • 'Ignorance' on diabetes treatment - Two-thirds of the two million people with diabetes in the UK do not take their medication as prescribed, research suggests.  07/21/2006
  • HEALTH: Hidden scale of diabetes - THOUSANDS of people in Peterborough could be unaware that they have diabetes.  07/20/2006
  • Diabetes Education at Area Kmarts – If you have diabetes, Kmart has a deal for you.  07/20/2006
  • Todd is Certified Diabetes Educator - OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center has announced that dietitian Barbara J. Todd, MS, RD, LDN, has successfully passed the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators and is now a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE).  07/19/2006
  • Unique Wedding Favors Help Brides and Grooms Embrace Charity -- American Diabetes Association Launches a New, Online - Today's bride is adding a special touch to her wedding day by giving a donation on behalf of her wedding guests to the American Diabetes Association, in lieu of traditional wedding favors.  07/19/2006
  • Progress In Diabetes Management - The numbers of New Zealanders on 'Get Checked' diabetes programme who are managing their disease well has more than doubled, Health Minister Pete Hodgson said today.  07/19/2006
  • Analysis: Diabetes' Fast, Furious Spread - Along with high-calorie diets and sedentary lifestyles, the ways of the West are leaving people in developing countries with an insidious legacy: diabetes.  07/19/2006
  • Students Help Maplewood Teacher Control Her Diabetes - Geri Cook of  Maplewood was diagnosed with type II diabetes 12 years ago. She started taking oral medications and, later, insulin, but she did not manage it well.  07/17/2006
  • Students help Maplewood teacher control her diabetes - 07/17/2006
  • Stigma, blame only make obesity, diabetes more traumatic - Do overweight people with diabetes have themselves to blame? Yes. Just like almost every other disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes are caused in part by what we do. Behaviors such as smoking, exposure to stress and what we eat contribute to whether we suffer heart disease, infections and many forms of cancer. In fact, even getting less than eight hours of sleep each night affects health.  07/17/2006
  • Dillinger Escape Plan Rock For Diabetes - When writer and director David Rodman "Roddy" Scott (whose created memorable promotional spots for everything from The Osbournes to Napoleon Dynamite ) unexpectedly succumbed to juvenile diabetes in March of last year, his best friend, Kerry Black of the Dillinger Escape Plan, decided to organize a benefit concert in Scott's memory, with all proceeds going toward the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.  07/17/2006
  • Diabetes is not all bad news, says former star - "ABSOLUTELY shattered" was how rugby league great Steve Renouf felt when three of his children were diagnosed with diabetes.  07/16/2006
  • Facts on Diabetes - More than 20 million people in the United States have diabetes. GROWING PROBLEM: One in three Americans born in 2000 will develop diabetes during their lifetime.  07/16/2006
  • Iowa Eagles clubs raises over $129,000 for diabetes - Jim Burnett knows the importance of diabetes research and education first hand. His son was diagnosed with the disease when he was only five-years-old.  07/16/2006
  • Woman charged in diabetes fund theft - Police say a North Bergen woman embezzled almost $17,000 from the local chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.  07/15/2006
  • Hy-Vee raises diabetes funds - On a Saturday bike ride, three local Hy-Vee employees will climb mountains near Glacier National Park to raise money so researchers can search high and low for a cure to juvenile diabetes.  07/13/2006
  • The sweet'n lowdown on juvenile diabetes - Sam Schectman, 22, does not live in the inner city. He is not poor or overweight. He is, in fact, a middle-class Jewish suburbanite ... and he has diabetes.  07/14/2006
  • Diet May Help Minorities' Diabetes - Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics in the U.S. are more likely to get type 2 diabetes than whites. But, according to a new study, it may be easier for these minorities to cut their diabetes risk through better eating habits.  07/14/2006
  • Back-to-School Checklist: Paper, Pencils and Diabetes Tool Kit  - For most children, heading back to school means going to the store to pick up pencils, paper and folders, and meeting their new teachers. For children with diabetes, however, even more preparation is needed for the new school year.  07/13/2006
