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November 2006
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October 2006
- Kids take diabetes
appeal to Parliament Hill - winnipegsun.com - October 30, 2006 - Members of Parliament may be handing out money instead of
candy this Halloween. Nearly 50 children with Type 1 diabetes, including one
from Winnipeg, are expected to converge on Parliament Hill tomorrow to lobby for
funding for a "Made in Canada Cure.""
- The diagnosis of
diabetes - Town Online - October 12, 2006, 14:01 GMT. Three years ago, Daria learned about the American Diabetes
Association's "America's Walk for Diabetes," and she decided to join the team
organized by her endocrinologist, Dr. Stuart Brink, called "Team NEDEC" for his
practice, the New England Diabetes and Endocrinology (NEDEC).
- Needle bungle
prompts call for diabetes test changes - CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - October 31, 2006
- Va. juvenile
diabetes support group begins - The Daily Times - October 31, 2006 - At the home of Sheryl and Tommy Pruitt of
Craddockville, juvenile diabetes is a way of life.
- Dexter Bean,
BlackJack Racing Bring Diabetes Awareness to Memphis Busch Race - The Auto Channel - October 30, 2006 - Dexter Bean, BlackJack Racing Bring Diabetes Awareness to
Memphis Busch Race MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Friday, October 27, 2006)
- Kids take diabetes
appeal to Parliament Hill - winnipegsun.com - October 30, 2006 - Members of Parliament may be handing out money instead of
candy this Halloween. Nearly 50 children with Type 1 diabetes, including one
from Winnipeg, are expected to converge on Parliament Hill tomorrow to lobby for
funding for a "Made in Canada Cure.""
- Mea culpa -
diabetes is no laughing matter - Inside Bay Area - October 29, 2006 - HOO BOY, did I mess up! My parents have diabetes. A
colleague of mine has to wear an insulin pump. One of my favorite columnists,
Jon Carroll at the San Francisco Chronicle, has diabetes.
- Climber pushes the
limits of diabetes - Honolulu Star-Bulletin - October 28, 2006 - Will Cross doesn't let Type 1 diabetes keep him from
reaching new heights
- Bob Harper of
NBC's 'The Biggest Loser' Visits Chicago to Help Residents 'Step Up' Their
Diabetes Management - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - October 25, 2006
- American Idol's
Elliott Yamin Helps Fans Raise Over 20 Grand for Diabetes Research - PR Web - October 25, 2006
- Diabetes
campaign - Lynn News - October 24, 2006 - A diabetes support group has launched a campaign to increase
awareness of insulin pump therapy - currently used by just one patient in the
whole of West Norfolk.
- Going up to bring
down diabetes - BG News - October 24, 2006 - Frat Fun: Bill Nadolski and R.J. Hines teeter-totter as part
of Delta Sigma Pi's Teeter-Totter-A-Thon to raise money for American Diabetes
Association. The fraternity will be participating for 36 hours. They started
yesterday at 9 a.m. and plan to end today at 9 p.m.
- Diabetes pioneer
will join All Saints - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - October 24, 2006 - Dr. Shinichi Matsumoto, 43, of Kyoto, Japan, performed the
world's first transplant of islet cells from the pancreas of a living donor - a
procedure that helps normalize blood sugars in people with type I diabetes.
- Juvenile diabetes
finds a voice in Canberra - Examiner.com.au - October 23, 2006 - Seven-year-old Emma Crack was diagnosed with type I diabetes
at the tender age of just just nine months. Next month Emma and her
three-year-old brother Lucas, also a diabetic, will travel to Canberra as part
of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Kids In the House event.
- Diabetes Sufferers
Still Searching For Critical Information - PR Web via Yahoo! News - October 23, 2006 - (PRWEB) October 23, 2006
- Woman fights
diabetes one step at a time - Daily Journal - October 23, 2006 - It was about 15 years ago that Jessica Flaim
took her first steps toward helping others who share her illness -- juvenile
diabetes.
- She goes to great
lengths to fight diabetes - The Huntsville Times - October 22, 2006 - Dana Lewis used to try to hide her diabetes. Now four years
removed from her life-changing diagnosis, the Huntsville native and University
of Alabama freshman is pushing to make the world aware of the growing diabetes
epidemic.
- Indians afflicted
by diabetes - Norwich Bulletin - October 22, 2006 - Diabetes strikes every race, ethnicity and
age, but at much higher rates for American Indians. How does the Mashantucket
Pequot Tribe plan to work against the potentially deadly disease?
- Melinda M.
Almeter, Battled Diabetes ; July 27, 1955 -- Oct. 18, 2006 - RedNova - October 22, 2006 - Loved ones say Melinda M. Almeter of Orchard Park never lost
her courage or sense of humor in her lengthy battle with the devastating effects
of her juvenile diabetes, including kidney failure, heart disease and finally
blindness.
