my aunt passed away from diabetes it runs in my family, i'm not fat but i'm chubby and have very thick fat thighs. i frequent urination alot
thirsty thats it though. how to get checked i dont have a Regular doctor but have medicare! i'm 23 and i do drink lots of soda and eat unhealthy foods...
Underlying all forms of diabetes is dysfunction of cells in the pancreas known as beta cells. The dysfunction is, in part, a result of inflammation mediated by soluble immune molecules known as cytokines. Greater understanding is needed of the molecular mechanisms by which beta cells respond to...
Researchers from Italy have found a statistically significant association between enteroviral infection and diagnosis of type-1 diabetes in children. They reported their findings at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in San Diego, California. Type 1 diabetes...
The 57 million Americans currently living with "pre-diabetes" could benefit from a group weight loss program, like Weight Watchers, according to a new study published in this month's American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. Researchers found that after a 6-month Weight Watchers group program...
In the first study of its type, Australian researchers have shown that healthy people with a genetic predisposition to Type 2 diabetes gain more weight overeating over the short term than their non-genetically-prone counterparts. In a 28-day study undertaken at Sydney's Garvan Institute of...
As the final results of the 2010 General Election are announced, Britain faces the uncertainty of its first hung parliament in 36 years. Politicians will now be frantically negotiating to decide the shape of the new government. Diabetes UK is calling for diabetes to be made a top health...
A recent study led by MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc., investigated a pilot Value-Based Benefit Design (VBBD) program to improve adherence to diabetes medications. The study found that a VBBD program that reduced copayments for diabetes medications by 36% reduced the number of non-adherent...
A recent study led by MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc., investigated a pilot Value-Based Benefit Design (VBBD) program to improve adherence to diabetes medications. The study found that a VBBD program that reduced copayments for diabetes medications by 36% reduced the number of non-adherent...
A recent study led by MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc., investigated a pilot Value-Based Benefit Design (VBBD) program to improve adherence to diabetes medications. The study found that a VBBD program that reduced copayments for diabetes medications by 36% reduced the number of non-adherent...
Diabetes treatment regimens containing AFREZZATM (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder, a well-tolerated, ultra rapid acting insulin, provide glucose control similar to standard insulin therapy along with weight loss and reduced incidence of hypoglycemia in patients with Type 1...
New Data Questions Whether Diabetes Is Really "Cured" By Gastric Bypass Surgery
A new case study cautioned against promoting gastric bypass surgery as a "cure" for diabetes at the AACE 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress in Boston. The study cited that normal hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) and...
New research released today indicates that endocrine intervention in surgical patients with diabetes and dysglycemia (abnormal blood sugar) accounted for shorter hospital stays and a decrease in the expense of treating these patients. This research was presented at the American Association of...
Diabetes treatment regimens containing AFREZZATM (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder, a well-tolerated, ultra rapid acting insulin, provide glucose control similar to standard insulin therapy along with weight loss and reduced incidence of hypoglycemia in patients with Type 1...
New Data Questions Whether Diabetes Is Really "Cured" By Gastric Bypass Surgery
A new case study cautioned against promoting gastric bypass surgery as a "cure" for diabetes at the AACE 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress in Boston. The study cited that normal hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) and...
New research released today indicates that endocrine intervention in surgical patients with diabetes and dysglycemia (abnormal blood sugar) accounted for shorter hospital stays and a decrease in the expense of treating these patients. This research was presented at the American Association of...
My sweetie Katie has trouble with her back legs (now). She hasn'talways been this way. She is an American Tabby longhair and is maybe 6. It started with her L.F. paw and now she uses almost her entire rear legs to walk on. Some days are better than others. We have her on Glypizide and for a...
The New York Times: "The UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation's largest health insurers, is teaming up with the Y.M.C.A. and retail pharmacies to try a new approach to one of the nation's most serious and expensive medical problems: Type 2 Diabetes. Rather than simply continuing to pay...
The proportion of Americans with diabetes ages 18 to 64 who reported getting flu shots the previous year rose from 40 percent to 50.5 percent between 2000 and 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In contrast, the proportion of...
New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest that the hormones leptin and insulin work together in specific neurons in the hypothalamus region of the brain to affect both the regulation of blood sugar levels in the body and, surprisingly, female fertility. "Many people, and...
Erectile dysfunction is one of the most prevalent diabetes-induced complications in men; current estimates suggest that as many as 75% of men with diabetes will develop some degree of ED, and in many cases diabetics develop more severe forms of ED that are less responsive to standard drugs...