  • Morrison vows that diabetes will not derail his NBA career - Part of Adam Morrison's story is his battle with diabetes.  07/13/2006
  • Fairyland Teacher Riding For Juvenile Diabetes Cure After McCallie Baseball Pitcher Son Contracts Disease - With a hope for a Type 1 Diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes) cure in her lifetime, Cindy Jayne prepares to embark on a 50-mile bike ride to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.  07/12/2006
  • Short Legs Linked to Type 2 Diabetes? - Type 2 diabetes -- the most frequent kind -- may be slightly more common among adults with disproportionately short legs than in their leggier peers.  07/12/2006
  • Connie Aclin: Diet can help prevent, control diabetes - Lately, every week I seem to hear someone else I know has been diagnosed with diabetes. Knowing individuals with diabetes and seeing how it affects their lives puts this American epidemic into personal perspective for me.  07/11/2006
  • Pink Floyd Founder `Syd' Barrett Dies From Diabetes (Correct) - (Corrects typographical error in third paragraph.) July 11 (Bloomberg) -- Roger Keith ``Syd'' Barrett, a founding member of British rock band Pink Floyd, has died from symptoms related to diabetes, a spokesman for the band said today.  07/11/2006
  • Pink Floyd Founder `Syd' Barrett Dies From Diabetes (Update1) - Roger Keith ``Syd'' Barrett, a founding member of British rock band Pink Floyd, has died from symptoms related to diabetes, a spokesman for the band said today.  07/11/2006
  • Diabetes patient holds key - The most important person managing a case of diabetes is the person who has it. And if that person happens to be you, the East Central District Health Department might have a free service or sliding fee service based on income that could help you live a healthier life.  07/10/2006
  • Study: Diabetes rate high in Ohio's Appalachia counties - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Poverty levels among people living in parts of Appalachian Ohio may be one reason why they have higher rates of diabetes than the rest of the state, researchers said.  07/10/2006
  • Type 2 Diabetes has doubled in 30 years - New cases of type 2 diabetes have doubled over the last three decades among middle-aged Americans, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.  07/10/2006
  • Diabetes risk runs high in SE Ohio - Poverty levels among people living in parts of Appalachian Ohio may be one reason why they have higher rates of diabetes than the rest of the state, researchers said.  07/10/2006
  • Black belt looks to kick out diabetes - At 75 years old, Lou Davis is still up and kicking. Literally. The tae kwon do black belt revamped his youth group during the past year to raise money for diabetes research.  07/10/2006
  • Appalachia sees more diabetes - Columbus- Poverty levels among people living in parts of Appalachian Ohio may be one reason why they have higher rates of diabetes than the rest of the state, researchers said.  07/10/2006
  • Professors aid in diabetes fight - With new developments in technology and medication, UI experts could make diabetics' day-to-day routines a little less prickly. According to the American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association, there are 20 million cases of diabetes nationwide and twice as many new cases of Type 2 since the '70s. 07/10/2006
  • Obesity among children fuels jump in Type 2 diabetes - A young person with Type 2 diabetes? Janet Hass had never heard of such a patient when she started her nursing career in the early 1980s. The condition, in which the body starts to lose its ability to convert blood glucose into energy, used to be seen in adults who commonly had risk factors of genetic predisposition, obesity and inactivity.  07/10/2006
  • Diabetes, poverty may be linked - Poverty levels among people living in parts of Appalachian Ohio may be one reason why they have higher rates of diabetes, researchers said.  07/10/2006
  • Diabetes Rates High in Ohio's Southeast - The food people eat in southeastern Ohio might contribute to a diabetes rate that is far higher than in the rest of the country, organizers of a new study said.  07/09/2006
  • Call to take diabetes seriously - Hundreds of thousands of Australians who don't know they have diabetes are being urged not to ignore the potential life-threatening consequences.  07/09/2006
  • Diabetes crisis - A diabetes and obesity epidemic has hit Tasmania -- and it is growing more severe every day. Alarming new figures show seven Tasmanians develop diabetes every day and almost one in nine Tasmanians aged 25 or over already has the disease.  07/09/2006