- ADA's annual
America's Walk for Diabetes is a success - Baltimore Times - October 20, 2006, - Nearly 300,000 Marylanders are estimated to have diabetes.
Almost double the amount are estimated to have pre-diabetes.
- Walking and
talking: Diabetes advocate travels through N.J. on an epic journey - The Trenton Times - October 20, 2006, 04:42 GMT - For Andrew Mandell, his 10,000-mile walk across
the perimeter states of the United States has served a greater cause: to make
people aware of the risks of diabetes.
- N. Korea leader
has diabetes, may make nuke attack on Japan: Nakagawa - Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - October 20, 2006 -
North Korea's leader could make a nuclear attack on Japan
because he suffers from diabetes, ruling Liberal Democratic Party policy chief
Shoichi Nakagawa said Friday.
- St. Francis
Varsity Drum Line to Play During Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk
- La Canada Valley Sun - October 19, 2006
- McNabb takes on
new foe: Diabetes - Philly.com - October 18, 2006 - Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb kicked off a campaign
yesterday and it had nothing to do with his chance of being the NFL's MVP.
McNabb is partnering with the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. in a
public-awareness campaign about Type 2 diabetes.
- Bob Harper of
NBC's 'The Biggest Loser' Visits Washington, DC to Help Residents 'Step Up'
Their Diabetes Management - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - October 17, 2006 - As part of the major nationwide educational campaign
Diabetes & You: Step It Up to Get It Down, life and fitness coach Bob Harper
will visit Washington, DC to encourage local residents with type 2 diabetes to
better manage their disease.
- 'Don't let
diabetes stop you' - Chicago Sun-Times - October 15, 2006 - On Nov. 28, it all made sense. That was the day Glenbard
South cross-country runner Brian Billie found out he had Type 1 diabetes. That
explained why Billie had run poorly at the end of the cross-country season,
finished 99th at the state meet and always was dehydrated.
- Twins on roof
raise $2,500 for diabetes - The Des Moines Register - October 15, 2006 - Grant and Austin Smith, 8-year-old twins, raised more than
$2,500 for diabetes research during a two-night, three-day campout on the roof
of a Hy-Vee...
- Volunteers plan
walk for diabetes - New Orleans Times-Picayune - October 15, 2006 - Three years ago today, a week before their daughter's first
birthday, Alysia and Wayne Evans got news that would change their lives. They
learned Amelie had juvenile diabetes.
- Three million
Thais diagnosed with diabetes - MCOT - October 15, 2006
- Whole grains cut
diabetes risk for black women - Reuters via Yahoo! News - October 12, 2006, 14:36
GMT. Black women who eat plenty of magnesium-rich foods,
especially whole grains, may lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new
research shows.
- Tewksbury Teen
Helping Others Tackle Diabetes Will be youth ambassador for weekend walk
- Lowell Sun - October 12, 2006, 15:42 GMT. TEWKSBURY -- Sara Dennehy has her bad days. There were the
times she has had to convince her middle-school classmates that her diabetes is
not contagious.
- McNabb starts
diabetes campaign - phillyburbs.com - October 12, 2006, 12:00 GMT. The Eagles quarterback is starting a campaign called "How I
Do Diabetes" to demonstrate that it's important for family members to keep
checking for the disease.
- Wasim Akram bowls
to skittle out diabetes - Khaleej Times - October 12, 2006, 04:06 GMT. KOLKATA - If the charismatic Imran Khan crusades for cancer,
then his equally illustrious successor Wasim Akram is determined to bat and bowl
for diabetes cure in both India and Pakistan by setting up his own Diabetes
Foundation.
- Wasim Akram bowls
to skittle out diabetes - New Kerala - October 11, 2006
- Diabetes
Information Sought on Web Sites Ahead of Doctors, New Survey Reveals - PR Web - October 10, 2006
- Kings Beach girl
walking to fight diabetes - Sierra Sun - October 10, 2006, 13:11 GMT. Three-year-old has battled diabetes half of her life.
- Grant sends six to
diabetes camp - Standard-Journal - October 9, 2006, 15:45 GMT. BLOOMSBURG - A recent grant from the Bloomsburg Area
Community Foundation has enabled six Bloomsburg area children to attend their
choice of a week at diabetes camp or a Diabetes Family Weekend with their
parents and extended family.
- 600 take major
steps toward finding cure for juvenile diabetes - Daily Record - October 9, 2006, 09:06 GMT. RANDOLPH -- The dilemmas for Tracy Leigh Burrini Ranucci of
Randolph came down to the tiniest things, like whether or not to eat candy. But
the choices always had lifelong repercussions.
- Telemedicine links
diabetes patients - Billings Gazette - October 9, 2006, 06:24 GMT. Two hundred miles a week. That's how far the odometer on
Carol Clark's car would turn if she had to drive from her home in Harlowton to a
diabetes education course in Billings, where the instructor works at St. Vincent
Healthcare.
