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Insulin has two critical roles in the body that we cannot live without, yet it can be the root of many health problems, including diabetes. Insulin carries sugar (glucose), fat and protein into your cells where they are used for energy and the repair of your cells. When you eat,... Read More

Humulin or Lantus, Which Insulin For Your Child?

Humulin or Lantus? When my daughter, who was 8, was first diagnosed the Children's Hospital that was treating her put her on an insulin program of short acting Humalog NPH and long acting Humalin N. You should have seen me that first day of training after a long night in... Read More

Diabetes Awareness: Ill Wait til it Hurts

By the time many type 2 diabetics (and often their doctors) realize action is necessary, the disease, with its destructive high blood sugars, has been silently damaging their body for years.Complications to the blood vessels and tissues of your eyes, feet, heart, kidneys, and other organs, are likely well underway.You... Read More

Raising Happy Diabetic Kids

This is the first in a series of articles I am about to embark upon concerning this subject. As my family gets older and matures with this disease I think back to the early days and wonder why aren't we all on medication for depression? Why don't we have standing... Read More

Improper pH Balance Increases Risk and Damage of Diabetes

THE RISKBlood sugar balance is critical to your body's proper functioning. Blood sugar (glucose) is the primary source of fuel for the body's cells and is particularly critical to the brain and the eyes. When glucose isn't regulated properly through the bloodstream, the body's cells don't obtain the energy they... Read More

Raising Happy Diabetic Kids Part II

This is the second article in a series I am writing about how to raise happy diabetic children. You can find the first article titled Help Your Child Develope Self-Confidence in our article archives.Sometimes the phrase "happy diabetic kids" seems to be an oxymoron. Often it seems all of the... Read More

Diabetes Awareness: The Downside... a New Wardrobe?

Here is some commonsense thinking:I can't understand why anyone who has diabetes wouldn't exercise and watch what they eat.The down side is that you may have to get an entire new wardrobe since exercise and healthy eating causes weight and size reduction.When it happens, people tell you how great you... Read More

Pre-Diabetes - The Calm Before the Storm

Remember when the medical world identified pre-hypertension to better monitor your blood pressure? The new buzz: Pre-Diabetes concerns a similar condition pinpointing people who are at severe risk for getting diabetes. Because diabetes silently invades your body, early detection and corrective action are critically important.The goal with identifying pre-diabetes is... Read More

Pre-Diabetes Awareness: Gamblers Understand the Odds

Do you gamble? Play Texas Hold'em poker, casino games, or lotteries? Then understanding your odds of winning is part of the challenge.Are you planning on living a long and healthy life? A life free of aches and pains? A life full of excitement and adventure? Great, then understanding the odds... Read More

Pre-Diabetes: Check Engine Warning Light

Your car has an early detection system and so does your body. Take 3 minutes to read this article and learn how you can save yourself a life time of aches, pains, and costly medical bills.Have you ever had the "Check Engine" warning light come on in your car? Most... Read More

In The News:

Reuters
Diabetes Drug Might Fight Cancer
U.S. News & World Report
An ancient herbal remedy that constitutes the active ingredient in a modern diabetes drug may soon play a new role in ...
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Lung CancerdBTechno
Diabetes drug may keep lung cancer at bayReuters
Diabetes drug can reduce risk of cancer, researchers findLos Angeles Times
UPI.com -Softpedia -BusinessWeek
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Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. ...
Diagnosing Diabetes: A Danish Study on HbA1c Levels and EthnicityA Sweet Life (blog)

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Cincinnati Business Courier
Grant aimed at better diabetes care in area
The Detroit News
A large percentage of Detroit and southeast Michigan residents have diabetes. "Information is the lifeblood of medicine," said Dr. David Blumenthal, ...
Metro Detroit gets $16.2 million grant for health information exchange on diabetesCrain's Detroit Business
Feds name last two Health IT grant recipientsComputerworld
Cincinnati, Detroit named Beacon CommunitiesModernHealthcare.com
FierceEMR -Health Data Management -Government Health IT
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Fish oil works against diabetes
Times of India
Obesity and diabetes are closely correlated. The scientists say omega-3 fatty acids activate this macrophage receptor, resulting in broad anti-inflammatory ...
Omega-3 fatty acids helps in fight against diabetesDiabetes.co.uk
Experts 'unlock' secret of fish oilThe Press Association
How Fish Oil Fights InflammationScience AAAS
Live in the Now -EurekAlert (press release) -TopNews United States
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Baltimore Sun (blog)
Father, son hike Kilimanjaro for juvenile diabetes
Baltimore Sun (blog)
A father and son team are spending the next 14 days hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro in Arusha, Tanzania to raise money for juvenile diabetes. ...

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Science Centric
60 Diabetes Seconds May Prevent A Diabetes Life
Huffington Post (blog)
Given the statistics, no matter where you live, no matter your age or race, fat or thin, you may get diabetes. Did you know type 2 diabetes is the fifth ...
Diabetes 'could become epidemic'BBC News
The gold standard for tackling diabetesNorth Shore Times
Optimizing Treatment for Type 1 DiabetesEmpowHer (blog)
Daily News & Analysis -WatertownDailyTimes.com -Los Angeles Times
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Modesto Bee
UCLA Study Finds Rising Levels of Obesity, Diabetes in California
California Healthline
Nearly 60% of California adults are overweight or obese and almost 8% of adult residents have diabetes, according to a recent report by the UCLA Center for ...
Stanislaus County struggles with worsening obesitySacramento Bee
UCLA data shows increase in diabetes, obesity in stateDaily Breeze
Diabetes On The Rise In CaliforniaKPBS
ScienceBlog.com (blog) -UC Los Angeles -Fresno Business Journal
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Hy-Vee to hold golf fundraiser for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Canton Daily Ledger
By Anonymous Hy-Vee Food Store will hold a golf fundraiser next week to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The 4th annual Golf for a Cure ...

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Washington Post
Agent Orange cases may cost billions more
Washington Post
More Vietnam veterans are being compensated for diabetes than for any other malady, including post-traumatic stress disorder, hearing loss or general wounds ...
If it can happen in the US, why not Canada?Daily Gleaner
Vets' Agent Orange diabetes claims soarBoston Herald
Diabetes now tops Vietnam vets' claimsThe Associated Press
NewsBusters (blog) -Paris Post Intelligencer -Veterans Today Network
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Health Care N Diet
Breast-feeding curbs risk of diabetes for mothers
Chicago Sun-Times
A new study indicates that mothers who breast-feed their children for at least one month appear less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. ...
Breast-Feeding Protects Moms from Diabetes, Study Shows: Why Use a Bottle?CBS News
Breastfeeding May Lower Moms' Diabetes RiskWebMD
Breast-Feeding May Lower Women's Risk for Type 2 DiabetesBusinessWeek
Times of India -International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics -TIME
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