  • Taking control of diabetes - BEING diagnosed with diabetes was the best thing that has happened to Sue Cullimore. Her diagnosis four years ago turned her life around and she feels younger and more energetic now than she did 10 years ago.  07/09/2006
  • Diabetes rates high in Ohio's southeast - The food people eat in southeastern Ohio might contribute to a diabetes rate that is far higher than in the rest of the country, organizers of a new study said.  07/09/2006
  • Australians urged to seek diabetes test - A new, hard-hitting campaign aims to prevent a looming diabetes crisis in Australia.  07/09/2006
  • Walks raise $874,000 to combat diabetes - The 2006 "Walks to Cure Diabetes," held in Jamestown on May 20 and Buffalo on May 21, raised more than $874,000. The money will support the work of the Western New York Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.  07/08/2006
  • dLifeTV, the Diabetes Television Show: The Holocaust Medical Miracle That Saved Thousands - Isolated from the rest of the world, Holocaust refugee Victor Saxl had only days to find a medical miracle that would save the life of his beloved wife, Eva, struggling with diabetes, her insulin about to run out. Having only perseverance and each other, The Saxl's Story is one of the great untold and heroic love stories of our time.  07/08/2006
  • Crane family copes well with diabetes - On the surface, Madison Crane looks like any other bubbly, energetic and healthy 9-year-old. Underneath, however, lies a disease that, if not properly taken care of, could cause irreversible harm to her body: type I diabetes.  07/07/2006
  • Short legs related to excess weight and diabetes - Being short and especially having short legs appear to increase the risk being overweight and developing type 2 diabetes in middle age, new research shows.  07/07/2006
  • Prevalence of diabetes plateauing? - AFTER YEARS of witnessing an increasing number of people becoming diabetic, Dr. Mohan of Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai, wonders if the number of diabetics is beginning to plateau.  07/05/2006
  • Diabetes enrollments double over five years - The doubling of the number of New Zealanders taking advantage of free diabetes check-ups is a sobering reminder of how large New Zealand's diabetes epidemic has become, Health Minister Pete Hodgson said today.  07/05/2006
  • Urban Journalism Workshop: Thousands of teens live with diabetes - Hans Bowar walks into a Perkins Restaurant in Mankato, sits down, orders a burger and a Diet Coke and gives himself an insulin shot. Hans is one of many teens with diabetes, a disease that affects the body's ability to break down sugars. More than 15,000 people in Minnesota are diagnosed with diabetes each year, and more than 176,000 Americans under 20 have the disease.   07/05/2006
  • More people getting diabetes checks - The number of people getting free diabetes checks has doubled in the last five years but Health Minister Pete Hodgson is hoping the figure improves further.  07/05/2006
  • Diabetes awareness week - Question: What is the fastest growing non infectious disease in the world? Answer: Diabetes. A serious health condition, with no known cure, diabetes can lead to heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, blindness, amputation and erectile dysfunction.  07/04/2006
  • Golfers raise awareness of diabetes - The "2006 Legislative Shoot-Out" was held recently at the championship quality Reunion Golf Course in Madison and over 100 golfers joined together to "putt with a purpose" and raise money for a very worthy cause - diabetes.  07/04/2006
  • Obesity epidemic fuels worrying diabetes trends - The obesity epidemic is behind a disturbing rise in diabetes in New Zealand, with this age-related disease now increasingly hitting teenagers.  07/03/2006
  • Diabetes funding 'win for region' - The announcement of funding to build a "one-stop shop" for Dubbo's diabetics is a "complete blessing" for the increasing number of sufferers in the city, according to Dubbo Diabetes Australia president Bob Haycox.  07/04/2006
  • Study Reveals High Rate Of Diabetes In Rural India - Populations in rural India may be set for an epidemic of diabetes according to new research conducted by The George Institute for International Health and published today in Diabetes Care. In a large-scale survey of rural India, 13% of adults aged 30 or above were found to have diabetes in a developing area of Andhra Pradesh with a further 16% exhibiting features of pre-diabetes. 07/02/2006