- Healthy lifestyle
can control diabetes: Akram - Yahoo! India News - October 9, 2006, 04:13 GMT. Jaipur, Oct 9 (IANS) Healthy lifestyle is the key to
controlling diabetes, says former Pakistan cricket captain and all-rounder Wasim
Akram.
- Fresno Falcons
Walk for Diabetes - KFSN-TV Fresno - October 9, 2006, 01:28 GMT. The Fresno Falcons are getting in shape for their upcoming
season by walking around Woodward Park to put a serious disease in the penalty
box
- LaBelle bounces
back after diabetes diagnosis - Northwest Herald - October 8, 2006, 10:42 GMT. The first lady of R&B is waiting for her pink nail
polish to dry. It's a tiny, rare chunk of time for Patti LaBelle to talk about
the things that are important to her: Food, music, family and, well, food.
- A new attitude
about diabetes - Seattle Times - October 8, 2006, 07:10 GMT. The first lady of R&B is waiting for her pink nail
polish to dry. It's a tiny, rare chunk of time for Patti LaBelle to talk about
the...
- 8M Pinoys have
'pre-diabetes disease': health experts . Sun Star - October 7, 2006, 16:51 GMT. ABOUT eight million Filipinos are suffering from
"pre-diabetes disease", two health experts said on Saturday.
- Empowered in
battle against diabetes - Honolulu Star-Bulletin - October 7, 2006, 12:06 GMT. Twelve-year-old Devin Rettke refuses to let Type 1 diabetes
rule his life. Despite the constant monitoring of his blood levels and the
insulin pump he wears, he intends to compete in his first swim-bike-run
triathlon today.
- Local vets trek
against diabetes - York Daily Record - October 7, 2006, 07:20 GMT. The VFW walkers hope to raise awareness and $2,000. Oct 7,
2006 - It is estimated that three out of every five U.S. military veterans will
develop diabetes sometime in their lifetimes, said John A. Brenner, organizer of
a local Diabetes Awareness Walk.
- Striding to help
children with diabetes - The Times of Northwest Indiana - October 7, 2006, 05:45
GMT. MUNSTER | Walk To Cure Diabetes has become a tradition for
the McDunn family of Munster, whose members just completed their fourth walk for
the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
- Cricketer opens up
about diabetes - Otago Daily Times - October 4, 2006, 16:08 GMT. Former test cricketer Craig Cumming had been feeling unwell
for some time. So when his doctor recently told him he had diabetes, he felt
shock at first but is now just relieved.
- VeraLight Receives
USPTO Notice of Allowance Covering Dermal Fluorescence Technology to Detect
Diabetes - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - October 3, 2006, 12:30
GMT. VeraLight, Inc., a privately held medical device company,
today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office for the company's patent application , covering proprietary
dermal fluorescence technology for its non-invasive screening system to detect
diabetes and pre- diabetes.
- Diabetes Shoppe(R)
and Ironman Team Up to Inspire Diabetes Management and Living Without Limits
- PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - October 3, 2006, 12:00
GMT. Diabetes Shoppe has teamed up with Andy "Iron Andy" Holder
to motivate people to properly manage their disease so they can live without
limits.
- Families raising
funds for juvenile diabetes - The Beacon News - October 3, 2006, 09:32 GMT. AURORA -- "Don't take anything for granted." That's wise
advice from Steve and Anna Kish of Aurora. Their 6-year-old son Austin, a
first-grader at Hall Elementary School, was diagnosed in February of 2005 with
Type 1 diabetes. That was a day they say their lives changed.
- Curing India:
Biocon takes on cancer and diabetes - CNN Money - October 2, 2006
- Indians Hard-Hit
By Diabetes: Tribes Promoting Beneficial Diet, Exercise Changes - RedNova - October 1, 2006, 18:06 GMT. By Meghann M. Cuniff, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Oct. 1--Cliff SiJohn was diagnosed with diabetes nearly 27 years ago, when he
was 35. It destroyed his eyesight and ruined a kidney.
- Young Latinos
focus of weight, diabetes study - Houston Chronicle - October 1, 2006, 05:52 GMT. The city of Laredo may hold the key to stemming an alarming
increase in obesity and Type 2 diabetes among school-age children across the
nation.
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September 2006
Mother sues drug company over diabetes
- A West Baton Rouge Parish woman has filed a federal lawsuit
against Eli Lilly and Co., claiming her son developed diabetes after taking the
drug Zyprexa for three months in 2003.
09/14/2006
Portage girl helps raise money to
fight diabetes - Nothing had
prepared Meg Rice for the day doctors told her that her daughter, Amber, could
die. Until Amber became so ill that she had to be hospitalized and Rice had to
face a parent's worst nightmare, no one even knew the young girl had diabetes. 09/14/2006
Gold-Medal Winning Swimmer Helping
Local Effort To Fight Diabetes - Olympic gold medalist Gary Hall Jr. was in town on Wednesday to
help in the fight against diabetes. Hall was in town to support Kady's Walk,
which is a fundraiser by Fenwick High School in Oak
Park. Hall himself was diagnosed with diabetes seven
years ago. 09/14/2006
Diabetes could cripple health budgets
- Europe's growing diabetes
epidemic could cripple healthcare budgets in coming decades, particularly in
eastern countries, an expert has warned. 09/14/2006
Oswego Family Taking Strides To Fight
Juvenile Diabetes - Four-year-old Jake
Chetney is battling juvenile diabetes. However, he and his family are not alone
in their fight. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation offers support and
assistance for the Chetneys and many other families in Central
New York. 09/13/2006
Diabetes education should start in
school - Given the high incidence of diabetes in Barbados, one long-time advocate
for the rights of the disabled is of the view that education on the disease
should start from within the school system.
09/12/2006
Diabetes: Alive And Well After 50
Years - This article is for all of you parents who have had your
child diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and that your child can live a full life
with the disease. 09/12/2006
Diabetes Forecast Gets Scarier
- Greatly increasing a prediction made just three years ago, the CDC now predicts
48.3 million Americans will have diabetes by 2050. 09/11/2006
FEDS' SICKENING FORECAST ON DIABETES
- By 2050, 12 percent of Americans - 48.3 million people - will be suffering
from diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. And that could
zoom even higher if the nation's obesity rate keeps rising, health... 09/09/2006
Gestational diabetes - This
is baby number three for Mona and Jim Sherron. Isabella Sherron is 4 and Lucas
is 2 and a half. The new baby is due in late October and this pregnancy for
Mona has been a lot like the last one. Mona is once again taking insulin for
gestational diabetes. 9/09/2006
$20,000 to fight diabetes -
Everyone who rested a hand on
the super-sized check Friday has suffered a loss to diabetes. From the state's
used car dealers association, which presented the $20,000 check, to
representatives from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the toll has
reached home. 09/09/2006
Diabetes comes calling at BPOs, men
soft target yet again - Eighty per cent of subjects found to be
diabetic; stress main cause Call centres may be a good career prospect, but a
recent Delhi Diabetes Research Centre (DDRC) report reveals that the employees
here are the latest to fall prey to Type II diabetes: increased blood sugar
levels due to unbalanced diet and stress. As many as 80 per cent of the 53
employees in the age group of 19-31 years who … 09/08/2006
Donate to Diabetes Clothesline
- Your recycling efforts can help support the Canadian Diabetes Association by
donating your used clothing, household items, ink cartridges, and cell phones. 09/08/2006
Take control of Diabetes now
- In the '70's, to be diagnosed with diabetes was like entering a dark, scary
tunnel. Worldwide, there is already a pandemic rise of diabetes as a
"silent killer' in alarming proportions.
09/08/2006
U.S. diabetes prevalence to double by
2050 - And the number could be higher if the rate of obesity among
Americans continues to rise, they warn. The estimates also assume that the
incidence of diabetes seen in 2004 will remain constant. 09/08/2006
1.5 million Lankans have diabetes
- RAJAGIRIYA: A total of 1.5 million Sri Lankans have diabetes. Out of this
14.2 per cent are males and 13.5 per cent females. Sri Lanka also detects 48,000 new
cases every year, Dr. Mahen Wijesuriya, President of the Diabetes Association
of Sri Lanka said. 09/07/2006
Learn more about diabetes -
Diabetes UK is due to visit Croydon at the end of the month, offering face-to-face advice
to people with the condition, their families and friends. The charity will be
in High Street on Thursday September 27 and 28 with a mobile unit. 09/06/2006
WORLD IN BRIEF - An obesity
pandemic threatens to overwhelm health systems around the world with illnesses
such as diabetes and heart disease, experts at an international conference
warned Sunday. 09/04/2006
Dining with Diabetes to begin new
session - Tennessee is in trouble. The number of individuals with diabetes is growing at a rapid
rate. But a local team is doing something to help. UT Extension has received a
grant to conduct a fun, hands-on learning course for diabetic patients and
their caregivers. 09/03/2006
Find out if you have pre-diabetes
– If she could, consultant endocrinologist Prof Chan Siew Pheng would probably
go knocking on doors, or approaching people on the street, to screen them for
pre-diabetes. 09/03/2006
Diabetes control poorer among blacks
than whites - African American adults with diabetes have higher
hemoglobin A1C levels -- an indicator of poor blood sugar control -- than their
non-Hispanic white counterparts, a review of published studies found. 09/01/2006
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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
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
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
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