  • Camp lifts attitudes of kids with diabetes - Youngsters from this area who have juvenile diabetes get a chance to feel good about themselves and learn how to cope with their disease at Camp Nejeda in Stillwater.  07/02/2006
  • Waco Auxiliary donates $20,000 for diabetes cure -  The Waco Ladies' Auxiliary Club recently contributed the second largest donation to be received by the Kentucky American Diabetes Association in the past five years. The donation was commemorated Thursday at the Waco Bingo Hall on Irvine Road.  07/01/2006
  • Counties of Appalachian Ohio Evidence Higher Rates of Diabetes - According to a January 2006 survey, the residents of seven counties in Southeastern Ohio have significantly higher rates of diabetes than the state or national averages.  07/01/2006

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June 2006

  • Banding together for diabetes research - Pictured here, are the children in Grade 4 at Immaculate Heart of Mary with Clay Bryant and Paige Bryant. The 20-month-old was recently diagnosed with diabetes.  06/30/2006
  • Elliott Yamin Fans Help to Find a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes - Third place 'American Idol' winner Elliott Yamin has devoted fans who are on a mission to help find a cure for diabetes. The Central Virginia Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has already received over $20,000 in contributions from Elliott's fans -- and that is just the beginning.    06/30/2006
  • Elliott Yamin Fans Help to Find a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes - Richmond, VA (PRWEB) June 30, 2006 -- Third place 'American Idol' winner Elliott Yamin has devoted fans who are on a mission to help find a cure for diabetes.  06/30/2006
  • Small talk: Morrison's diabetes won't slow him down - Many doubt Adam Morrison can handle the expectations of the NBA. Sure, he's received criticism over his rebounding and defense, but his most challenging opponent probably is type 1 diabetes.  06/29/2006
  • McEachern earns certified diabetes educator status - Agathe (Aggie) McEachern, RN, MSN, diabetes educator at Phelps County Regional Medical Center, has successfully completed the certification examination for diabetes educators administered by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) and has earned the status of certified diabetes educator.  06/29/2006
  • Diabetes group to hold potluck - All teens face challenges and have to make decisions about dating, driving and alcohol, among other things. Teens with diabetes face the same choices as their friends, but having diabetes complicates the choices. The Teen Diabetes Support Group...  06/29/2006
  • UNT coach Dickey diagnosed with diabetes - DENTON - Football coach Darrell Dickey said Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with diabetes. Dickey said he will monitor his diet and exercise, but the condition is not expected to otherwise impact him.  06/29/2006
  • A very special bond: All campers have diabetes - OXFORD - At first glance, the Clara Barton Camp seems typical. Its log cabins, flagpole, pond and lodge are reminiscent of old Walt Disney movies. When snack time begins, however, and campers begin checking their blood sugar, one remembers what makes the place unique: All campers have diabetes.  06/29/2006
  • Race may be Factor for Insulin Resistance - Black women, even if their weight is normal, may be at increased risk for insulin resistance, a condition associated with diabetes, high blood pressures, and heart vessel disease, according to new research by Wake Forest University School of Medicine.  06/29/2006
  • Health Alert: Diabetes chemo - A cancer treatment is now being tested as a way to control diabetes. Testing her blood is something Kimberly Parker is still getting used to.  06/28/2006
  • Adam Morrison, a Top NBA Draft Choice Is Also Top Choice for People Living With Diabetes in dLife Poll - With the NBA draft just hours away, it seems that Adam Morrison has also caught the eye of the American public for his outspokenness about diabetes, the very same diabetes that some say may make him a bit of an unknown entity for the NBA. It is unclear where Morrison will fall in the draft this year but with those in the diabetes community, he was the number one vote getter.  06/28/2006
  • ETMC Diabetes Camp -A group of East Texas kids is enjoying their summer at camp, while learning how to control their diabetes. Kids are attending ETMC's diabetes camp at Camp Tyler.  06/28/2006
  • Maori diabetes project falls short - A huge Waikato-based diabetes programme for Maori - hailed as a world